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  • The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
    Review preview for The Bad Guys 2

    The Bad Guys 2 is proper entertainment.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do 'one last job' by an all-female squad of criminals.
  • Clemency (2019)
    Review preview for Clemency

    Despite the raw power of its performances, the film suffers from an impulse to spell out some of its points.

    Jeremy Mathews · 3.5 out of 5
    Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
  • The Color Purple (2023)
    Review preview for The Color Purple

    Bazawule has a cast to die for.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A woman faces many hardships in her life but ultimately finds strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
  • The Day Shall Come (2019)
    Review preview for The Day Shall Come

    When satire bites it draws blood. This one leaks fizzy water that’s gone flat.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    An African-American preacher is targeted by the FBI.
  • Time Out Of Mind (2014)
    Review preview for Time Out Of Mind

    Gere, despite his image both off and on screen, gives a flawless performance.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A homeless man tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

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