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  • 50 First Dates (2004)
    Review preview for 50 First Dates

    There are some good gags along the way.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    Adam Sandler is a marine biologist in Hawaii who falls for a girl with no memory.
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
    Review preview for Beverly Hills Chihuahua

    Kids will love it and attendant parents, if they let themselves, may end up enjoying the ride.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    When a spoiled chihuahua 'heiress' gets out of her depth in Mexico, she finds a friend in a gruff former police dog, and a longtime admirer sets out to search for her.
  • Big Miracle (2012)
    Review preview for Big Miracle

    Big Miracle isn't going to win any awards for originality or become anyone over 12's favorite film, but it serves its purpose sincerely and does what it does extremely well.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    A group of volunteers race to save three whales trapped by ice.
  • Charlie's Angels (2000)
    Review preview for Charlie's Angels

    The script has a sense of humour that doesn't dazzle with punchy one-liners, but is consistently witty, without showing off.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Can girls kick it in big-screen adaptation? Course they can.
  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
    Review preview for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

    As a visual piece of pop video-influenced whambammery, it is perfectly pitched.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sequel with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu making mincemeat of bad guys.
  • Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2002)
    Review preview for Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind

    This is Clooney's debut as a director and he does a terrific job.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A game show host becomes a CIA hitman in his spare time.
  • Curious George (2006)
    Review preview for Curious George

    [Curious George] just goes out to entertain and make people feel happy.

    Harry Lockhart · 4 out of 5
    The animated adventures of a man in a yellow hat and a magic monkey from Africa.
  • Donnie Darko (2001)
    Review preview for Donnie Darko

    A film of extraordinary complexity and fascination.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Californian teenager is told by imaginary friend in rabbit mask that the world will end in 28 days.
  • Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (2001)
    Review preview for Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut

    Donnie Darko is probably the best evocation of the twilight zone of adolescence yet put on film.

    Rory Ford · 4 out of 5
    Extended version of the cult movie about the twilight zone of adolescence.
  • E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Review preview for E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial

    It showcases Spielberg's gifts for light comedy, spectacle, and fairy tale celuloid sorcery.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Spielberg's beloved classic about a stranded and lonely alien.
  • Ever After (1998)
    Review preview for Ever After

    The evil step-mother myth is treated with intelligence.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Re-imagining the Cinderella story without the hocus pocus.
  • Going The Distance (2010)
    Review preview for Going The Distance

    Sweet without being sticky and with just enough sourness to keep things real, this is a romantic comedy that delivers in both departments.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A couple try to keep their romance alive on opposite sides of the country
  • He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
    Review preview for He's Just Not That Into You

    A warm, wise and witty examination of male/female relations so grounded in the real that makes Sex and the City look as insightful as a stool softener TV ad.

    Martin Gray · 4 out of 5
    Love is all around, but saccharine's kept at bay.
  • Lucky You (2007)
    Review preview for Lucky You

    Though Barrymore isn’t terrible she pales in comparison to Bana’s raw presence and Duvall’s subtle talent.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Two poker players find romance.
  • Miss You Already (2015)
    Review preview for Miss You Already

    The squirm count is off the scale

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Best friends grow up, marry and laugh a lot until one of them is diagnosed with the Big C.
  • Music And Lyrics (2007)
    Review preview for Music And Lyrics

    By any mainstream yardstick, Music And Lyrics is a success.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A has-been pop star makes beautiful music with the potted plant maintenance girl.
  • Never Been Kissed (1999)
    Review preview for Never Been Kissed

    Teenyboppers will think it cool, twentysomethings will throw up.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A journalist goes back to school in the interests of research.
  • The Perfect Catch (2005)
    Review preview for The Perfect Catch

    Hornby's novel is a master class in relationships and rich human interaction and the Farellys have done it reasonable justice, however diluted by its screenwriters.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    The Farrelly Brothers do Nick Hornby in an Americanisation of Fever Pitch.
  • Riding In Cars With Boys (2001)
    Review preview for Riding In Cars With Boys

    There is something here that strikes home.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Bev is an ordinary girl in a small town who gets pregnant at 15 and has to make a life for herself
  • Scream (1996)
    Review preview for Scream

    Director Wes Craven... brings just the right atmosphere of tongue in cheek and plain old fear to the proceedings.

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Clever homage to the horror genre, reinventing scary movies.
  • Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
    Review preview for Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    This scatter-shot approach to comedy has all the sophistication of sticking a 12-bore into a crowd and pulling the trigger. Sure, you're going to hit everyone, but it's not very clever.

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    The Family Guy Movie.
  • While the City Sleeps (1956)
    Review preview for While the City Sleeps

    Certainly not as influential nor provocative as Lang’s very best work, While The City Sleeps is nevertheless a very good slice of Fifties noir.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 3.5 out of 5
    A newspaper's staff compete to find a serial killer.

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