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  • Bigga Than Ben: A Russians' Guide To Ripping Off London (2007)
    Review preview for Bigga Than Ben: A Russians' Guide To Ripping Off London

    Although the original story must have had room for being a major hit, Sacha Baron Cohen it isn’t.

    Chris · 2 out of 5
    Two sneaky young Russians dodge the military draft and head for London, all the while figuring out the best means for screwing their respective systems.
  • The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (2010)
    Review preview for The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

    It's true that Voyage Of The Dawn Treader - as with all CS Lewis books - lionises God in more ways than one, but Christians are not the sole proprietors of the moral lessons learned.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    The Pevensie children and their brattish cousin Eustace are whisked back to Narnia on a quest.
  • The Critic (2023)
    Review preview for The Critic

    In its early stages, the film stands up pretty well. It’s when it reaches the blackmail stage of the story that it falters.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A theatre critic enlists a glamorous young actress in a desperate scheme.
  • The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
    Review preview for The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

    One can't help but be swept up in the magnificence of it all.

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    The Pevensie kids return to Narnia to thwart an evil king.
  • Dorian Gray (2009)
    Review preview for Dorian Gray

    To pull this off requires a strong script and intelligent direction, and, surprisingly, this film mostly succeeds, despite occasional moments of ham-fistedness.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A man has eternal youth... but what about the portrait in his attic?
  • Easy Virtue (2008)
    Review preview for Easy Virtue

    This 1920s play by Noel Coward still dances along like a sprightly flapper, defying the passage of the years, thanks to Stephen Elliott’s energetic direction.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    When a young Englishman takes his American bride to meet his family sparks soon fly.

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