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  • Avatar (2009)
    Review preview for Avatar

    There is much in Avatar that is broadly drawn, clichéd even – but it is also these very things which might just earn it the status of a classic.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A wheelchair- using former marine is conscripted to travel to a jungle moon via a biological 'avatar' to infiltrate the local aliens who are standing in the way of plans to mine ore. Being re-released with additional footage.
  • Basic (2003)
    Review preview for Basic

    It cheats so blatantly that the early tension, invoked through performance, interrogation and story telling is wasted.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A Special Forces training exercise in the Panama jungle ends in mystery and murder.
  • The Big White (2005)
    Review preview for The Big White

    The main problem lies with predictability and a fundamental lack of originality.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    Black comedy set in Alaska revolving around a death, a cover up, a swindle and a vendetta.
  • Boiler Room (1999)
    Review preview for Boiler Room

    Younger infuses Boiler Room with an impressive level of detail.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Trouble brews at a brokerage firm.
  • Cold Mountain (2003)
    Epic, romantic journey of a Confederate deserter during the last year of the American civil war.
  • Contraband (2012)
    Review preview for Contraband

    What should simply be a diverting no-brainer is made considerably harder to swallow by the script's shallow handling of some unsavoury subject matter.

    David Graham · 2 out of 5
    Action thriller about a reluctant smuggler.
  • Flight Of The Phoenix (2004)
    Review preview for Flight Of The Phoenix

    Flight Of The Phoenix has very little going for it.

    Josh Morrall · 2 out of 5
    Plane crash in desert drama leads to predictable outcome.
  • Gangster Squad (2013)
    Review preview for Gangster Squad

    Outbreaks of emotion get swung about like loose punches in a brawl - gung-ho yet completely missing the target.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A group of incorruptible cops take on a kingpin in post-war LA.
  • Gone In 60 Seconds (2000)
    Review preview for Gone In 60 Seconds

    Gone In 60 Seconds provides you with all you need for a popcorn blockbuster.

    Josh Morrall · 3 out of 5
    A celebration of testosterone, driven by an all star cast.
  • The Gift (2000)
    Review preview for The Gift

    When the daughter of the richest man in town is dragged from the bottom of a muddy pond because of the psychic's premonition, you know this can be no ordinary thriller.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A psychic becomes involved in a small town murder mystery in the Deep South.
  • Heaven (2002)
    Review preview for Heaven

    Tykwer has turned it into a romance, with an ending that should be dropped down a very deep hole.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Cate Blanchett tries to assassinate a drug dealer in Turin and is helped by a sympathetic young cop.
  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
    Review preview for Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

    It has all the hallmarks of a production destined for a television mini-series with apparently three other chapters promised by Costner.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    An epic spanning the Civil War from 1861 to 1865.
  • Lost In Translation (2003)
    Review preview for Lost In Translation

    The pace may be slow, but the feelings are racing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Two lonely American tourists in Tokyo find solace in each other.
  • Meadowland (2015)
    Review preview for Meadowland

    The splintered pain of grief interrupted marks out the directorial debut of Reed Morano.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A couple find their lives shattered by the disappearance of their son.
  • Perfect Stranger (2007)
    Review preview for Perfect Stranger

    It's not high art, but it's highly entertaining.

    Martin Gray · 3 out of 5
    A journalist goes undercover in search of a murderer.
  • The Postman (1997)
    Review preview for The Postman

    As an actor, Costner plays his trademark laid-back, soppy-hearted loner, offering nothing new. As a director, he is so casual with detail he might not have been there.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A man restarts the postal service in post-apocalyptic America.
  • Results (2015)
    Review preview for Results

    Bujalksi’s film, ambling on at a languid pace which would offend the five-miles-a-day Trevor, gets some mileage out of poking fun at the spandex set and their self improvement mantras, even if they are an easy target.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.
  • Selma (2014)
    Review preview for Selma

    There are long stretches when nothing much happens

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign for equal voting rights.
  • Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow (2004)
    Review preview for Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow

    The consistent inventiveness of the visuals is matched by the white-knuckle excitement of the plot.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Giant robots on the wing in fantastic story of mad scientist, intrepid reporter and fighter pilot.
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    Review preview for Saving Private Ryan

    Spielberg is a consummate filmmaker, consistently surpassing himself, stretching his imaginative and technical abilities beyond what he knows, or has done before.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    From Omaha Beach on D-Day, they search for a lost soldier in the fields of France.
  • Ted (2012)
    Review preview for Ted

    In spite of its potty-mouthed shock tactics, Ted is enjoyable fluff, nothing more, nothing less.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    A man's friendship with his childhood toy, brought to life by a wish, comes under strain when his girlfriends gets jealous of their bond.

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