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  • The 13th Warrior (1999)
    Review preview for The 13th Warrior

    The locations are breathtaking, the longships built to scale, the costumes handmade, even chainmail is constructed by the original method.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An Arab scholar is recruited to help a group of Norsemen protect a village under seige.
  • Autómata (2014)
    Review preview for Autómata

    The audience should be warned that the film boasts a cliche level that could also be hazardous to health.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    An insurance investigator finds himself on the trail of intelligent robots in a future dystopia.
  • Babygirl (2024)
    Review preview for Babygirl

    Halina Reijn's film is a rewarding piece of work, in no small part because of how it challenges its subjects and its audience.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
  • The Big Bang (2010)
    Review preview for The Big Bang

    Banderas is convincing in this role but he is the only actor who brings any grace to a movie which is filmed with a dark and obscure filter to match the unredeemingly seedy world it portrays.

    Caro Ness · 3 out of 5
    A private investigator goes in search of a boxer's missing girlfriend... and a stash of diamonds.
  • The Code (2009)
    Review preview for The Code

    Ridiculous doesn’t quite cover it.

    Leanne McGrath · 1 out of 5
    A renowned thief enlists the help of a petty thief to pull of one last heist.
  • The Expendables 3 (2014)
    Review preview for The Expendables 3

    You get what you pay for with a little bit of humour to lubricate the violence

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Action packed fire fight for these sell-by-dated mercenaries as they take on a ruthless international arms dealer
  • Frida (2002)
    Review preview for Frida

    Taymor has succeeded in recreating an extraordinary time for an exceptional woman. She does so with love and imagination.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The passionate love and life story of Mexican artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
  • Haywire (2011)
    Review preview for Haywire

    Soderbergh lays the pretension on thick in flashbacks to the Barcelona job that is clearly at the root of her problems, with slo-mo here and black and white there doing nothing to distract from the fact that it has all the substance of a chocolate bar adv

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A betrayed agent goes rogue in search of revenge.
  • The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
    Review preview for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    Reynolds has proved he's the king of dry delivery in everything from Deadpool to Pokemon Detective Pikachu but even his comedy Kevlar can't protect him from this script.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A bodyguard and two assassins team up to stop the destruction of Europe.
  • Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Review preview for Imagining Argentina

    Thompson exudes strength from start to finish.

    David Stanners · 3.5 out of 5
    A theatre director whose wife is kidnapped by the government, taps into psychic powers to try to find her.
  • I'm So Excited (2013)
    Review preview for I'm So Excited

    The sexual and gender politics that course through Almodovar's best work are in evidence here but there's a distinct lack of focus, leaving the film a somewhat forced flight of fancy.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    When a plane is imperilled the passengers try to forget their plight but in the process discover the dangers of openness.
  • Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023)
    Review preview for Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

    There's a difficult place between homage and pastiche, between nostalgia and the new.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    As the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artefact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
  • Interview With The Vampire (1994)
    Review preview for Interview With The Vampire

    The relish with which Tom Cruise delivers even the most awful lines is quite engaging.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A vampire tells his life story to a young reporter.
  • Justin And The Knights Of Valour (2013)
    Review preview for Justin And The Knights Of Valour

    Even Banderas' character feels like a cheap knock-off who is not fit to polish the boots of Puss.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A boy embarks on a quest to become a knight
  • Knight Of Cups (2015)
    Review preview for Knight Of Cups

    Malick and his cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, if nothing else, deliver stunningly beautiful vistas and backdrops for his narratives and characters, yet like the characters, there seems to be something empty at its core.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    Targeting the world of showbusiness.
  • The Legend Of Zorro (2005)
    Review preview for The Legend Of Zorro

    Once the action starts in earnest and the stunt doubles do their thing, the film is entertaining enough, although when Zorro leaps from a high rock onto the roof of a moving train, you do worry about the horse.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Sword-fighting sequel, sees Zorro take on a racist preacher.
  • Labyrinth Of Passion (1982)
    Review preview for Labyrinth Of Passion

    On strictly technical grounds, Laberinto De Pasiones is fairly average, but watching it with a cold beer on a warm summer's evening it strikes a chord.

    Keith Dudhnath · 3.5 out of 5
    Early Almodóvar romp, focussing on a nymphomaniac, the son of a Middle Eastern emperor and a gay terrorist.
  • Machete Kills (2013)
    Review preview for Machete Kills

    Machete Kills is a jumbled assortment of loosely related scenes whose main theme appears to be “how many different ways can you kill people with a helicopter?”

    Max Crawford · 3.5 out of 5
    Machete is recruited by the US government to travel through Mexico and take down a drug dealer who plans to launch a deadly space weapon.
  • The Mask Of Zorro (1998)
    Review preview for The Mask Of Zorro

    A balance is struck. Be serious about the swordplay and have fun with the rest.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The man who makes the sign of the 'Z' takes on a pupil.
  • Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
    Review preview for Once Upon A Time In Mexico

    Rodrigues's trilogy is a visual feast of posturing machismo, during which all sense and sensibility is discarded in favour of slow-motion stunts and death from a thousand angles.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Robert Rodrigues continues the saga of El Mariachi with even more bloodshed.
  • Official Competition (2021)
    Review preview for Official Competition

    These are easy targets although there’s a lot of enjoyment to be hand in seeing them hit so accurately.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    In search of significance and social prestige, a billionaire businessman decides to make a film to leave his mark. To do it, he hires the best: a stellar team... but they have egos to match.
  • Pain And Glory (2019)
    Review preview for Pain And Glory

    The tone is both bitter and sweet.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
  • Play It To The Bone (2000)
    Review preview for Play It To The Bone

    Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas are terrific and director Ron Shelton's script plays hard ball from the start.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Two boxers drive from LA to Las Vegas with their ex-girlfriend to fight for a title chance.
  • Puss In Boots (2011)
    Review preview for Puss In Boots

    Just a whisker away from being the cat's whiskers.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The suave cat goes hunting for the goose that lays the golden eggs.
  • Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
    Review preview for Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

    A real return to form, a fully developed story in its own right.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. He sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore them.
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
    Review preview for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

    The pace is frantic, the characters entertaining and the CGI seagulls a squawk

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    When a diabolical pirate steals the secret Krabby Patty formula, SpongeBob and his nemesis Plankton must team up in order to get it back.
  • Spy Kids 2 (2002)
    Review preview for Spy Kids 2

    The film is a lot of fun if you don't stop and think.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The spy kids travel to an island full of deformed wild animals to recover an invisibility device.
  • Shrek 2 (2004)
    Review preview for Shrek 2

    As the dashing assassin Puss in Boots, Antonio Banderas is perfectly cast, and there is not one moment of his performance which is not worth watching.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Shrek and Princess Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far, Far Away, where everyone seems determined to break up their relationship.
  • Shrek Forever After (2010)
    Review preview for Shrek Forever After

    All-in-all... it’s merely OK.

    Tony Sullivan · 3 out of 5
    Ogre and Out.
  • Shrek The Third (2007)
    Review preview for Shrek The Third

    The script, like Shrek, is flabby and going to seed.

    Tony Sullivan · 3 out of 5
    Is the third time a charm for Mike Myers' green ogre?
  • The Skin I Live In (2011)
    Review preview for The Skin I Live In

    Almodóvar's trademark narrative divergence is in full effect but he keeps a delicious sense of control over his fabulously grotesque concoction.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    A brilliant but troubled plastic surgeon tries to create the perfect woman.
  • Spy Kids (2001)
    Review preview for Spy Kids

    At last, a children's film that is fun!

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The children of retired spies carry on the work in secret to save the world.
  • Take The Lead (2006)
    Review preview for Take The Lead

    The story is based on truth and it is a tale worth telling.

    Stephanie Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A dance instructor teaches tough kids in Harlem how to foxtrot and tango.
  • Uncharted (2022)
    Review preview for Uncharted

    Uncharted doesn't break new ground, and doesn't retread familiar territory in a fun way. It's diverting enough, but its crosses and double crosses are all pretty well signposted

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A street-smart young man is recruited by a seasoned treasure hunter to help him recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.
  • You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
    Review preview for You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger

    This is far from vintage Allen, yet it's still a cut above most similar dramatic work.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Moving through difficult life changes, a group of people discover that illusions can be as significant as reality.

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