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  • Amistad (1998)
    Review preview for Amistad

    Amistad is one of [Spielberg's] deeply felt niche pictures that won't cause ripples on the stock market because of its uncompromising nature.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Courtroom drama about a mutiny on a slave ship.
  • Biker Boyz (2003)
    Review preview for Biker Boyz

    From the outset, Biker Boyz feels like every sporting film that has been before.

    Keith Dudhnath · 3 out of 5
    A young man tries to become the fastest motorcyclist in California.
  • Blood Diamond (2006)
    Review preview for Blood Diamond

    There is a healthy streak of cynicism running through Blood Diamond.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Diamonds are a smuggler’s best friend during Sierra Leone’s vicious civil war.
  • Captain Marvel (2019)
    Review preview for Captain Marvel

    Cap Marvel is another powerful woman hero to add to the line-up.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    A superhero gets caught up in a galactic war.
  • Constantine (2005)
    Review preview for Constantine

    Constantine is best enjoyed by ignoring the Milton-centric mythology and surrendering to the movie's lush atmosphere and wicked performances.

    The Exile · 4 out of 5
    The comic book adventures of a chain smoking paranormal gumshoe in post-apocalyptic LA.
  • Eragon (2006)
    Review preview for Eragon

    The film has more violent action than a PG-certificate dares admit to and looks suitably legendary.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    When a simple farm boy discovers a dragon's egg, he also finds his destiny: to recover the lost art of dragon riding and save the kingdom from evil.
  • The Four Feathers (2002)
    Review preview for The Four Feathers

    The English bits tend to drag dreadfully.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Tale of redcoats, incompetence, cowardice and unrequited love in Victorian England and the Sudan.
  • Gladiator (2000)
    Review preview for Gladiator

    Ridley Scott's 2nd century extravaganza dies during those pauses between blood, sweat and fear.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    The revenge of a disgraced Roman general turned gladiator.
  • Gran Turismo (2023)
    Review preview for Gran Turismo

    The performances are generally fine if unremarkable - although it's bizarre that despite Mardenborough’s hometown being in Wales, not a single actor here has a Welsh accent.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    The story of how Jann Mardenborough went from being a gamer to a professional motor racer.
  • Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)
    Review preview for Guardians Of The Galaxy

    Overall, Guardians of the Galaxy is good fun.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A pilot is tracked by bounty hunters after stealing a mysterious orb.
  • How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
    Review preview for How To Train Your Dragon 2

    There is no tension, no expectation of trouble. Happiness infuses the land

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Hiccup and his prehistoric friends fight the evil forces of a dastardly dragonnapper
  • The Island (2005)
    Review preview for The Island

    Fast, furious and Calvin Klein-ad slick.

    The Exile · 3 out of 5
    Futuristic clone colony action escape drama (in clinging white bodysuits).
  • In America (2002)
    A family of Irish immigrants tries to find their feet in New York.
  • The King's Man (2021)
    Review preview for The King's Man

    From a technical standpoint, Vaughn and the cinematographer Ben Davies outdo themselves.

    Antoni Konieczny · 3 out of 5
    In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.
  • Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life (2003)
    Review preview for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life

    Lara has changed. No longer a three-dimensional computer game heroine, with enhanced breasts, she has emerged as the next James Bond.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Action sequel sees adventurer Croft on a quest to save Pandora's Box.
  • Never Back Down (2008)
    Review preview for Never Back Down

    Has all the ingredients of a fun Friday night out.

    Darren Amner · 3 out of 5
    A teenager joins a secret school fight club and starts training in martial arts.
  • Push (2009)
    Review preview for Push

    The best praise you can heap on Push is that it’s nearly good.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Young telekinetics and clairvoyants band together to try to escape a sinister government agency.
  • Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire (2023)
    Review preview for Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire

    It’s a film which deserves to be watched in a group and enthusiastically heckled, with a bit of popcorn-throwing to add to the fun.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, a mysterious stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival.
  • Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
    Review preview for Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

    It’s a peculiar thing to see a man who steals so liberally run out of ideas.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Kora and surviving warriors prepare to defend Veldt, their new home, alongside its people against the Realm. The warriors face their pasts, revealing their motivations before the Realm's forces arrive to crush the growing rebellion.
  • Shazam! (2019)
    Review preview for Shazam!

    What’s missing is a plot.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Say the magic word and this teenager turns into a superhero.
  • Shazam! Fury Of The Gods (2023)
    Review preview for Shazam! Fury Of The Gods

    You'll be entertained, at least a bit, but that might be all of it.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    The continuing story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "Shazam!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
  • The Tempest (2010)
    Review preview for The Tempest

    Changing the main character's sex from a man to a woman is the most obvious and radical idea Taymor brings to the table, and it succeeds in deepening several of the piece's key relationships.

    David Graham · 2 out of 5
    Usurped by her brother, Prospera lives in exile with her daughter and faces a power struggle against the monstrous Caliban.

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