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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.
  • Batman Returns (1992)
    Review preview for Batman Returns

    This is a short film about Catwoman weighed down by a lot of vague nonsense you'll end up skipping through.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Batman takes on Catwoman and The Penguin in a battle for power in Gotham City.
  • 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.
  • The Big Kahuna (1999)
    Three salesmen in a hotel room.
  • Deck The Halls (2006)
    Review preview for Deck The Halls

    This is no classic, it's formulaic stuff, but the quality performers prevent things getting to saccharine and preachy.

    Martin Gray · 3 out of 5
    Two neighbours fall out over who is the local king of Christmas in forgettable but fun seasonal family comedy.
  • Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012)
    Review preview for Dr Seuss' The Lorax

    For all the 3D eyeball-poking efforts, barbershop-quartet singing fish and more colours than an explosion in a paintbox, the thin story never rises beyond merely okay.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    A young man sets out to find the guardian of the forests as a swindler tries to trick people into paying for fresh air.
  • Get Shorty (1995)
    Review preview for Get Shorty

    Over the years, people have tried and failed to be as cool as Travolta.

    The Dude · 4.5 out of 5
    A Miami loan shark discovers even more bizarre characters in Hollywood.
  • The Good Night (2007)
    Review preview for The Good Night

    Flawed, but with enough interest to suggest Jake Paltrow may be one to keep an eye out for in future.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A pop-star turned jingle writer seeks solace from his midlife crisis in his dreams.
  • Haunted Mansion (2023)
    Review preview for Haunted Mansion

    While the chase scenes are effective, the jokes feel like the ghost of much better one-liners.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A mum and son enlist the help of a priest, a psychic and a scientist in a bid to rid their new home of ghosts.
  • Heist (2001)
    Review preview for Heist

    To watch actors work with such unity of purpose is a scary thing, like balancing between probability and deception.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Thriller proving there's no honour amongst thieves.
  • Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
    Review preview for Jumanji: The Next Level

    If you liked the first film, this is a lot more of the same, with the curmudgeonly DeVito adding enjoyment to the framing sequences.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    The gang are sucked back into the game - but everything has changed.
  • Living Out Loud (1998)
    Review preview for Living Out Loud

    They say this is based on a couple of Chekhov's shorter prose works. If so, everything was lost in translation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    An abandoned NYC wife, tries to rebuild her life.
  • L.A. Confidential (1997)
    Review preview for L.A. Confidential

    What is unexpected in this self-conscious pander to the cult of genre cinema is the violence. It lacks the dignity of constraint.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Hard-boiled expose of Fifties corruption in the City of Angels.
  • Man On The Moon (1999)
    Review preview for Man On The Moon

    There are moments when you feel that this is either a memorial tribute for the family, or a postumous practical joke, as Carrey acts his socks off and the need to honour the cult-of-Andy appears paramount.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Biopic of Andy Kaufman.
  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing And Charm School (2005)
    Review preview for Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing And Charm School

    What should be a romantic mush cake, with lemon icing and a cherry on top, is treacle pud, with hot fudge and molasses.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A sad baker helps a dying motorist and discovers that he's not the only one who can't dance.
  • Mars Attacks! (1996)
    Review preview for Mars Attacks!

    Rarely has the title of a film summed it up so well - or so completely.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Little green men invade the Earth.
  • The Oh in Ohio (2006)
    Review preview for The Oh in Ohio

    A gloriously enjoyable light comedy.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    An all-American wife pursues elusive orgasm.
  • Poolman (2023)
    Review preview for Poolman

    The only mystery is why anyone would stay to the end of Poolman.

    Donald Munro · 1 out of 5
    A hapless dreamer and would-be philosopher spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny LA. When he uncovers a water heist, he does what he can to protect the city.
  • Relative Strangers (2006)
    Review preview for Relative Strangers

    A painful watch.

    Paul Griffiths · 1 out of 5
    An adopted son finds his real parents and more than he had hoped for.
  • Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
    Review preview for Reno 911!: Miami

    There isn’t such a thing as a well honed one-liner, or a scene that doesn’t make you want to curl up into a ball and ask to be kicked.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Brainless cops from Reno go to Miami for a convention and disgrace their intelligence.
  • Revenge Of The Electric Car (2011)
    Review preview for Revenge Of The Electric Car

    The documentary is never dull due to the excellent pacing and editing.

    Paul Logan · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about the return of the electric car, which was once regarded as a dead technology.
  • The Rainmaker (1997)
    Review preview for The Rainmaker

    Not typical Grisham, it is closer to autobiography than fiction.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A young lawyer with high ideals takes on a corrupt insurance firm.
  • Romancing The Stone (1984)
    Review preview for Romancing The Stone

    Issues of originality aside, Romancing ultimately succeeds thanks to the natural on-screen chemistry between Douglas and Turner.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    Odd-couple romance and adventure in the jungle.
  • The Virgin Suicides (1999)
    Review preview for The Virgin Suicides

    Coppola demonstrates remarkable confidence.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of sisters and suicide in the American suburbs.
  • What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
    Review preview for What's The Worst That Could Happen?

    Run-of-the-mill means straight-to-video and that's what this should have been.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Martin Lawrence is a friendly crook and Danny DeVito is a crooked businessman.
  • Wiener-Dog (2016)
    Review preview for Wiener-Dog

    Wiener-Dog is a Solondz film through and through – there's still no-one daring to be quite so acerbic and inhumane towards his characters while keeping them grounded in a sense of relatable experience.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Portmanteau film about the owners of a dachshund.

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