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  • Rango (2011)
    Review preview for Rango

    It is admirable that Verbinski has chosen to forgo 3D, as the spectacle he conjures in his various set-pieces is enough to have you ducking and diving already.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    A chameleon finds himself in a Wild West town that is desperate for a new sheriff.
  • 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.
  • Rise Of The Guardians (2012)
    Review preview for Rise Of The Guardians

    The set-up is formulaic, to say the least.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    When the happiness of children is under threat, an unlikely new hero emerges to help Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy save the day.
  • Rumble Fish (1983)
    Review preview for Rumble Fish

    This is not so much a study in stereotypes, courtesy of Jimmy Dean’s legacy, but a love poem to the restless, doomed, anarchic integrity of orphaned hearts.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The heroism of teenage violence against a background of iconic posturing.
  • Shanghai Knights (2003)
    Review preview for Shanghai Knights

    Victorian London is as phoney as some of the accents.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Sequel to Shanghai Noon, in which Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson go to London.
  • The Signal (2014)
    Review preview for The Signal

    The film gaily sets about asking a number of questions it has no intention of answering.

    Max Crawford · 3 out of 5
    Three college students disappear under mysterious circumstances while tracking a computer hacker through the Southwest.
  • Simon Magus And The Nine Lives Of Thomas Katz (1999)
    Review preview for Simon Magus And The Nine Lives Of Thomas Katz

    The acting performances, without exception, are excellent.

    Keith Dudhnath · 4 out of 5
    Two films by director Ben Hopkins.
  • Saint Frances (2019)
    Review preview for Saint Frances

    As the sunny days pass and Bridget finds herself sinking into the job of caring for Frances more than she imagined, the warmth trickles into the corners of the film leaving cynicism no place to lurk.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    After an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting
  • 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.
  • Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope (1977)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope

    Few can deny the great storytelling of Lucas' true first episode of his space-opera.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Cult space opera.
  • Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back

    It is a spectacular, brilliantly realised piece of moviemaking

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Superior sequel, to Lucas's space hit.
  • Star Wars: Episode 6 - Return Of The Jedi (1983)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 6 - Return Of The Jedi

    The best-looking and orchestrated space battle ever committed to film.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    Finale to the space saga.
  • Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens (2015)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens

    The Force Awakens manages to stop one thinking about how disbelief is suspended and instead carry one along.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a new threat has emerged and new heroes must arise to save the day.
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
    Review preview for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    It's that old magic again.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.
  • The Strangers (2008)
    Review preview for The Strangers

    Bertino introduces a parade of cardboard characters whose psychological reflexes only extend to squealing when something goes bang.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A young couple are terrorised by a group of masked home invaders.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
    Review preview for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    The central plot is that old fave of the superhero genre - world domination

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The turtles battle to save New York from the evil plans of a billionaire scientist
  • TMNT (2007)
    Review preview for TMNT

    The Turtles movie that I'd have loved as a boy.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    The heroes in a half shell are back on the big screen.
  • Treacle Jr (2010)
    Review preview for Treacle Jr

    The contrasts in education, class and outlook between likable buffoon Aidan and his 'straight man' Tom, though certainly funny, also come with an underlying pathos, as both men struggle to find their place in the world

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Homeless after walking out on his family, a confused man finds himself dependent on an unusual couple.
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
    Review preview for Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    At the very least, the film does prominently feature the state of Texas, a massacre, and a large chainsaw.

    Antoni Konieczny · 2 out of 5
    After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorise a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world.
  • Titanic (1997)
    Review preview for Titanic

    What raises Cameron's creation above costumed action spectacle is the quality of the writing and the chemistry of its juve leads.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    An epic disaster movie, with added passion and icebergs. Re-released for its 25th anniversary.
  • Transformers One (2024)
    Review preview for Transformers One

    It's fun. It's quite unabashedly so, which is something too many movies based on this sort of property are afraid of.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but who once were friends, bonded like brothers, who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
  • Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (2023)
    Review preview for Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts

    Would you like to see things you've seen before, slightly re-organised, and often louder?

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    During the Nineties, a new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.
  • Unforgiven (1992)
    Review preview for Unforgiven

    Perfectly paced and beautifully shot, this manages to be both a successful piece of revisionism and a classic Western at the same time.

    Jeff Robson · 5 out of 5
    An ageing gunfighter is lured out of retirement to provide for his children.
  • Wedding Crashers (2005)
    Review preview for Wedding Crashers

    Will have you laughing until you're sore.

    John Gallagher · 4 out of 5
    A womanising duo, who specialise in trawling weddings, take on their last, hilarious challenge.
  • Wedding Daze (2006)
    Review preview for Wedding Daze

    The movie is so rotten, so lazy and so ineffective - it can only lower the IQ, or raise the critical barrier for anyone who sees it.

    Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
    Hopeless romantic comedy about imperfect beings.
  • We Dreamed America (2008)
    Review preview for We Dreamed America

    If you’re interested in the rise of New British Country music then this is a doc for you.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    Documentary charting the rise of New British Country Music.
  • Whisky Galore! (2016)
    Review preview for Whisky Galore!

    This particular malt is a wee charmer in its own right.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Remake of the island classic.
  • Woman In Gold (2015)
    Review preview for Woman In Gold

    Elegantly put together and watchable throughout, but falling short of the potential offered by this fascinating case, Woman In Gold has the shiny appeal of Klimt's work but none of the depth.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A Jewish refugee takees on the government to recover artwork she believes was stolen from her family.
  • Woodstock Diaries (1994)
    Review preview for Woodstock Diaries

    Does a pretty good job in capturing the spirit of the times.

    Steve Slater · 3 out of 5
    Documentary of the most famous rock concert ever.
  • White Lightnin' (2009)
    Review preview for White Lightnin'

    Screenwriters Eddy Moretti and Shane Smith play rather too fast and loose with the facts at times.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3.5 out of 5
    The outrageous cult story of Jesco White, the dancing outlaw.
  • Wonderland (2003)
    Review preview for Wonderland

    Stylistically the film is a bit of a mess, frontloading with all sorts of showy technique but then settling down into a more talky, actor-dominated approach.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    The true story of the 1981 Wonderland murders, exploring the role of porn star John Holmes.
  • The Zombie Diaries (2006)
    Review preview for The Zombie Diaries

    This is horror well and truly updated for the YouTube/reality TV generation.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    Three pieces of 'found' documentary footage detail a zombie outbreak in Britain.

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