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  • 100 Bloody Acres (2012)
    Review preview for 100 Bloody Acres

    Herriman is perfect in the lead.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two enterprising brothers from the Australian boondocks launch a rickety business selling organic fertiliser - with a secret ingredient.
  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
    Review preview for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    You've seen it all before, but that's its strength. That cranked footage, those desperate eyes, the obscuring sand.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Prequel about the young Furiosa, who is snatched by a biker gang.
  • Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
    Review preview for Insidious: Chapter 3

    With these rich characters and this level of awareness, the stage is set for what ought to be a great film, but sadly Insidious: Chapter 3 amounts to less than the sum of its parts.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    In a prequel to the first two Insidious films, medium Elise helps a teenager who is desperate to contact her deceased mother.
  • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Review preview for Mad Max: Fury Road

    Baroque-n-roll does not begin to describe the petrol-headed delirium on offer here.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    In a post-Apocalyptic world, survivor Max hooks up with a mysterious woman to face off against murderous gangs.
  • The Smuggler (2014)
    Review preview for The Smuggler

    The Smuggler blends scatological humour, brutal violence and a few scenes that will put you right off your popcorn into something that is actually rather good.

    Donald Munro · 4 out of 5
    A naïve drug mule in police custody who’s swallowed heroin pellets fights the urge to expel the evidence as mobsters and corrupt cops close in.

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