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  • The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
    Review preview for The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The film gets an impressive amount of mileage and you never really feel like it's dragging.

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    American Pie for grown ups.
  • 8mm (1999)
    Review preview for 8mm

    The plot produces one of those surprise twists that reinforces its decline into gratuitous cliché.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Nic Cage is a PI, hired to find out whether a 'snuff film' is genuine.
  • The Ballad Of Jack And Rose (2005)
    The dangers for impressionable teenage daughter of living with ex-hippie eco warrior dad.
  • Being John Malkovich (1999)
    Review preview for Being John Malkovich

    It is a triumph of imagination. The real-life Malkovich is put through appalling humiliations, to which he subjects with grace and humour.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    "New York City, a puppeteer, a tragic marriage, a chimp, a boss, a receptionist, another woman, an actor, the New Jersey Turnpike, and a plate of lasagne." - Spike Jonze
  • Begin Again (2013)
    Review preview for Begin Again

    It feels right, it feels good, it feels as sweet as a summer's day

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A chance encounter between a disgraced music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
  • Capote (2005)
    The story of how Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood.
  • Captain Phillips (2013)
    Review preview for Captain Phillips

    The premise questions our storytelling conventions.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    Thriller based on the true story of the seizure of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in 2009 by four Somali pirates.
  • The Croods: A New Age (2020)
    Review preview for The Croods: A New Age

    Like its predecessor, this film relies heavily on fast-firing jokes with easy punchlines. Supported by the quirky animation, these are a lot of fun, but older viewers may quickly find themselves feeling worn out.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The stone age family encounter another family with a very different way of life who remember Guy from his early childhood.
  • The Croods (2013)
    Review preview for The Croods

    One for keeping the little ones happy on a damp afternoon.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A prehistoric family leaves the comfort of the cave.
  • Cyrus (2010)
    Review preview for Cyrus

    If the plot development lurks on cusp of credibilty, the characters feel genuinely complex and are given a real sense of humanity by Tomei Reilly and Hill.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A recently divorced guy meets a new woman... and her son.
  • Enough Said (2013)
    Review preview for Enough Said

    Refreshing and breezy - but also forgotten almost as soon as it has wafted by.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A divorced woman learns the new man in her life is her new friend's ex-husband.
  • Friends With Money (2006)
    Review preview for Friends With Money

    The script is full of witty gems, while still remaining rooted in reality.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The effect money has on the friendship of four women.
  • Full Frontal (2003)
    Review preview for Full Frontal

    What's infuriating about Full Frontal is that it's too close to real life to make sense. What's invigorating about it is that it doesn't give a damn.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A back-to-basics ensemble day-in-the-life-of media folk in Hollywood.
  • Genova (2008)
    Review preview for Genova

    Colin Firth gives possibly his best performance yet.

    Val Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    In a foreign city, a young girl begins to catch glimpses of the mother she lost in a car crash.
  • Get Out (2017)
    Review preview for Get Out

    There is something wrong, something odd about this place

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend's mysterious family estate.
  • Incredibles 2 (2018)
    Review preview for Incredibles 2

    When Pixar are good, they are very very good, and this is.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The animated super family take on a new villain - The Screenslaver.
  • Into The Wild (2007)
    Review preview for Into The Wild

    Penn’s camera loves the landscape and captures its immensity.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A boy goes to look for America (and himself).
  • The Interpreter (2005)
    Review preview for The Interpreter

    Kidman has the sensitivity of a fawn and the tenacity of a dingo.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A political thriller at the UN headquarters in New York.
  • Johnny Suede (1991)
    Review preview for Johnny Suede

    Made as a future cult classic.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A teenage troubadour searches for meaning amongst damaged egos and broken dreams.
  • Joker: Folie À Deux (2024)
    Review preview for Joker: Folie À Deux

    The animation is just part of the film’s major selling point, which is unpredictability.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life as his murder trial begins.
  • A Late Quartet (2012)
    Review preview for A Late Quartet

    Once it has established itself it unfolds with an almost metronomic inevitability, but for all that, for all that, it still satisfies.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    When a cellist discovers that he has Parkinson's disease, the other members of his successful string quartet find their lives unravelling.
  • Living In Oblivion (1995)
    Review preview for Living In Oblivion

    A quirky, funny, insightful movie of immense charm.

    Caro Ness · 5 out of 5
    Fictionalised account of a day in the life of low-budget filmmakers.
  • Lost Angels (2010)
    Review preview for Lost Angels

    Napper paints a picture of a place that which may well be the last destination anyone wants to reach but which also, paradoxically, offers a substantial amount of hope for those who find themselves there.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The plight of those on Los Angeles' Skid Row.
  • Lovely And Amazing (2001)
    Review preview for Lovely And Amazing

    The performances are an absolute joy.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Family traumas for an artist, an actress, an adopted black girl and mum (Brenda Blethyn) in LA.
  • No Future (2020)
    Review preview for No Future

    Well acted and sensitively delivered, No Future is a reminder that addicts don’t exist in isolation; that their suffering, and the paucity of state services to support them.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Following the overdose of an estranged friend, recovering addict Will, still struggling with his own sobriety, returns to his hometown where he begins a troubled affair with his friend’s grieving mother.
  • Out Of Sight (1998)
    Review preview for Out Of Sight

    Even Jim Carrey couldn't get away with a plot as daft as this and since it's based on an Elmore Leonard novel, you wonder whose to blame.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    An escaped con and a sexy Miami federal marshal have good chemistry in a tight situation.
  • Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief (2010)
    Review preview for Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

    This is an entertaining time passer which should keep the kids happy.

    Martin Gray · 3 out of 5
    Teenage gods and monsters - classical, but not a classic
  • Please Give (2009)
    Review preview for Please Give

    It wouldn't matter so much if Holofcener was seeking to undercut some of this privilege but what the film appears to be saying is that it's okay to be materialistic, as long as you occasionally wring your hands about it first.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Ensemble comedy drama explores the angst of middle-class New Yorkers.
  • The Real Blonde (1997)
    Review preview for The Real Blonde

    DiCillo's dialogue has a cynical bite and the story expands naturally from rejection to humiliation with enormous good humour.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Comedy about the superficial life of a group of ageing thespians.
  • Simone (2002)
    Review preview for Simone

    Writer/director Andrew Niccol makes his point with the subtlety of a Vin Diesel chat up line.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Computer generated actress becomes an international star in satire of modern Hollywood.
  • Simpatico (1999)
    Review preview for Simpatico

    Although the storyline is slight, the superb performances from the older experienced cast and the young actors, playing the teen trio, lift Simpatico above the norm.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A horse breeder finds his life under threat from a betting scam he perpetrated in his youth.
  • Sicario: Day Of The Soldado (2018)
    Review preview for Sicario: Day Of The Soldado

    There are deeper moral questions, ones sufficiently metatextual that I in the audience began to feel and fear complicity.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The drug war on the US-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight them, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with Alejandro.
  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)
    Review preview for Synecdoche, New York

    Mainstream audiences may hate and critics may debate, but Synecdoche is a work of unmitigated, undisciplined genius.

    The Exile · 5 out of 5
    The story of a theatre director's drive to produce his masterwork.
  • What Just Happened? (2008)
    Review preview for What Just Happened?

    It’s the cinematic equivalent of Morris dancing: there’s lots going on, it’s entertaining enough – but you’re not entirely sure what the point is.

    Maria Realf · 3 out of 5
    A desperate film producer tries to stop his latest project (and himself) from going into meltdown.
  • Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
    Review preview for Where The Wild Things Are

    A breathtaking fantasy world with stunning live-action puppetry, flawless CGI and a talented voice cast.

    Leanne McGrath · 4 out of 5
    Mischievous lad learns how tough it is to be a parent when he is crowned king of a family of magical monsters.
  • Your Friends And Neighbours (1998)
    Review preview for Your Friends And Neighbours

    LaBute thinks the act of love is an oxymoron. If he wasn't so acerbic and witty, you would wash your hands, walk out and become a monk.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Bed-hopping shenanigans for a group of frustrated married couples.

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