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  • Bad Samaritan (2018)
    Review preview for Bad Samaritan

    Dean Devlin's thriller is well structured and features cleverly thought out action sequences that maximise the potential in simple shifts of power.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.
  • Bite (1997)
    Review preview for Bite

    The story is a good one, the ending sharp.

    Martin Gray · 4 out of 5
    Postman gets to grips with the problem females in his life.
  • Bright Young Things (2003)
    Review preview for Bright Young Things

    Where Fry succeeds so well is allowing the intrinsic innocence of these brittle butterflies to be exposed without mockery.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Biting satire on the Thirties party circuit in London.
  • Doctor Who: Series One (2005)
    Review preview for Doctor Who: Series One

    Yes, it’s flawed and a bit daft at times, but for transforming a show that virtually nobody thought was worth bringing back into impressive Saturday night TV, Davies deserves all the back-patting he gets.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    Russell T Davies' resurrection of the time traveller.
  • Doctor Who: Series Two (2006)
    Review preview for Doctor Who: Series Two

    Tennant’s Doc is less haunted by past events than his predecessor and more of an infectious enthusiast, but there’s no doubting the gobby Scot is very, very likeable.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    Torchwood, Cybermen and Madame De Pompadour - oh, my! And Peter Kay running around in a fat suit.
  • Fright Night (2011)
    Review preview for Fright Night

    What's noticeable about Gillespie's version is how little really has to change to make it work.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    Is horror movie addict Charley Brewster’s suave new nextdoor neighbour Jerry Dandridge really an evil vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths?
  • 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?
  • Mad To Be Normal (2017)
    Review preview for Mad To Be Normal

    Sadly, like many biopics, the film blends so many elements of the life of its subject that it starts to lose focus, and falls back on a relationship conflict to lend some backbone.

    Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
    The story of psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the Sixties.
  • Postman Pat: The Movie (2014)
    Review preview for Postman Pat: The Movie

    The clash of styles is painful to watch

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Beloved cartoon country postman enters TV reality talent contest
  • The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (2012)
    Review preview for The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists

    These particular pirates may not be the greatest at, well, pirating, but if you're ready to set sail for adventure, they're the crew to join.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In his quest to become Pirate of the Year, the Pirate Captain leads his crew into peril and risks losing a treasured shipmate.
  • What We Did On Our Holiday (2014)
    Review preview for What We Did On Our Holiday

    The humour is filtered through a storyline that keeps losing credibility

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A divorcing couple take their kids to Scotland for Grandpa's birthday where the children take matters into their own hands
  • LA Without A Map (1998)
    Review preview for LA Without A Map

    The plot promises more than it delivers.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A Scots undertaker falls in love with an actress and moves to LA with comic consequences.
  • You, Me And Him (2017)
    Review preview for You, Me And Him

    The sun shines, friends are endlessly patient (if not always very understanding), and even during its bleak moments, there’s always the promise of a happy ending.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A lawyer is anxious to have a baby but her artist girlfriend keeps putting it off. Then her neighbour gets involved.

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