Search: Starring Frances de la Tour

The Book Of Eli (2010)

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The set-pieces are sporadic – but always exciting and kinetic.

Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5

In a post-nuclear landscape, one man guards the world's last bible.
Cold Lazarus (1996)

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Cold Lazarus ends writer Dennis Potter's career on an elegiac note. But, as ever for Potter, this elegy is played out in bitter minor chords.

James Benefield · 3.5 out of 5

In 2368, scientists tap into the memory of a man who died in the 1990s.
Hugo (2011)

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referential re-enactments of everything from Harold Lloyd to Fritz Lang will massage the ego of the informed but like most modern remakes, these scenes lack the heart and soul of their inspirations, and aren't imaginative or exciting enough out of context

David Graham · 3 out of 5

Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
The History Boys (2006)

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A bit flat, more suited to being shown on TV.

Moominkat · 2 out of 5

A group of sixth formers find inspiration from an unconventional tutor, but there's more to their lessons than first meets the eye.
The Lady In The Van (2015)

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By locating its own dedicated critic within the action of the film, it is possible to point out the triteness and question whether life can be so simply encapsulated within the tidy confines of literature.

Jane Fae · 4 out of 5

A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her car that's parked on his driveway.
Mr. Holmes (2015)

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The trouble is that the film takes great effort to counter everything that makes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's creation stimulating.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 2.5 out of 5

A retired Sherlock looks back on his life and an unsolved case.
The Very Best Of Rising Damp (1974)

Review preview for The Very Best Of Rising Damp

More of a sampler than a definitive list.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5

Leonard Rossiter plays Rigsby, landlord of a dingy boarding house, in classic 70s TV sitcom