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  • 3 Days With Dad (2019)
    Review preview for 3 Days With Dad

    Clarke puts a lot of trust in his actors, allowing room for personalities to emerge naturally.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A man who reluctantly returns to his hometown to see his dying father is confronted with news that changes his whole perspective on life.
  • Assault On Precinct 13 (2005)
    Review preview for Assault On Precinct 13

    Richet is at his best when moving quickly - he's a director in love with momentum.

    The Exile · 2.5 out of 5
    Remake of the John Carpenter classic.
  • Cocoon (1985)
    Review preview for Cocoon

    Here is an example of why Guttenberg was so popular - the cheeky chappy with the cute smile.

    Gabriella Trybalska · 4 out of 5
    Aliens return to earth to rescue some of their kind. Instead of rescuing them, they end up rescuing some humans
  • Driveways (2019)
    Review preview for Driveways

    Beautifully acted all round, Driveways is a small film with a big heart.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can’t relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.
  • First Blood (1982)
    Review preview for First Blood

    Stallone's energy and ambition knew no bounds in the Eighties.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sylvester Stallone in first Rambo movie.
  • Meet Monica Velour (2010)
    Review preview for Meet Monica Velour

    Fails to do anything that hasn’t been done before or better.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    A young dork seizes the chance of a lifetime to meet the former porn star he idolises.
  • The Next Three Days (2010)
    Review preview for The Next Three Days

    A classic case of an intriguing film concept gone to waste.

    Owen Van Spall · 2 out of 5
    A man tries to break his suicidal wife out of jail.
  • Presumed Innocent (1990)
    Review preview for Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent has all the ingredients of classic noir and plays out as a courtroom drama that hinges on the complexity of its characters.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A prosecutor finds himself in the frame when the woman he was having a secret affair with is murdered.
  • Ratatouille (2007)
    Review preview for Ratatouille

    Comes as something of a disappointment, this is the first Pixar film that one suspects could have been done live-action.

    Tony Sullivan · 3.5 out of 5
    The best cooked meals of mice and men.
  • Righteous Kill (2008)
    Review preview for Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill relies heavily on its two capable leads, but by and large it gets away with it.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Loyalties within a New York police department are really put to the test when it emerges that a serial killer is targeting criminals.
  • The Seagull (2018)
    Review preview for The Seagull

    Michael Mayer's reframing of the action puts more emphasis on the female characters and, in so doing, helps to bring out its more contemporary aspects.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingénue Nina.
  • She Hate Me (2004)
    Review preview for She Hate Me

    Me hate it.

    David Haviland · 1 out of 5
    Sacked biotech whistleblower starts a business inpregnating lesbians who want babies.
  • William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet (1996)
    Review preview for William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

    Danes deftly avoids making her character appear at all weak or insipid, instead showing us a young woman of great courage and agency, in spite of how little control Juliet seems to have over her life.

    Seph Shewell-Brockway · 4 out of 5
    Star crossed teenage lovers in Hawaiian shirts, under neon lights.

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