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  • Arrival (2016)
    Review preview for Arrival

    Denis Villeneuve's latest film may be about aliens visiting Earth but it's the people who hold his interest.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A linguist is given the task of helping to communicate with extra-terrestrial beings when they touch down around the globe.
  • The Air I Breathe (2007)
    Review preview for The Air I Breathe

    As the plots begin to coalesce everything becomes far too overwrought.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Multi-stranded film sees four lives collide.
  • Battlefield Earth (1999)
    Review preview for Battlefield Earth

    Travolta doesn't seem to care what this might do to his fan base.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Slave rebellion... with added turkey.
  • Black Panther (2018)
    Review preview for Black Panther

    It's almost a disservice to talk about Black Panther in the context of the MCU, because perhaps more than any other it stands alone.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake.
  • The Crying Game (1992)
    Review preview for The Crying Game

    Jordan's film stands out as a beacon of humanity.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An IRA man questions his ways after befriending a captured soldier, then flees to London and finds himself out of his depth in the soldier's world.
  • Fragments (2008)
    Review preview for Fragments

    This is an ensemble performance in the psychopathology of feeling over-dramatically sorry for oneself.

    Chris · 2 out of 5
    A group of people experience crises in their lives after surviving a shooting in a diner.
  • Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai (1999)
    Review preview for Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai

    Forest Whitaker's presence is so forceful that you don't want to think about the absurdity of his character.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A modern-day contract killer in New York, who works according to the Samurai code.
  • The Last Stand (2013)
    Review preview for The Last Stand

    Schwarzenegger wisely tones down his previous big-screen persona and slips into a sort of late-in-the-day charm.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    A small town sheriff is the only one who can prevent the leader of a drug cartel from escaping justice.
  • A Little Trip To Heaven (2005)
    Review preview for A Little Trip To Heaven

    Director Baltasar Kormakur’s gripping thriller is inspired by classic noir - the cinematography is as bleak as the story and there is no neat happy ending.

    Leanne McGrath · 3.5 out of 5
    An insurance investigator probes the suspicious death of a conman whose sister and dodgy hubby inherit $1million after his demise.
  • The Last King Of Scotland (2006)
    Review preview for The Last King Of Scotland

    It is a brave film that portrays Idi Amin not simply as a monster, but as a complex individual.

    Steve Harwood · 4 out of 5
    Ugandan dictator's rise to power as seen through the eyes of a young doctor.
  • Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
    Review preview for Lee Daniels' The Butler

    Race is a complicated issue, and knowing the past, Daniels seems to say, is as important as making up your mind to act in the present.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A butler's eye view of the White House staffer who served seven presidents.
  • Megalopolis (2024)
    Review preview for Megalopolis

    It is described simply as “A Fable”, but there is nothing simple about this over-ambitious allegorical sprawl.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Power play and corruption unfold in a futuristic city.
  • Our Family Wedding (2010)
    Review preview for Our Family Wedding

    Forest Whitaker, how did it come to this?

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Two families clash when their offspring decide to tie the knot.
  • Panic Room (2002)
    Review preview for Panic Room

    The camera soars like a bird, zooming and floating through walls, pressing the audience into a voyeuristic role.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A woman and her daughter are stalked by a trio of thieves on their first night in a luxury apartment, with contains a monitor-equipped safe room.
  • Phone Booth (2002)
    Review preview for Phone Booth

    Schumacher uses split screens and visual wizardry to retain a breakneck pace.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Colin Farrell is trapped in a New York telephone box by a mysterious sniper.
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Review preview for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Whatever expectations are carried in are brought to a stop, hard.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Rebels set out to steal the plans for the Empire's deadly Death Star.
  • Respect (2021)
    Review preview for Respect

    For all the talent on display, it feels more like a TV special.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A biopic about Aretha Franklin.
  • Southpaw (2015)
    Review preview for Southpaw

    Ever since Donnie Darko it's been clear that Gyllenhaal is something special, and here he really gets the chance to shine.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife.
  • Species (1995)
    Review preview for Species

    The plot has no tolerance for logic and the dialogue is of the 'She's frustrated' 'Who isn't?' variety.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A test-tube sci-fi girl grows up into a man-eating centrefold nymphomaniac.
  • Street Kings (2008)
    Review preview for Street Kings

    Sadly this doesn’t live up to this promise, although it remains a reasonably enjoyable, if somewhat predictable, action thriller.

    Maria Realf · 3.5 out of 5
    A lone cop goes up against a corrupt system.
  • Vantage Point (2008)
    Review preview for Vantage Point

    The film’s busyness blankets everything in noise and confusion.

    The Exile · 2.5 out of 5
    After a presidential assassination, secret service agents try to work out what happened via five different perspectives.

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