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28 Weeks Later (2007)

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28 Weeks Later... makes for scorching horror. Like the original, it offers a perfect blend of well-drawn characters, political allegory, grand guignol, flesh-crawling tension and very fast-moving zombies.

Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5

Six months after the events of 28 Days Later a US-led force begins a tentative attempt to repopulate Britain.
Born Romantic (2000)
The tangled love lives of unrequited men and feisty women in London.
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)

Review preview for Dancing at Lughnasa

When a film is made with this much love, its goodness shines.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5

Faithful adaptation of Brian Friel's childhood memories of Ireland.
The Honest Courtesan (1998)

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Marshall Herskovitz, who made Legends Of The Fall into a remedy for insomnia, directs from the sitting position.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5

A Venetian who is too low-class to marry the man she loves, becomes a courtesan.
Land Girls (1998)

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Everything seems predictable, dealing as it does with stereotypes, and yet you appreciate the effort.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5

Friendship and romance for the 'women at home' during the Second World War.
Renaissance (2006)

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Renaissance is blessed with a script that not only feels like genuine noir rather than a hastily written pastiche, but also is not subordinated to all the visual razzle-dazzle.

Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5

Ground-breaking animated film noir in which a hard-boiled detective hunts a kidnapped dame.
Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)

Review preview for Shadow Of The Vampire

A true original.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5

Gothic comedy that revises the story of the making of silent film classic Nosferatu.
Spy Game (2001)

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Intricately plotted, by no means predictable and genuinely exciting.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5

A CIA agent on the verge of retirement recalls his relationship with protege after the younger man gets into big trouble in China.
Strings (2004)

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The musical accompaniment is powerful and one feels the viewer is in for a treat, but soon the wooden puppets become, well, very wooden and the wonderful aesthetic loses its attraction, with each movement taking too long.

Koukla Maclehose · 2.5 out of 5

The son of a king sets out to find the truth behind his father's death.
The Tailor Of Panama (2001)

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A movie with this kind of pedigree should not be a mess. And yet it is. Horribly so.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5

A spy with an eye for the girls and the main chance colludes with a tailor to invent an insurrection.
This Year's Love (1999)

Review preview for This Year's Love

The acting has a richness that sparkles.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5

Musical beds in Camden Town.