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  • Anything Else (2003)
    Review preview for Anything Else

    Anything Else is a breezy comedy, full of funny scenes and classic Allen one-liners.

    David Haviland · 4 out of 5
    A Jewish comedy writer has trouble with his sex kitten girlfriend.
  • Black Snake Moan (2006)
    Review preview for Black Snake Moan

    On the one hand, Rae's feelings of lust are presented as unhealthy and a product of abuse; on the other, the audience is encouraged to lust over her.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Bluesman tries to 'cure' nymphomaniac in messy melodrama, with chains.
  • Bless The Child (2000)
    Review preview for Bless The Child

    Basinger can't run. Her acting is lame as well.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Good and evil battle for the soul of a six-year-old.
  • Bel Ami (2012)
    Review preview for Bel Ami

    This is a fantastic chance to see some of the industry's greatest talents at the top of their game.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An ambitious young man seeks to attain power in 1890s Paris by seducing and manipulating the bored wives of important men.
  • Buffalo '66 (1997)
    A man convicted for a crime he didn't commit, gets out of prison, kidnaps a girl and heads back to his dysfunctional family.
  • Cursed (2005)
    A werewolf on Muholland Drive has a feast on human road kill.
  • Distorted (2018)
    Review preview for Distorted

    Distorted probably isn't the stepping stone back to stardom that Ricci needs, but her performance in it demonstrates why she still deserves to be seen as a serious contender.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A mentally ill woman becomes convinced that her apartment building is interfering with her mind - but could she be right?
  • Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
    Review preview for Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

    Gilliam uses voice over (too much?) to give a taste of the Hunter S style and help explain what on earth is going on.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The psychadellic exploits of a lawyer and Journalist in the city of excess.
  • Here After (2020)
    Review preview for Here After

    Should we be wishing for a woman to die just so that a man can go to Paradise?

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A recently deceased man is told that he cannot proceed to Paradise without going back to Earth and finding his soulmate.
  • Little Red Riding Hood (1997)
    Review preview for Little Red Riding Hood

    Sinister, stylized and sexually-charged.

    Leanne McGrath · 4 out of 5
    A black comedy version of the classic fairytale.
  • The Man Who Cried (2000)
    Review preview for The Man Who Cried

    Potter manages to imbue Suzie's story with a feeling of anticipation, as if her life is fresh and innocent.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A Jewish girl hunting her father falls in love with a gypsy against the back drop of the Second World War.
  • Miranda (2002)
    Review preview for Miranda

    This is a film that defies logic.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A con artiste meets a librarian and has mad passionate sex in a London flat.
  • Monster (2003)
    Review preview for Monster

    Construed by some as a blatant feminist sympathy trip, Theron's performance is a tour de force, picking up Jenkins's contentious baton with extreme gusto.

    David Stanners · 4 out of 5
    Dramatised version of the life of serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
  • Monstrous (2022)
    Review preview for Monstrous

    The whole film hinges on Ricci’s performance and as such it provides a means for her to demonstrate that she’s still got what it takes.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A woman who is traumatised by an abusive relationship runs away from her former husband with her seven-year-old son, but in their new, idyllic and remote sanctuary, they find they have another, bigger and more terrifying monster to deal with
  • The Opposite Of Sex (1998)
    Review preview for The Opposite Of Sex

    Ricci captures the ruthless spirit of a selfish one-tracker with unapologetic enthusiasm.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A teenager seduces her gay brother's boyfriend.
  • Pecker (1998)
    Review preview for Pecker

    Waters' targets are tame and easy to hit.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A diner employee becomes an overnight art sensation.
  • Penelope (2006)
    Review preview for Penelope

    As a modern fairy tale Penelope has a gentle touch, and while flat in places it's definitely more silk purse than sow's ear.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A young heiress is disfigured by a curse which only true love can lift.
  • Percy Vs Goliath (2020)
    Review preview for Percy Vs Goliath

    Hollywood loves this kind of figure and occasionally this film falls into the familiar trap of overplaying his heroics, but Walken himself is solid throughout.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after its GMOs interfere with his crops.
  • The Smurfs 2 (2013)
    Review preview for The Smurfs 2

    Viewers who are still awake after the first 20 minutes will be bludgeoned into unconsiousness by the the film's heavy-handed morals of unconditional love and family transcending blood relationships.

    Max Crawford · 1.5 out of 5
    Gargamel tries to create a new kind of evil smurf.
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    Review preview for Sleepy Hollow

    At a time when ghouls have been relegated to cereal packets, Burton resurrects an Edwardian fascination with horror.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A naive policeman of impeccable character attempts to uncover the mystery of supernatural murders in 1799.
  • Speed Racer (2008)
    Review preview for Speed Racer

    As the shiny roadsters perform death defying stunts to get to the chequered flag, I defy the greenest carphobe not to feel their pulse racing.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    Family values versus corporate dirty tricks in futuristic motor racing spectacular.

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