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  • Adulthood (2008)
    Review preview for Adulthood

    Clarke has range and talent.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The sequel to Kidulthood follows a young man on his first day out of prison.
  • The Business (2005)
    Review preview for The Business

    Like the world it portrays, The Business can be criticised as superficial and derivative, but it accurately depicts the headstrong, cheesy glamour of the period.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    In the mid-80s a young man falls foul of a gangster and is sent to take money to an ex-con in Spain, who invites him to join his team.
  • Dead Cert (2010)
    Review preview for Dead Cert

    Far too straight-laced and uptight to appeal to fans of either genre.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    London hard-men discover business has bite, after the businessmen who offer to buy their nightclub turn out to be vampires.
  • Dead Man Running (2009)
    Review preview for Dead Man Running

    It's somewhat pedestrian, predicated on decisions that appear ludicrous, and its smartest observation might well be an accident.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    An ex-con goes on a desperate hunt for money to pay back a loan shark who is holding his mother hostage.
  • Doghouse (2009)
    Review preview for Doghouse

    Doghouse offers a lot of shouting, a ton of gore and a male wish-fulfilment fantasy where all women really ARE nothing but trouble and the only way to deal with them is to hit them round the head.

    Jeff Robson · 2 out of 5
    A ‘lads’ weekend’ turns into a nightmare when the boys arrive in a village where the women have turned into flesh-eating zombies.
  • The Football Factory (2004)
    Review preview for The Football Factory

    Probably a fairly accurate, if brutal, insight into the lives of a group of middle class thugs trying to fill a void in their dull meaningless existences.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    An open view into the degenerate lives of London football casuals.
  • The Great Ecstasy Of Robert Carmichael (2005)
    Review preview for The Great Ecstasy Of Robert Carmichael

    I’m at a loss to see what Thomas Clay’s point is.

    Jeff Robson · 2 out of 5
    The fall of an intelligent teenager into a life of ultraviolence and depravity.
  • Greenfingers (2000)
    Review preview for Greenfingers

    The news that the movie is 'based on real events' does not alter the tedium of the thing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A convicted murderer discovers horticulture in open prison.
  • High Heels And Lowlifes (2001)
    A nurse and an actress attempt to blackmail a gang of ruthless bank robbers in London.
  • Human Traffic (1999)
    Review preview for Human Traffic

    Comparisons only categorise originality and this one stands alone.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    The weekend is here and the ravers are wasted.
  • Malice In Wonderland (2009)
    Review preview for Malice In Wonderland

    The off-kilter predicaments at times feel like increasingly disconnected sketches and the narrative, for the most part, just wanders along as wide-eyed and disorientated as Alice herself.

    James Gracey · 3 out of 5
    Lewis Carrol's Alice gets a gangster makeover.
  • Mean Machine (2001)
    Review preview for Mean Machine

    The film is so predictable, you could lay bets.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Vinnie Jones is sent to the nick where he coaches the prisoners soccer XI
  • Outlaw (2007)
    Review preview for Outlaw

    Love’s approach is consistently fresh and, until the end, when things fall apart a bit, surprisingly original. The writing here is taut, concise and as lean as a whippet.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Fighting back against the heritage of an illegal war and a corrupt police force in Blair's Britain.
  • Severance (2006)
    Review preview for Severance

    Good writing and committed performances.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A British armament firm's fun time out in Hungary turns nasty when they get lost in the forest.
  • Straightheads (2007)
    Review preview for Straightheads

    The climax of Adam and Alice’s vengeance becomes so extreme that it veers into black farce. As a thriller it’s tight and gripping enough.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A couple, brought together by a chance encounter, react to a horrific attack by plotting vengeance.
  • The Trench (1999)
    Review preview for The Trench

    The performances by mainly young unknowns are excellent and the script is the best Boyd has done.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The 48 hours in the trenches leading up to the Battle of the Somme.
  • Wasp (2003)
    Review preview for Wasp

    Arnold has never been one to shy away from the realities of poverty and that clear-sighted view is in evidence here.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    The day in the life of a single mum and her kids.

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