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  • Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    Review preview for Bend It Like Beckham

    Bend It Like Beckham understands the rules of feelgood and will do well for that reason.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An 18-year-old football-mad girl defies her parents' wishes to conform by pursuing her dream to play footie like David Beckham.
  • East Is East (1999)
    Review preview for East Is East

    The comedy is sharp, the acting excellent, the racial harmony likely to splinter as suddenly as family solidarity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Culture clash in a multiracial family in Seventies Britain.
  • Eleanor Rigby (2013)
    Review preview for Eleanor Rigby

    How the characters deal with grief is beautifully captured in the nuanced performances of McAvoy and Chastain.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Two people struggle to stay together after the death of their child.
  • A Good Year (2006)
    Review preview for A Good Year

    Crowe's too substantial a lead man to fit into these Hugh Grant-ish shoes.

    Paul Griffiths · 2 out of 5
    Gentle drama about a ruthless investment banker who inherits his uncle's French estate.
  • Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series (2007)
    Review preview for Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series

    Many layers of fascination and enjoyment here and on every level subtleties of perception, not least with the central premise.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    At last a conclusion for the injured DI in a coma who lives and works in a politically incorrect police station 30 years in the past.
  • A Mighty Heart (2007)
    Review preview for A Mighty Heart

    Though undoubtedly a great actress, Jolie has reached the point where her personal life dwarfs any role she could conceivably play.

    The Exile · 3 out of 5
    Docudrama about the hunt for kidnapped journalist Daniel Pearl, based on the book by his widow.
  • San Andreas (2015)
    Review preview for San Andreas

    Despite all the chaos, I've seen more mild peril in an episode of Scooby-Doo - except that, in Scooby-Doo, the female characters have some agency.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A rescue pilot tries to save his family in the aftermath of a gigantic earthquake.
  • Traitor (2008)
    Review preview for Traitor

    Manages to build suspense and keep you engaged as the action moves across continents.

    Val Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A terrorist inveigles himself into a conspiracy to commit a large-scale attack on America, but whose side is he really on?

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