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  • Allure (2017)
    Review preview for Allure

    Allure is a film full of claustrophobic tension.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    When adult Laura offers teenage Eva an escape from her repressive home life, the unbalanced pairing brings into question dynamics of age and maturity, dominance and submission.
  • Across The Universe (2007)
    Review preview for Across The Universe

    Overall a mixed bag. Good bits. Great bits. Bits in which you want the ground underneath your reclining cinema chair to open and swallow you up.

    Tony Sullivan · 3 out of 5
    A look at the Flower Power era in America through the eyes of an outsider.
  • Battle For Terra (2007)
    Review preview for Battle For Terra

    There are some nice set pieces here and there but, like the air on Terra, everything feels stodgier than normal.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    An alien girl on an idyllic planet must save her homeland from human invaders.
  • Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché (2019)
    Review preview for Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Green's richly detailed documentary is a portrait of a remarkable woman, a love letter to early cinema and a fascinating detective story all in one.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Documentary about the first woman director, producer and director of a studio in the history of cinema.
  • The Conspirator (2010)
    Review preview for The Conspirator

    The parallels with The Global War On Terror are obvious, but feel over-egged.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of Mary Surratt, charged as a co-conspirator after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Kajillionaire (2020)
    Review preview for Kajillionaire

    Kajillionaire is strong, disturbing stuff.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    Low-stakes grifters, Old Dolio and her parents invite a chipper young woman into their insular clan, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
  • The Missing (2003)
    Review preview for The Missing

    The Missing is an entertaining film, but it feels overlong at 130 minutes and Maggie is so saintly and cold that it's hard to fully engage with her.

    David Haviland · 3 out of 5
    When an Indian tribe kidnap her daughter, Maggie is forced to accept the help of her estranged father.
  • Practical Magic (1998)
    Review preview for Practical Magic

    The ladies act their socks off. To no avail. The plot saws itself in half... forever.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Two white witches are shackled with a curse that makes men who fall in love with them meet an untimely demise.
  • Pretty Persuasion (2005)
    A clever girl in a Beverly Hills private school has no inhibitions about causing emotional havoc.
  • The Reef (2006)
    Review preview for The Reef

    Better than you might expect but not as good as you want.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Goofy undersea characters watch as a brave little newbie challenges the tiger shark for the love of a beautiul angel fish.
  • Running With Scissors (2006)
    Review preview for Running With Scissors

    The movie is peopled by characters without boundaries and the cast responds by turning in some of the most extravagant performances this side of I, Claudius.

    The Exile · 2 out of 5
    Growing up in someone else’s dysfunctional family.
  • Simone (2002)
    Review preview for Simone

    Writer/director Andrew Niccol makes his point with the subtlety of a Vin Diesel chat up line.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Computer generated actress becomes an international star in satire of modern Hollywood.
  • Thirteen (2003)
    Review preview for Thirteen

    This is acting on the bare edge of brilliance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Californian single mom suffers the destructive excess of a teenage daughter.
  • The Upside Of Anger (2005)
    Review preview for The Upside Of Anger

    Acting of this calibre can change the world, if only for a moment.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Deflecting the fury of a woman scorned with frequent showers, Bloody Marys and a little light humour.
  • Whatever Works (2009)
    Review preview for Whatever Works

    While you may well have heard this sort of thing before, the familiarity of the humour makes it all the more lovable.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An misanthropic New Yorker develops a relationship with a young woman from Mississippi.

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