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  • David Copperfield (1999)
    Review preview for David Copperfield

    The quality of this production is seamless, and if there is a criticism you could say it lacks originality, remaining faithful to the novel, which, for purists, is a form of flattery.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Faithful adaptation of Dickens' novel about a boy growing up through troubled times.
  • December Boys (2007)
    Review preview for December Boys

    The buzz around December Boys has been considerable – but in truth it doesn’t bear the weight of expectation, being a slight and somewhat predictable coming of age drama with a heavy dose of religiosity.

    Jeff Robson · 2.5 out of 5
    Four boys from a Catholic orphanage in Australia are given a summer holiday in a remote cove, where they learn more about love, family and friendship.
  • Escape From Pretoria (2020)
    Review preview for Escape From Pretoria

    This is a thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat but that also has something going on upstairs.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In 1979 apartheid-era South Africa, two men imprisoned in Pretoria Prison plot to escape.
  • Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part I (2010)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part I

    Yates conjures up a succession of ‘follow-that’ face-offs which equal the opening salvo for edge-of-the-seat bravura.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    As the forces of evil take over the wizarding community, Harry and his friends are forced to go on the run – and hunt down the magical items that could allow Voldemort to be destroyed.
  • Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

    Deserving of the hype.

    Robyn Jankel · 4 out of 5
    This long-delayed movie about Harry's sixth form year reveals secrets about Lord Voldemort's fractured soul.
  • Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

    The Order Of The Phoenix is the best in the series.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Harry Potter and friends find themselves in trouble as a mysterious stranger seizes power at Hogwarts.
  • Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

    Is it familiarity that makes the heart grow fonder? Or magic?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Harry enters the second year at Hogwarts... and it's even more perilous than the first.
  • Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    If ever there was a critic-proof film, this is most certainly it - but, pleasingly, it's so good that it doesn't have to be.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    The teenage wizard has his final showdown with Voldemort.
  • Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

    For the first time in what has become known as The H P Experience, you feel genuine emotion.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    It's darker now and Voldemort is close. Can Harry triumph at the Tri-wizard Tournament and save the world?
  • Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

    No surprises. Nothing to write home about. And yet thoroughly entertaining.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The boy wizard's first adventure.
  • Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

    It's such a pleasure to see a real children's film by a real filmmaker.

    Scott Macdonald · 4.5 out of 5
    Harry returns to Hogwarts to find he is being pursued by the escaped murderer Sirius Black.
  • Horns (2013)
    Review preview for Horns

    The chiller/thriller mix doesn't set.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A man sprouts horns after the mysterious death of his girlfriend.
  • Kill Your Darlings (2013)
    Review preview for Kill Your Darlings

    Krikodas should be wary of letting his style run rampant over material that could have been both resonant and disturbing given some restraint.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    A murder brings together the young writers of the beat generation.
  • The Lost City (2022)
    Review preview for The Lost City

    The Lost City proves just how much extra mileage you can get from a well-worn premise if you get the casting right.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A romance novelist is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes that she can lead him to the lost city’s treasure from her story.
  • Now You See Me 2 (2016)
    Review preview for Now You See Me 2

    Any attempt to explain the detailed confusion of the storyline will cause brain damage.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.
  • What If (2013)
    Review preview for What If

    The script is as flat as Monday morning

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Can friends be lovers? Is Toronto a better venue for romance than New York? What would Harry Potter do?
  • The Woman In Black (2012)
    Review preview for The Woman In Black

    The slow-building tension of the stage play is still there, but the added narrative space sees room for for Grand Guignol shocks aplenty.

    Martin Gray · 4 out of 5
    Harry Potter and the Spooky Old House? Not quite. Out on re-issue.

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