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  • The Peter Sellers Story As He Filmed It (2004)
    Review preview for The Peter Sellers Story As He Filmed It

    The film's greatest attribute is also its main flaw - an unrelenting stream of video footage.

    Ben Sillis · 3 out of 5
    Rare glimpses into Sellers' private life, as seen through his own home videos.
  • Princesa (2001)
    Review preview for Princesa

    Goldman spins a moving story and allows the audience to empathise with the characters.

    Trinity · 4 out of 5
    Do girls have more fun?
  • The River (2002)
    Review preview for The River

    As we progress, it becomes apparent how skilfully director/co-writer Mama Keita has juxtaposed flashbacks to Alfa's life in France with his ongoing African journey of self-discovery.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3.5 out of 5
    A romantic comedy road movie, with thriller elements, in Senegal.
  • Shut Up! (2003)
    Review preview for Shut Up!

    Gerard Depardieu... gives a performance that is accurate, sincere and unwatchable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    The stupidest crook in France joins forces with the most ruthless hitman in Paris.
  • Sleeping Ruff (2004)
    Review preview for Sleeping Ruff

    The film is repetitive in the way it tackles its subject, but the people themselves make up for that.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The homeless of Edinburgh and their dogs
  • Scooby-Doo (2002)
    Review preview for Scooby-Doo

    The film retains its cartoon quality, without winking at the audience or pretending it's all too silly for words.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Fantastic adventures of an ex-cartoon Great Dane and his amateur detective friends.
  • Siberia (2020)
    Review preview for Siberia

    A film that is entirely built on moments and glimpses.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A broken man flees the world and finds himself in a cave. His escape becomes a radical confrontation with his dreams, his memories and demonic visions.
  • The Sparrow In The Chimney (2024)
    Review preview for The Sparrow In The Chimney

    As Zürcher explores his protagonist's psyche, straining the limits of a pervasive sense of turbulence, he steers the narrative into a dream-like realm of refreshing sincerity.

    Sergiu Inizian · 2.5 out of 5
    A family gathering is triggering for everyone.
  • Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones (2002)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones

    Where is the magic?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Obi-Wan and Anakin are put in charge of protecting the Naboo senatoress after an attempt on her life.
  • Stalker (2010)
    Review preview for Stalker

    Anna Brecon is convincing as the numb, traumatised Paula, but it's really Jane March's film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A struggling novelist retreats to her remote country home to work, but the PA who turns up to help her may have an agenda of her own.
  • Suntan (2016)
    Review preview for Suntan

    Mid-life crisis has rarely felt so queasy as it does in Argyris Papadimitropoulos' character study, which features humour so dark you can feel it closing in around you.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A doctor becomes obsessed with a much younger tourist.
  • Thirsty (2016)
    Review preview for Thirsty

    The film is at its best in its exploration of gender fluidity and the importance of being at ease with yourself.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Musical biopic of Cher impersonator Scott Townsend.
  • Time Out (2001)
    Review preview for Time Out

    The film is well acted and well made. At more than two hours, you feel it.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A businessman pretends to his wife and family that he has a prestigious job in Switzerland.
  • A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
    Review preview for A Tooth Fairy Tale

    A rare example of something which might entertain brave six-year-olds and wistful teenagers alike.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A rebellious tooth fairy and a goblin scientist fall in love, threatening centuries of tradition, while befriending a troll and being stalked by a scheming spider.
  • The VelociPastor (2018)
    Review preview for The VelociPastor

    Distinctly amateurish kung-fu kicks and delightful rubber-suited dinosaur antics can't quite disguise the fact that Steere is a filmmaker who knows what he's doing.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    He's a priest, but he's also a velociraptor. Together they fight crime.
  • The World Is Ours (2012)
    Review preview for The World Is Ours

    The motor running Sánchez's film stays in full throttle to the last.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    To boys from the hood try to rob a bank... but things don't go according to plan.
  • Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
    Review preview for Where The Wild Things Are

    A breathtaking fantasy world with stunning live-action puppetry, flawless CGI and a talented voice cast.

    Leanne McGrath · 4 out of 5
    Mischievous lad learns how tough it is to be a parent when he is crowned king of a family of magical monsters.

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