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  • '71 (2014)
    Review preview for '71

    Burke is interested in people not politics, keeping the focus on the sudden outbreaks of inhumanity and humanity in the madness, expertly crafting his thriller from the swirling fog of war.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A young British soldier is accidentally left behind by his unit on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.
  • Calvary (2014)
    Review preview for Calvary

    Although displaying much of the barbed wit of his first film, this is a more measured and moving work.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A priest finds himself under threat.
  • Calm With Horses (2019)
    Review preview for Calm With Horses

    It's usually Keoghan who gets the acting plaudits, but though he is good as a wannabe bad guy, it's Jarvis who provides the heft, in more ways than one here.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Thriller about a crime enforcer for a clan of drug dealers, while also trying to be a good father to his autistic son.
  • The Guard (2011)
    Review preview for The Guard

    McDonagh takes what could be a hackneyed tale of mismatched buddy cops and spins it to blisteringly funny effect.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A small-town cop in Ireland finds himself drawn into an uneasy partnership with an FBI agent trying to smash a drug smuggling racket.

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