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  • Super Troopers 2 (2018)
    Review preview for Super Troopers 2

    Subtlety is a dead fish in a toilet bowl and character development has been blocked with bile

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A band of highway patrol cops are sent to the Canadian border to sort out a land dispute. A gang of smugglers are involved. It's a farce.
  • There Are No Saints (2022)
    Review preview for There Are No Saints

    It does pretty much as it says on the wrapper: and if some of us do not have the stomach to stay the course, that is on us, not the filmmakers.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    When a man who was wrongfully imprisoned discovers his wife has been murdered and his son kidnapped, he hatches a plan for vengeance.
  • Troy (2004)
    Review preview for Troy

    Ultimately, there is no depth to the drama and precious little soul.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The ultimate war over a woman, as the ancient Greeks lay siege to Troy.
  • The Veteran (2011)
    Review preview for The Veteran

    Kebbell has been waiting for a role like this and he makes the most of it, elevating what would otherwise have been a fairly uninspiring film.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A traumatised soldier returned from Afghanistan finds himself caught up in a conspiracy.
  • A Woman In Winter (2005)
    Review preview for A Woman In Winter

    A Woman In Winter is about obsession. Occasionally, when clarity breaks through, you can feel the power of possession and how illusion fades like the mist.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Intense romance between a shy scientist and an ethereal French girl in Edinburgh.
  • The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (2007)
    Review preview for The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep

    Quite possibly the best of its kind.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A lonely young boy discovers a magical egg and befriends the strange creature which hatches from it. Plus read our exclusive interview with Jay Russell.
  • X-Men 2 (2003)
    Review preview for X-Men 2

    What's good about director Bryan Singer's approach is that he respects the material and so do the actors. There is not a whiff of parody.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The mutant X-Men battle to survive against a psychopathic military man with a right wing agenda.
  • Zodiac (2007)
    Review preview for Zodiac

    If you're a fan of tense crime thrillers full of scares and mystery, then it may not be for you - but it's certainly about you.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A cop, a reporter and a cartoonist become obsessed with a serial killer in 1970s San Francisco.

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