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  • The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938)
    Review preview for The Adventures Of Robin Hood

    The film is completely unabashed and utterly committed to delivering on its promise of adventure.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Classic version of the outlaw tale.
  • Casablanca (1942)
    Review preview for Casablanca

    Essentially a love story, Casablanca is darker than a camel's eyeball.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A reunion between former lovers forces a bar owner to make an impossible choice amid the incivility of war.
  • Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
    Review preview for Lawrence Of Arabia

    What remains true now, as it was then, is the scale and scope of the thing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A biopic of TE Lawrence focused on role in the Arab/Turkish conflict during the First World War.
  • The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
    Review preview for The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

    Not content with killing off the players, Harold French has decided to bludgeon the audience as well.

    Emma Slawinski · 2.5 out of 5
    Hitchcock-style suspense drama about a provincial man caught up in a dangerous intrigue.
  • Notorious (1946)
    Review preview for Notorious

    The chemisty is perfect. Although Bergman dominates by sheer force of character, Grant's cool persona slips effortlessly into her pocket.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Reissue for the film about spies in South America who attract Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant.
  • The Passionate Friends (1949)
    Review preview for The Passionate Friends

    Every performance in this film is spot on.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A tragic love triangle spanning two decades.
  • The Wolf Man (1941)
    Review preview for The Wolf Man

    Such subtlety, in what is the most overt of film genres, is a wonder to behold.

    Keith Dudhnath · 4.5 out of 5
    Horror classic, starring Lon Chaney Jr as a werewolf.

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