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  • Boa Vs Python (2004)
    Review preview for Boa Vs Python

    The dialogue is awful, as it ought to be, and suitably entertaining.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    When a giant python starts eating people, the authorities send in a giant boa constrictor to try and stop it.
  • Cube (1997)
    Review preview for Cube

    Cube is a superb example of innovative filmmaking on a low budget.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A group of strangers wake up trapped in a strange cubic room - and that's the least of their problems.
  • Cypher (2002)
    Futuristic brainwashed power trip, in which Jeremy Northam keeps changing identity.
  • Haunter (2013)
    Review preview for Haunter

    Haunter is unusual in that it lays its cards on the table early, while Breslin conveys real fear in the face of supernatural goings on.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A spooky tale of vintage murders, time travel, and unclear boundaries between the living and the dead.
  • Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011)
    Review preview for Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

    In short, this is a great summer movie, spectacular in its realisation, yet resonant in its themes.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Man's experimentation on apes sparks a war for supremacy.
  • The Shape Of Water (2017)
    Review preview for The Shape Of Water

    Hawkins has waited decades for a role like this, in which she can fully exercise her talents.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A woman who works in a secret government lab discovers a classified experiment.
  • Splice (2009)
    Review preview for Splice

    This movie has some of the strangest moments you’ll see on film this year.

    Nick Da Costa · 4 out of 5
    An experiment gets out of control after scientists go on the run with their human-animal hybrid creation.

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