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  • The River Train (2026)
    Review preview for The River Train

    The River Train lets language do what plot will not always do, it gives a child’s abstract longings a body.

    Edin Custo · 4 out of 5
    Nine-year-old Milo lives in a remote Argentinian village where he studies the Malambo, a folk dance full of bravura. He is an excellent dancer, but Milo’s only desire is to escape the countryside on a train for the Buenos Aires of his dreams.
  • R#J (2021)
    Review preview for R#J

    It’s hard to say which is worse: the plot additions that amount to self-parody or the stilted pacing.

    Jeremy Mathews · 1.5 out of 5
    A re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet, taking place through their cell phones, in a mash-up of Shakespearean dialogue with current social media communication.
  • Roma (2018)
    Review preview for Roma

    We are at a point where the wonders of earth and an awe in regards to nature cannot be shown often enough.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Chronicle of a middle-class family in the 1970s.
  • The Room Next Door (2024)
    Review preview for The Room Next Door

    Almodóvar goes all out with the delights fashion has to offer, bright colours, the joy of transformation - because it is never too late for sartorial metamorphosis.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    When Ingrid finds out that her old friend Martha is seriously ill, they reunite and embark on a journey of discoveries.
  • Rudo And Cursi (2008)
    Review preview for Rudo And Cursi

    Bernal and Luna bring the same casual and endearing spontaneity they showed in Y Tu Mama Tambien to the fore again here.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional football.
  • Savages (2012)
    Review preview for Savages

    Leads and support cast alike march their talents off a cliff like the most earnest of lemmings.

    Sophie Monks Kaufman · 1 out of 5
    A pair of pot growers clash with a drug cartel after their girlfriend is kidnapped.
  • The Shallows (2016)
    Review preview for The Shallows

    This is as much a film about femininity as Jaws was about masculinity.

    Luke Shaw · 3 out of 5
    Can a woman escape a shark?
  • The Signal (2007)
    Review preview for The Signal

    The impressive framing and gorgeous washed-out look does not extend to the script of what is, ultimately, a rather pedestrian film noir.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Film noir sees a down-at-heel gumshoe get mixed up an with Argentinian mafioso's moll.
  • Silence (2016)
    Review preview for Silence

    It looks as if Scorsese is battling his own demons, oblivious of the pain he inflicts upon an unsuspecting audience

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    In the 17th century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor.
  • Society Of The Snow (2023)
    Review preview for Society Of The Snow

    The impact of the plane crash near the start of this retelling of the remarkable true survival story is shown in visceral detail with a sound design that slams right through you.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Survival thriller taking place in the aftermath of a plane crash in the Andes.
  • The Substance (2024)
    Review preview for The Substance

    Brutal, bloody and enriched with a specific dark humour.

    Marija Lukarevska · 4 out of 5
    A fading television star tries to restore her fame with the help of a suspicious drug.
  • To Steal From A Thief (2016)
    Review preview for To Steal From A Thief

    This film does much well but little new.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Crime thriller set against the backdrop of Spain's economic collapse.
  • The Terminal (2004)
    Review preview for The Terminal

    Spielberg's direction is delicate, but very relaxed.

    Josh Morrall · 4 out of 5
    Tom Hanks is stateless, Eastern European and living in a big American airport.
  • Torremolinos 73 (2003)
    Review preview for Torremolinos 73

    It treads a fine line between the serious and the comic.

    George Williamson · 4 out of 5
    Comedy in which an encyclopedia salesman and his wife start shooting “scientific reproduction” Super 8 films.
  • The Unbeatables (2013)
    Review preview for The Unbeatables

    As the story ball is passed from one set of characters to the next, you sense the dexterity without being distracted by it, while the messages about being a team player and winning by fair means not foul underpins the action without getting in the way.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A man goes on an adventure with the characters on his table football game.
  • Virgin Territory (2007)
    Review preview for Virgin Territory

    Littered with sexual innuendo that is about as funny as drowning kittens.

    Darren Amner · 1 out of 5
    A young buck in mediaeval Italy tries to rescue his love from the clutches of a dastardly Tim Roth... at the same time as avoiding the plague.
  • Wakolda (2013)
    Review preview for Wakolda

    Àlex Brendemühl is superb as the doctor, by turns avuncular and ruthless, somebody on whom the family find themselves increasingly dependent even as they come to distrust him.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An Argentinian family setting up a guest house grows suspicious of a friendly German doctor who seems to command unusual respect in the local German community.
  • We Are The Flesh (2016)
    Review preview for We Are The Flesh

    It may be derivative, underdeveloped and twee, but it has force of personality.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Wandering through a ruined city, a young brother and sister discover a building inhabited by a mysterious hermit who offers them sanctuary.
  • What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984)
    Review preview for What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    Although darkly funny the film also has strong undercurrents of genuine emotion - Gloria's despair is real rather than comic.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4 out of 5
    An amphetamine-addicted housewife reaches breaking point with her ungrateful family.
  • Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
    Review preview for Y Tu Mamá También

    The characters of Tenoch and Julio are beautifully realised by Luna and Bernal. They bring energy and verve.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Two randy middle-class Mexican lads go on a road trip with sophisticated Spanish lady

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