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  • The Backwoods (2006)
    Review preview for The Backwoods

    It is as though all the moral ambiguity and mean-spiritedness of 1970s cinema had never died.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A British couple's Spanish holiday turns to horror after a disturbing discovery on a hunting trip.
  • Batman Begins (2005)
    Review preview for Batman Begins

    Nolan has gone beyond DC Comics into a psychological no-man's land where lessons can be learned.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The evolution of mixed up rich kid Bruce Wayne into the Dark Knight of Gotham City.
  • The Book Of Eli (2010)
    Review preview for The Book Of Eli

    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.
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
    Review preview for Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Coppola's aesthetic is all about excess and lacks the self awareness that let Hammer Horror films get away with this.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A loose adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, with the vampire Count seeking the reincarnation of his lost love.
  • Criminal (2016)
    Review preview for Criminal

    There are two stories running side by side. When they reach the junction they collide. It's a Hollywood disaster

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    The memories of a dead CIA operative are implanted in a dangerous convict.
  • Crisis (2021)
    Review preview for Crisis

    There's the sort of amount of material here that used to form the basis for an entire series of The Shield, so even with a running time of two hours, it's difficult for anything to be dwelt on in detail.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Interlocking stories shine a spotlight on America's opioid crisis.
  • Child 44 (2015)
    Review preview for Child 44

    The ingredients are here, jumbled up, too confusing to fit the restrictions of a single screenplay

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A disgraced member of the military police investigates child murders from the Stalin era.
  • A Christmas Carol (2009)
    Review preview for A Christmas Carol

    The enhancements here come, not to the source material but to the look of the film, which is beautifully rendered in immersive 3D.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Charles Dickens tale of Christmas spirits gets a 3D makeover.
  • The Contender (2000)
    Rival vice-presidential candidates are embroiled in battle of PR and intrigue in this intelligent political satire.
  • Darkest Hour (2017)
    Review preview for Darkest Hour

    There is an awkward balance here between the focus on capturing real events and a clear desire to play to the gallery.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A dramatisation of the early days of Winston Churchill's premiership and his dilemma over how to handle Hitler.
  • Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014)
    Review preview for Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

    Distrust is a dangerous and volatile thing and Reeves' film shows how it is this rather than grandstanding gestures that often lead to conflict.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Caesar's apes find themselves on the brink of war with human survivors of simian flu.
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
    Review preview for The Dark Knight

    An outstanding achievement: a rich, dark and complex movie

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    The Caped Crusader isn't the only batty one in Gotham... The Joker's also in town.
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
    Review preview for The Dark Knight Rises

    One can't help but think that there's a great film in there struggling to get out.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Batman is back as newcomer Bane assembles an army beneath the streets of Gotham City.
  • The Fifth Element (1997)
    Review preview for The Fifth Element

    The film is ludicrous and wonderful. It has genuine eccentric conviction.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A futuristic cabbie battles to save the world.
  • The Firm (1988)
    Review preview for The Firm

    It's essentially the Gary Oldman show. The young actor gives a stunning, tour-de-force performance.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Rivalry brews between hooligan 'firms' in the run up to the European Cup Finals.
  • Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

    The Order Of The Phoenix is the best in the series.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Harry Potter and friends find themselves in trouble as a mysterious stranger seizes power at Hogwarts.
  • Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

    It's such a pleasure to see a real children's film by a real filmmaker.

    Scott Macdonald · 4.5 out of 5
    Harry returns to Hogwarts to find he is being pursued by the escaped murderer Sirius Black.
  • The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
    Review preview for The Hitman's Bodyguard

    A high octane, low credibility caper

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A top professional bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who is required to testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
  • The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
    Review preview for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    Reynolds has proved he's the king of dry delivery in everything from Deadpool to Pokemon Detective Pikachu but even his comedy Kevlar can't protect him from this script.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A bodyguard and two assassins team up to stop the destruction of Europe.
  • Lawless (2012)
    Review preview for Lawless

    Compelling stuff.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Three brothers go all out to protect their small bootlegging business from corrupt lawmen during Prohibition.
  • Lost In Space (1998)
    Review preview for Lost In Space

    The effects and the action and the creatures are fine. The script dies out.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Big screen adaptation of the Sixties sci-fis series about a family sent to colonisation new worlds.
  • Mank (2020)
    Review preview for Mank

    This is a film that lets words sizzle more than anything.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.
  • Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
    Review preview for Prick Up Your Ears

    A powerful, hard-hitting drama which simultaneously manages to be one of the funniest films of its era.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The wayward life and violent death of provocative playwright Joe Orton.
  • Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
    Review preview for Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead

    Every theatrical device in the book is here and everything that makes a film interesting is not.

    David Stanners · 2 out of 5
    Tom Stoppard directs his first play about minor characters from Hamlet.
  • Red Riding Hood (2011)
    Review preview for Red Riding Hood

    By halfway through you're beginning to wish the wolf would just eat the entire village.

    Maria Realf · 2 out of 5
    The director of Twilight returns with this dark take on the legendary tale.
  • RoboCop (2014)
    Review preview for RoboCop

    Ditching the satirical elements for a more straightforward sci-fi 'issues' approach, Padhila goes for a more serious minded investigation of the man-machine control conundrum.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    When a police officer is critically injured he is brought back to life as a cyborg and celebrated as the future of law enforcement.
  • Sid And Nancy (1986)
    Review preview for Sid And Nancy

    A story like this could easily have been utterly bleak, despite the powerful music. It is to Cox's credit that he packs it full of energy and humour that keep one gripped right up until the end.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Biopic focusing on the last few months of The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
  • True Romance (1993)
    Review preview for True Romance

    Another victim of the style over substance genre.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    An earnest young comics geek goes on the run with an inexperienced hooker and an accidentally acquired suitcase full of cocaine - Christopher Walken's cocaine...
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
    Review preview for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    The cool colours and muted emotions of this John Le Carré adaptation fit the 1973 Cold War backdrop perfectly and are appropriate for the murky world of moralistic shades of grey.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A spy has to root out a mole at the top of the civil service.
  • The Unborn (2009)
    Review preview for The Unborn

    The script is bland and unimaginative, giving the actors little room to give personality to their characters.

    Donald Munro · 1 out of 5
    A young woman is gradually possessed by a malignant spirit that has haunted her family since her grandmother was in a concentration camp.

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