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  • Black Sea (2014)
    Review preview for Black Sea

    Retains a tight grip on your imagination

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A skeleton crew in a decommissioned submarine launch a clandestine search for Nazi gold under Russian waters.
  • Chunky Monkey (2001)
    A man's date plans are interrupted by a series of surreal events.
  • The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
    Review preview for The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

    Considering the massive cast of characters and overlapping plotlines, David Edgar's adaptation is little short of a masterpiece.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Stage adaptation of the Dickens classic.
  • A Murder Of Quality (1991)
    Review preview for A Murder Of Quality

    Somehow, A Murder Of Quality draws you in to its clichéd story through the charm of its well developed and coyly satirical characters.

    Josh Morrall · 3.5 out of 5
    John Le Carre murder mystery with George Smiley in Agatha Christie territory.
  • Nowhere Boy (2009)
    Review preview for Nowhere Boy

    There is something a bit bland, a bit kitchen sink, a bit telemovie, about this portrait of the artist as a young man.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    Biopic of John Lennon's younger years.
  • Shameless: Series 3 (2006)
    The UK's most dysfunctional and hilarious family return for another series of cons and calamities.

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