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  • The Angry Silence (1960)
    Review preview for The Angry Silence

    If the film takes a broad brush approach to its issues of individual rights versus the collective - and dips into melodrama in terms of the violence portrayed - Attenborough is a master of subtle emotional shift.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A factory worker is ostracised after refusing to join a wildcat strike.
  • The Champions: The Complete Series Special Edition (1968)
    Review preview for The Champions: The Complete Series Special Edition

    Excels in not taking itself too seriously while offering a refreshingly imaginative collection of adventures.

    Merlin Harries · 4 out of 5
    Sixties series mixing spy and sci-fi gets all-singing, all-dancing release.
  • Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Review preview for Diamonds Are Forever

    Flawed and tired without being completely unwatchable.

    Stephen Carty · 2 out of 5
    The super-spy is assigned to a smuggling op.
  • Dr No (1962)
    Review preview for Dr No

    Sir Sean's blend of masculine charm and cold professionalism make him the perfect 007.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    When a fellow agent is killed in Jamaica, the super-spy finds himself pitting wits against a mysterious new adversary.
  • The Fallen Idol (1948)
    Review preview for The Fallen Idol

    The Fallen Idol is overshadowed by Reed and Greene's The Third Man but is in many ways a precursor for the later film, not least in visual terms.

    Rebecca Naughten · 3.5 out of 5
    A butler working in a foreign embassy falls under suspicion when his wife falls to her death and the only witness is a child.
  • From Russia With Love (1963)
    Review preview for From Russia With Love

    In only his sophomore effort as James Bond, Sean Connery shows he has already mastered the role.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    James Bond tries to foil a plot involving a stolen espionage machine, and faces off against a deadly assassin. Enjoying a reissue.
  • Gift Horse (1952)
    Review preview for Gift Horse

    The domestic detailing, while interesting, does affect the pace and structure of the film, as for a while the story arc seems rather unclear, before things rev up in the final third.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A British crew man a US destroyer that has been brought out of retirement to help the war effort - and head on a dangerous mission.
  • Goldfinger (1964)
    Review preview for Goldfinger

    Superior slap-bang entertainment, joyously performed and directed with aplomb, with equal measures of silliness, joy and suspense.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Big screen reissue offers another chance to see James Bond take on the man with the Midas touch.
  • Live And Let Die (1973)
    Review preview for Live And Let Die

    Overall, Live And Let Die is a rather sleazy affair, and not always in a good way.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    James Bond is dispatched to investigate the mysterious deaths of several British agents.
  • The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
    Review preview for The Man With The Golden Gun

    The Man With The Golden Gun is deeply uneven and unsure of itself, but features enough impressive work to remind the viewer why the secret agent series is worth the effort.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    When 007 hears that the world's most deadly assassin is after him, he decides to go on the offensive.
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    Review preview for On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    The romance might turn some fans away, but seeing our hero so vulnerable refreshingly humanises him.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Bond tackles the threat of a biological plague being planned by Blofeld.
  • The Third Man (1949)
    Review preview for The Third Man

    Lime is one of the cinema’s greatest baddies.

    Robert Munro · 5 out of 5
    A man searching for his missing friend in post-war Vienna uncovers a ruthless conspiracy.
  • Thunderball (1965)
    Review preview for Thunderball

    It's an undoubtedly stop-start affair, but there's enough to keep you going.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    The super-spy hunts stolen nukes in the Bahamas.
  • You Only Live Twice (1967)
    Review preview for You Only Live Twice

    The film that saw the super-spy become larger-than-life.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    James Bond heads off to Japan in Roald Dahl's wacky adaptation.

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