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  • The Beach (2000)
    Review preview for The Beach

    The message is less of a warning against perfection's poison, rather a reminder that 'desire is desire wherever you go'.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    An American backpacker searches for happiness in Thailand.
  • Cézanne And I (2016)
    Review preview for Cézanne And I

    It is the two world-famous guys Thompson tries to pin down like butterflies, as if she were a lepidopterist. They escape, of course, because their works are still alive.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Drama about the friendship between Cézanne and Émile Zola.
  • Farewell (2009)
    Review preview for Farewell

    Director and co-scribe Christian Carion, adapting from Serguei Kostine’s book, smartly distills the global Cold War politicking into Froment and Grigoriev’s tense relationship.

    Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
    A spy finds himself in danger when he decides to leak documents that could lead to the downfall of the Soviet Union.
  • French Riviera (2014)
    Review preview for French Riviera

    Production designer Olivier Radot and costume designer Pascaline Chavanne revel in the colors and textures of Seventies casino ambiance.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
    Nice, 1976, Following the failure of her marriage, Agnès Le Roux returns from Africa to her mother Renée, owner of the Casino Le Palais de la Méditerranée and falls in love with Renée's confidant, Maurice Agnelet.
  • In All Innocence (1998)
    Review preview for In All Innocence

    The performances are exquisite.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A lawyer takes on an unwinnable case... and his wife suspects he has an ulterior motive.
  • Jappeloup (2013)
    Review preview for Jappeloup

    Even viewers who have never cared much about show jumping, should be drawn in by how the movie deals with decision making, risk taking, self doubt, and family obligations

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    The story of a man's faith in a horse that could jump.
  • Last Night (2010)
    Review preview for Last Night

    Worthington is so wooden it's a wonder rubbing up against Mendes doesn't cause him to spontaneously combust.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A married couple find their fidelity tested on a night apart.
  • L'Enfer (2005)
    Review preview for L'Enfer

    L'Enfer is an antidote to romanticism.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The tale of three desperately unhappy sisters.
  • Merry Christmas (2005)
    A recreation of the 1914 Christmas truce in the trenches during the first winter of World War One.
  • Next Time I'll Aim For The Heart (2014)
    Review preview for Next Time I'll Aim For The Heart

    Canet is fantastic in opening up more and more of the secret chambers in this frightening man's heart.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    A notorious serial killer is also a cop tasked with his own apprehension.
  • Non-Fiction (2018)
    Review preview for Non-Fiction

    In Assayas's smashingly sad comedy of manners, shoes drop left and right.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    A drama about the hopelessly intertwined world of publishing.
  • The Program (2015)
    Review preview for The Program

    A clear, clean picture without tricks

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A journalist tries to prove Lance Armstrong is a cheat.
  • Rivals (2008)
    Review preview for Rivals

    Rivals takes a refreshingly ‘un-Hollywood’ approach to the police drama, which is all the more potent for its refusal to sacrifice plot on the altar of action.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 4 out of 5
    Brothers on the right and wrong side of law enforcement come into conflict.
  • Sink Or Swim (2017)
    Review preview for Sink Or Swim

    The training sessions begin to pall - for the audience as much for the participants - but once the action moves to Norway, the pace and the scenery pick up considerably.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A comedy drama about a male synchronised swimming team.

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