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  • Desert Dancer (2014)
    Review preview for Desert Dancer

    Raymond might sometimes hit his beats too hard but he does keep his eye on the bigger picture.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    An Iranian youngster risks everything to start a dance company despite the fact the pastime is illegal in his country.
  • Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
    Review preview for Hillbilly Elegy

    Recycled, repetitive and dull, Hillbilly Elegy strives for sincerity but lacks sufficient conviction to be either meaningful or entertaining.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
  • Immortals (2011)
    Review preview for Immortals

    Immortals could and should have been so much more.

    David Graham · 2 out of 5
    Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
  • Knight Of Cups (2015)
    Review preview for Knight Of Cups

    Malick and his cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, if nothing else, deliver stunningly beautiful vistas and backdrops for his narratives and characters, yet like the characters, there seems to be something empty at its core.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    Targeting the world of showbusiness.
  • Mr Malcolm's List (2022)
    Review preview for Mr Malcolm's List

    Everyone is just a bit too genteel for their own good - and the film favours the romance too heavily over the satire.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A tale of scheming and romance set in Regency England.
  • Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011)
    Review preview for Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

    In short, this is a great summer movie, spectacular in its realisation, yet resonant in its themes.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Man's experimentation on apes sparks a war for supremacy.
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Review preview for Slumdog Millionaire

    An unabashed crowdpleaser.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Tale of love and longing across the decades, seen through a streetkid growing up in India.
  • Trishna (2011)
    Review preview for Trishna

    In the central role, Frieda Pinto shows that she has come of age, delivering the story's most powerful screen heroine yet.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young woman falls prey to a fatal attraction in this reworking of Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, transposed to modern day India.
  • You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
    Review preview for You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger

    This is far from vintage Allen, yet it's still a cut above most similar dramatic work.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Moving through difficult life changes, a group of people discover that illusions can be as significant as reality.

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