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  • American Hustle (2013)
    Review preview for American Hustle

    Bradley Cooper as Richie gives the finest madcap performance of his career.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A con man is forced to work for a rogue FBI agent.
  • The A-Team (2010)
    Review preview for The A-Team

    All brawn and very little brains.

    Maria Realf · 3 out of 5
    War veterans try to clear their name with the military after being framed for a crime they didn't commit
  • Alias: Season One (2001)
    Review preview for Alias: Season One

    Alias is intelligently-written, notably complex and deserves to be more well-known that it is.

    Stephen Carty · 4.5 out of 5
    A college grad black-ops spy, becomes a double agent to bring down corruption.
  • All About Steve (2009)
    Review preview for All About Steve

    The very worst thing about this film is its message.

    Val Kermode · 1 out of 5
    A crossword puzzler follows the cameraman she's smitten with all around the country.
  • American Sniper (2014)
    Review preview for American Sniper

    Fable and fact make an uneasy mix.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Story of a SEAL sniper who became a "legend" but struggled to leave his army life behind.
  • Burnt (2015)
    Review preview for Burnt

    The oddities don't add up to anything and the love story between Adam and Helene is as predictable as it is sad.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 2 out of 5
    A Michelin-starred chef who squandered his career tries to rebuild his life in and out of the kitchen.
  • Failure to Launch (2006)
    Review preview for Failure to Launch

    Throwing in some slapstick and cutesie animals doesn't distract from the fact that the female characters exist only in relation to men.

    Kotleta · 2 out of 5
    A woman hired to con a man into leaving his parents' home, falls for him instead.
  • Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)
    Review preview for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2

    Making sense of explosions on green screen is a tough call

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Battles in space continue between weird people and weirder people as the head honcho searches for his dad.
  • Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 (2023)
    Review preview for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3

    This is filmmaking that paints by numbers and with Key Performance Indicators in mind.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission which, if unsuccessful, could mean the end of the Guardians.
  • Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)
    Review preview for Guardians Of The Galaxy

    Overall, Guardians of the Galaxy is good fun.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A pilot is tracked by bounty hunters after stealing a mysterious orb.
  • The Hangover (2009)
    Review preview for The Hangover

    This film makes a number of intriguing choices.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    After a drunken stag night in Vegas, nobody can remember what happened - and the groom is missing.
  • The Hangover Part III (2013)
    Review preview for The Hangover Part III

    Reckless, feckless and, above all, utterly irredeemable.

    Merlin Harries · 1 out of 5
    The Wolfpack try to rescue their pal.
  • He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
    Review preview for He's Just Not That Into You

    A warm, wise and witty examination of male/female relations so grounded in the real that makes Sex and the City look as insightful as a stool softener TV ad.

    Martin Gray · 4 out of 5
    Love is all around, but saccharine's kept at bay.
  • The Hangover: Part II (2011)
    Review preview for The Hangover: Part II

    If this is just more of the same, is that really such a terrible thing?

    Maria Realf · 3 out of 5
    After their bachelor party went hilariously wrong, this time the Wolfpack find themselves heading to a wedding in Thailand...
  • Is This Thing On? (2025)
    Review preview for Is This Thing On?

    What should have been a pleasant, even a heartwarming and humorous story about the way life knocks us down and asks if we're able to pick ourselves up, is crippled by a screenplay that sets itself up to fail.

    Paul Risker · 2.5 out of 5
    An ageing financier faces divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene. Meanwhile, his wife confronts sacrifices made for their family, and they are forced to navigate co-parenting.
  • Joy (2015)
    Review preview for Joy

    As wild as it seems at times, the film is deeply grounded in an emotional truth for each of the protagonists.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Story of the woman who invented the Miracle Mop.
  • Limitless (2011)
    Review preview for Limitless

    It's almost as if the project ran out of money or whole scenes were cut to preserve the runtime, as after setting up some juicy ideas, the film cheats us by ushering in conclusions which leave the words 'but how did that happen?' hanging accusingly in the

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A struggling writer finds himself on the up after getting hold of a drug that lets him access 100 per cent of his brain power.
  • The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
    Review preview for The Midnight Meat Train

    If The Midnight Meat Train starts with what sounds like a bog-standard serial killer premise, it quickly deviates into more uncharted terrains.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A photographer stalks a serial killer who picks off his victims on the LA underground.
  • Maestro (2023)
    Review preview for Maestro

    Maestro is a starry affair on all fronts.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Biopic of Leonard and Felicia Bernstein.
  • The Mule (2018)
    Review preview for The Mule

    The director (Clint) takes it easy, letting the actors walk through their roles in style.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A 90-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Illinois for a Mexican drug cartel.
  • Nightmare Alley (2021)
    Review preview for Nightmare Alley

    From its first kindlings it draws breath from your lungs as surely and as steadily as it draws your eyes.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    An ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who may be even more dangerous than he is.
  • The Place Beyond The Pines (2012)
    Review preview for The Place Beyond The Pines

    Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines, tells stories of fatherhood with a fine-tuned generosity, as haunted men cycle through patterns spinning out of control.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    On discovering that he has a baby son, a circus motorcycle stunt rider approaches responsibility by robbing banks, but runs afoul of a corrupt politician.
  • Serena (2014)
    Review preview for Serena

    The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

    Donald Munro · 1.5 out of 5
    Melodrama about a logging magnate who discovers his wife can't have children.
  • Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
    Review preview for Silver Linings Playbook

    Russell impressively couples gambling strategies with self-help mantras to expose the machinations of searching minds who don't know how to flee the ugly banal lives of most common betrayals and economic anxieties.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    A man trying to reconcile with his wife after a stint in a mental institution finds things get complicated when he meets a mystery girl.
  • A Star Is Born (2018)
    Review preview for A Star Is Born

    Hugely enjoyable, shamelessly melodramatic and technically swish.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    A seasoned musician discovers — and falls in love with — a struggling artist. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer… until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight.
  • Superman (2025)
    Review preview for Superman

    There's so much that borrows from other places that Superman doesn't feel indebted as much as hollowed out.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
  • Valentine's Day (2010)
    Review preview for Valentine's Day

    It's not long before it all becomes delightfully self-mocking.

    Val Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An ensemble drama looks at how different individuals and couples cope with the pressure of Valentine's Day.
  • War Dogs (2016)
    Review preview for War Dogs

    So while War Dogs includes elements of comedy, reviews describing it as “hilarious”, or pigeon-holing it as such are misleading.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Based on a true story of two Florida friends who make a fortune as gun runners for the Americans in Afghanistan before the wheels come off.
  • Yes Man (2008)
    Review preview for Yes Man

    Carrey has managed to find a middle ground for his divisive brand of comedy, using his natural humour to its fullest extent but steering clear of excessive slapstick.

    Robyn Jankel · 3.5 out of 5
    Jim Carrey agrees to say 'Yes' to everything for 12 months.

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