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  • Another Woman (1988)
    Review preview for Another Woman

    This is a film which is both thoughtful and surprising.

    James Benefield · 4 out of 5
    A writer re-evaluates her life after overhearing conversations in the psychiatrist's consulting room next door.
  • Carmilla (2019)
    Review preview for Carmilla

    Harris drinks deep of the novella's sapphic themes to present a tale of obsession and fear of 'the other' but though the end result is well turned out in terms of look and performance, it could use a little less corseting and a lot more bite.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A passionate friendship develops between a sheltered 15-year-old and an enigmatic stranger in this Gothic tale.
  • Forces of Nature (1999)
    Review preview for Forces of Nature

    [Bullock] stretches those irresponsible muscles. It suits her. Affleck still can't match his performance in Chasing Amy.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A man ends up on a road trip to try to reach his wedding with a lap dancer in tow.
  • Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
    Review preview for Hearts Beat Loud

    Despite, or perhaps because of this general air of ephemerality, you want to hold on to the moment and particularly to that sweet spot of youth, so deftly portrayed by Clemons, when everything is blossoming with possibility.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    In Red Hook, Brooklyn, a father and daughter become an unlikely songwriting duo in the last summer before she leaves for college.
  • Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
    Review preview for Howl's Moving Castle

    Anime at its very finest - lightning paced, visually stunning, feverishly creative and overrun by a logic all its own.

    Anton Bitel · 5 out of 5
    A magical tale in a troubled kingdom on the brink of war.
  • The Last Kiss (2006)
    Review preview for The Last Kiss

    This is almost a chick flick for guys.

    Leanne McGrath · 2.5 out of 5
    Four friends panic at the approach of their 30th birthdays.
  • The Love Letter (1999)
    Review preview for The Love Letter

    The film has a plot that publishers of romantic fiction would reject as too soppy.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A bookseller finds a letter down the sofa and thinks it's a profession of love from her new assistant.
  • Mad City (1997)
    Review preview for Mad City

    Despite same old same-old, the performances are interesting, the attack on media integrity spot on and the sentiments sweet as strawberry shortcake.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A reporter sees a hostage crisis as a big break.
  • Meet The Fockers (2004)
    Review preview for Meet The Fockers

    As painful as a kick in the pants.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Comedy sequel sees clash of the in-laws.
  • Meet The Parents (2000)
    Review preview for Meet The Parents

    The farce is underplayed, which is exactly right.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Stiller's would-be husband discovers his potential father-in-law is a nightmare.
  • The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
    Review preview for The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2

    A feel-good coming-of-age movie that leaves you with a smile on your face.

    Caro Ness · 4 out of 5
    A pair of jeans becomes a symbol of a group of gal pals' friendship.
  • Strange But True (2019)
    Review preview for Strange But True

    As the film digs into psychological stress, Athale crafts the sharp, unspoken parts of grief into shards that cut at his characters.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A family grieving for the loss of a son face trouble when his girlfriend shows up five years later, claiming she is pregnant with the dead boy's child.
  • Stolen (2005)
    Review preview for Stolen

    Modest in its ambitions yet dazzling in its scope.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A documentary watching the detectives looking for stolen works of art.
  • Sylvia (2003)
    Review preview for Sylvia

    Gwyneth Paltrow gives a brave, uncompromised performance that does not shrink from the self-possessed obsessions of a selfish mind.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The psychologically damaging marriage of two poets in the Sixties.
  • To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
    Review preview for To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar

    The sort of film that is meant to make you believe in the inherent goodness of mankind.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 3 out of 5
    Three drag queens get stuck in a small town en route to a big competition.
  • What They Had (2018)
    Review preview for What They Had

    Danner...does an excellent job with the material she is given and makes very clear the fact that her character is losing her memory, not her mind.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Bridget returns home to Chicago at her brother’s urging to deal with her mother’s Alzheimer’s and her father’s reluctance to let go of their life together.
  • The X Files (1998)
    Review preview for The X Files

    The effects are fun, the script is sharp and suspension of disbelief encouraged.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Feature-length outing for Mulder and Scully.

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