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  • Adam (2009)
    Review preview for Adam

    Rose Byrne just gets better and better.

    Tony Sullivan · 2 out of 5
    A man with Asperger's syndrome falls in love and has to face his girlfriend's disapproving family.
  • The Case For Christ (2017)
    Review preview for The Case For Christ

    If you're going to build a story around a conversion, you really need to be able to relate to your character on both sides of that process.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A journalist sets out to investigate the origins of Christianity after his wife becomes a convert.
  • Down To Earth (2001)
    Review preview for Down To Earth

    The racist jibes aren't sharp enough. The love story beggars belief.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Budding black stand-up comic is killed and comes back in the body of a nasty white billionaire.
  • Exterminator 2 (1984)
    Review preview for Exterminator 2

    Several characters apparently forget that the point of a gun is that it can be used from a long way away.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A man with a flamethrower hunts down a drug gang.
  • Highwaymen (2003)
    Review preview for Highwaymen

    Cars, appearing from nowhere to taunt and intimidate nervous men on the road, have been test driven brilliantly by the likes of Spielberg, but are now showing high mileage.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    A vigilante goes on a road rampage to avenge his wife’s death.
  • In Good Company (2004)
    Review preview for In Good Company

    A simple, delicate comedy .

    Josh Morrall · 4 out of 5
    Ageist comedy of office politics and father/daughter issues.
  • Permanent Vacation (1980)
    Review preview for Permanent Vacation

    Jarmusch's script shows a sophistication beyond the budding filmmaker's years.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Jarmusch's low-budget debut traces a bored hipster's picaresque journey through New York.
  • The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
    Review preview for The Silence Of The Lambs

    The parallel stories of the two serial killers exponentially increase the tension of the whole and this unrelenting film never lets the audience relax.

    Tony Sullivan · 5 out of 5
    Outstanding thriller about serial killer mind games.
  • The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
    Review preview for The Thomas Crown Affair

    It is a measure of Brosnan's understated qualities as an actor that you never think of James Bond.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Upperclass thief tries to outwit the police in superior remake.
  • White Chicks (2004)
    Review preview for White Chicks

    One of the crudest, most low-brow films you'll ever see.

    Gator MacReady · 2.5 out of 5
    Two black FBI agents dress up as white girls to track down kidnappers.
  • The Wire: Season Two (2003)
    Review preview for The Wire: Season Two

    It might be a tough watch that'll put many off early doors, but this is still top-notch television.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    The second season of the Baltimore drug-ring cops - and an all-new case.

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