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  • Barbershop (2002)
    Review preview for Barbershop

    As an ensemble movie with a social agenda, it speaks the gospel of community over commercialism.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Ensemble feelgood soap operatic take on life in a Chicago East Side hair cutting joint.
  • Barbershop 2: Back In Business (2004)
    Review preview for Barbershop 2: Back In Business

    The camera bounces around from one staged encounter to the next, until you start feeling curiously seasick from the clumsy breaks and wandering pan shots.

    Sobhano · 2 out of 5
    Ice Cube returns as the neighbourhood barber - this time facing multinational competition in Chicago.
  • Be Cool (2005)
    Review preview for Be Cool

    The only flair exhibited in Be Cool belongs to the set designer.

    The Exile · 2 out of 5
    Sequel to Get Shorty moves into the music business.
  • Charlotte's Web (2006)
    Review preview for Charlotte's Web

    What is astounding, is the restraint shown by director Gary Winick - nothing takes us from the quiet rural life of America in the Forties.

    Stephanie Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The farmer's daughter and a talkative spider try to save the life of the smallest piglet in the barn.
  • First Reformed (2017)
    Review preview for First Reformed

    First Reformed ends up being a satisfying meditative echo rather than a simple replay of Schrader greats.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    Thriller centring on an ex-military chaplain who has lost his son and a member of his church who is grieving for her husband.
  • Grassroots (2012)
    Review preview for Grassroots

    Perhaps wisely, Grassroots never really seems especially engaged with ideology.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    A jaded journalist helps his friend stand for the local city council.
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events (2004)
    Review preview for Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events

    Jim Carrey makes a compelling villain, so much so that when he's not on screen, you want him back.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Stirring adventures of rich orphans on the run from a devious actor who plans their demise.
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
    Review preview for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

    Those anarchic avians, the penguins, steal every scene they are in making them, to my way of thinking, the best additions to animated film since that coyote fancied roadrunner for dinner.

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Trouble brews when the New York Zoo animals try to head back to the Big Apple.
  • Madagascar (2005)
    Review preview for Madagascar

    Formulaically funny and kids will adore every derivative minute.

    Kotleta · 4 out of 5
    Four animated animals from Central Park Zoo are shipwrecked on the wild shores of Madagascar.
  • Man Of The House (2005)
    Review preview for Man Of The House

    Not only will it insult your intelligence, it will poke your intelligence in the eye and steal its wallet.

    Symon Parsons · 1 out of 5
    Texas Ranger goes undercover to protect teenage cheerleaders.
  • Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
    Review preview for Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Surprisingly for a cartoon aimed at pre-teens, this is about aging

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter.
  • Street Kings (2008)
    Review preview for Street Kings

    Sadly this doesn’t live up to this promise, although it remains a reasonably enjoyable, if somewhat predictable, action thriller.

    Maria Realf · 3.5 out of 5
    A lone cop goes up against a corrupt system.
  • Top Five (2014)
    Review preview for Top Five

    It hurts to watch

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A comedian wants to be taken seriously and so agrees to spend half a day with a New York Times journalist.
  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
    Review preview for Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Lawrence just stands there, showing about as much emotional range as a Cabbage Patch doll.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Comedy about a talk show host and his glamorous new fiancee attending a family reunuion in America's Deep South.
  • Why Him? (2016)
    Review preview for Why Him?

    Embarrassment and vulgarity are sisters under the duvet

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A dad forms a rivalry with his daughter's boyfriend.

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