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  • 2 Guns (2013)
    Review preview for 2 Guns

    Like the bulls that Papi is so fond of, this film is more interested in careering about causing mayhem than dwelling on details.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Mismatched buddies make a lot of enemies after problems with a heist.
  • American Gangster (2007)
    Review preview for American Gangster

    Scott has gone back to source, bringing viewers the most refined product available.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    The true story of the rise of an American mobster.
  • Antwone Fisher (2002)
    A man comes to terms with his painful past.
  • The Bone Collector (1997)
    Review preview for The Bone Collector

    The killer's identity adds fuel to the flames of absurdity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A paralysed cop hunts a serial killer from his bed.
  • The Book Of Eli (2010)
    Review preview for The Book Of Eli

    The set-pieces are sporadic – but always exciting and kinetic.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    In a post-nuclear landscape, one man guards the world's last bible.
  • Deja Vu (2006)
    Review preview for Deja Vu

    The incomparable Denzel Washington gives another of his thoughtful, sensitive performances that carries a surplus of the dignity gene.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A detective in New Orleans goes back in time to solve a mystery and save lives.
  • The Equalizer (2014)
    Review preview for The Equalizer

    Now it's Denzel Washington's turn, which means this is serious and requires a smart turn out at all times and a watch that goes 'bleep'.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A former commando comes out of retirement to rescue a teenage hooker from the Russian mafia in New York.
  • The Equalizer 2 (2018)
    Review preview for The Equalizer 2

    It's complicated and increasingly violent

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Ex-CIA hitman, Robert McCall, is trying to stay incognito and low key as a Boston cab driver but is drawn into a mysterious murder in Brussels that has fatal and violent consequences.
  • Fallen (1998)
    Review preview for Fallen

    An ambitious plot implodes in the detail.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A cop investigates after a spate of killings similar to those committed by a man whose execution he has witnessed.
  • Fences (2016)
    Review preview for Fences

    As a family saga in the tradition of O'Neill and Miller, August Wilson reveals its destructive nature

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Pittsburgh in the Fifties exposes the prejudice and failed ambition of an ex-baseball contender/now garbage collector and how it affects the hopes and dreams of his family.
  • Flight (2012)
    Review preview for Flight

    Self-hatred and lies, stuck on the merry-go-round of never-ending temptations... give Flight its tension.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
    An airline pilot who lives on the wild side becomes a national hero... until his blood tests come back.
  • For Queen And Country (1989)
    Review preview for For Queen And Country

    This strange recipe of Hollywood star, and local actors Redman and Fairbass only serves to make an otherwise abysmal attempt at a political statement all the more enjoyable.

    Gabriella Trybalska · 3 out of 5
    Denzel Washington plays ex-British paratropper who comes to terms with life outside the army.
  • Gladiator II (2024)
    Review preview for Gladiator II

    David Scarpa’s screenplay wisely keeps the political machinations on a slow simmer, so that they are easily followed and don’t get in the way of the nicely worked set-pieces Scott has in store.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A man seeks vengeance as a gladiator in Rome after his wife is killed in a raid.
  • He Got Game (1997)
    Review preview for He Got Game

    The film is uneven and, at times, sentimental, with a terrific performance from Washington in a less than glamorous role.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A jailbird dad tries to reconnect with his basketball prodigy son, so that he can broker a shorter sentence.
  • The Hurricane (1999)
    Review preview for The Hurricane

    Dominated... by a compelling, passionate, thoughtful and unforgiving performance from Denzel Washington.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Story of boxer Rubin Carter.
  • Inside Man (2006)
    Review preview for Inside Man

    One of the tricksiest, most tautly plotted rollercoaster rides through the thriller genre since The Usual Suspects.

    Anton Bitel · 5 out of 5
    Spike Lee takes on the heist genre.
  • John Q (2002)
    Review preview for John Q

    The tendency to set up dramatic moments only to drown them in sentiment hurts the integrity of the film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Denzel Washington takes law into his hands to force James Woods to operate on his dying son.
  • The Magnificent Seven (2016)
    Review preview for The Magnificent Seven

    The John Ford cliches clang against the Sergio Leone sloppy seconds with the hollow ring of a church bell.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Seven gunmen team up to help save a village from an evil mining boss.
  • The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
    Review preview for The Manchurian Candidate

    Jonathan Demme directs with utter simplicity.

    Gator MacReady · 2 out of 5
    Gulf War soldiers are brainwashed.
  • Man On Fire (2004)
    Review preview for Man On Fire

    The film resembles a schizophrenic's acid trip - viscious, paranoid and out-of-the-box.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    An assassin goes all out for vengeance after the family he is hired to protect are attacked.
  • Out Of Time (2003)
    Review preview for Out Of Time

    All told, a case of move along, nothing to see here.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2.5 out of 5
    Small town Florida police chief finds himself the prime suspect in a double homicide.
  • Remember The Titans (2000)
    Review preview for Remember The Titans

    Redneck kids bond with black brothers. It's so corny, it can't be true. And yet it is - or was.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    True story of racial tension when an African-American football coach is brought in to manage a high school team.
  • Safe House (2012)
    Review preview for Safe House

    The role of Frost, enigmatic, dangerous, with added unfathomable moral compass, is something Washington excels at and can do in his sleep, but he's played that card perhaps too many times for it to seem fresh.

    Owen Van Spall · 2 out of 5
    When a safe house is attacked, a young agent finds himself on the run with the man who was hiding there.
  • The Siege (1998)
    Review preview for The Siege

    Edward Zwick has succeeded in turning a contemporary nightmare into a good day's sleep.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    After a sheikh is kidnapped by the US, terrorists target New York.
  • The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
    Review preview for The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3

    The original Pelham was a tense affair but this modern version cranks up the edge-of-your-seat factor even further.

    Leanne McGrath · 4 out of 5
    A group of armed men hold a crowded New York City subway train to ransom in this remake of the 1974 thriller.
  • Training Day (2001)
    Review preview for Training Day

    There have been great police corruption movies - Sidney Lumet's Q&A comes to mind - but usually they are more subtle than this.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Denzel Washington exposes the corruption and violence of the LAPD.
  • Unstoppable (2010)
    Review preview for Unstoppable

    By the time Frank and Chris are taking on the train - complete with running, dangling and some large chunks of that back story you had rather hoped they'd forgotten about - the tension begins to hum.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    An engineer and a conductor try to stop an unmanned runaway train.

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