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  • All Of Us (2017)
    Review preview for All Of Us

    Benrath does an excellent job of building tension in double-quick time, also finding room for other, less easily evoked emotions, such as regret and doubt.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    When terrorists attack a bus, the passengers make a choice.
  • Captain Phillips (2013)
    Review preview for Captain Phillips

    The premise questions our storytelling conventions.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    Thriller based on the true story of the seizure of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in 2009 by four Somali pirates.
  • A Girl From Mogadishu (2019)
    Review preview for A Girl From Mogadishu

    A story brought dazzlingly to life by the talents of its veteran cast and crew

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The true story of Ifrah Ahmed, who fled war-torn Somalia in 2006 and became a campaigner against gender based violence and female genital mutilation.
  • Good Time (2017)
    Review preview for Good Time

    The Safdies invest their own knowledge of their home turf to give it all a frenetic and authentic sense of urgency.

    Richard Mowe · 3.5 out of 5
    Crime caper sees a bank robber try to evade capture.

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