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  • Bulworth (1998)
    Review preview for Bulworth

    Beatty cannot decide whether to exaggerate wacky wrinkliness, or press for prizes in the turkey neck beauty contest.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Political satire sees a Democrat up for re-election take out a contract on himself, before getting honest with voters.
  • The Call (2013)
    Review preview for The Call

    Berry’s spirited performance really anchors the film, but unfortunately her character’s unbeievable actions also sink it towards the end.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    A 911 operator who receives a call from an abducted teenager realises she may be the only person who can help.
  • Catwoman (2004)
    Review preview for Catwoman

    Catwoman is a hybrid of superhero/romance, with a feminist touch.

    David Stanners · 2.5 out of 5
    A weak-willed designer is murdered and reborn as Catwoman.
  • Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Review preview for Cloud Atlas

    This is a film that will be enjoyed most by people who haven't seen many other films.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    The story of souls across the centuries.
  • Die Another Day (2002)
    Review preview for Die Another Day

    [Brosnan is] put through his paces by Maori director Lee Tamahori and comes out of it stirred, but not shaken.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Pierce Brosnan as 007 and Halle Berry as the bird in the wetsuit fight North Korean face changers.
  • Executive Decision (1996)
    Review preview for Executive Decision

    It's highly intense, superbly photographed and expertly edited entertainment.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    A counter-terrorist agent tries to disarm extremist plane-hijackers
  • Gothika (2003)
    Review preview for Gothika

    Berry is watchable, as always, but isn't exerted, while Cruz and Downey are wasted in small bit parts.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    A criminal psychiatrist is suspected of the brutal murder of her husband.
  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
    Review preview for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

    Evan Schiff's editing is probably the best seen in any film of the past year, and Dan Laustsen's cinematography allows director Chad Stahelski to explore noirish landscapes without sacrificing the high energy vibe.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head, he is the target of professional killers everywhere.
  • Monster's Ball (2001)
    Review preview for Monster's Ball

    Berry is open to the wounds of a role that stretches her beyond anything she has done before.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Oscar-winning tale of uncoventional love.
  • Never Let Go (2024)
    Review preview for Never Let Go

    Lines around victimhood are rarely clean. Here they're jagged and brittle, fearsome and fearful.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A family that has been haunted by an evil spirit for years. Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one of the children questions if the evil is real.
  • New Year's Eve (2011)
    Review preview for New Year's Eve

    It's as though Marshall gathered together all the subplots from films that never got made or were left on the cutting-room floor and sticky-taped them together end on end to create this horror of a holiday centipede.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    Ensemble sentiment at Hogmanay.
  • 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.
  • Robots (2005)
    Review preview for Robots

    Robots has a glittering voice cast and astonishing CGI animation and yet is over endowed with too much of this, too much of that and too much of everything.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Animated idealism meets corporate ruthlessness in Rivet Town.
  • Swordfish (2001)
    Review preview for Swordfish

    Travolta revels in his role. Mr Bad suits him and he has the charm to pull it off.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Super-hacker Hugh Jackman is induced to work for an out-of-control government agent John Travolta.
  • Things We Lost In The Fire (2007)
    Review preview for Things We Lost In The Fire

    A manipulative weepie positioned for Oscar consideration.

    The Exile · 3 out of 5
    Halle Berry is a widow trying to come to terms with grief with the help of her hubbie's troubled best pal.
  • X-Men (2000)
    Review preview for X-Men

    I'm afraid this can't leap buildings in a single bound, no matter what the hype says.

    Symon Parsons · 3 out of 5
    Mutants face a tough time in comic book film spin off.
  • X-Men 2 (2003)
    Review preview for X-Men 2

    What's good about director Bryan Singer's approach is that he respects the material and so do the actors. There is not a whiff of parody.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The mutant X-Men battle to survive against a psychopathic military man with a right wing agenda.
  • X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014)
    Review preview for X-Men: Days Of Future Past

    What makes this film so enjoyable is the chemistry that holds its ensemble together.

    Michael Pattison · 3.5 out of 5
    Wolverine travels back in time in a bid to change history.
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
    Review preview for X-Men: The Last Stand

    A lot of the scenes seem stilted, or rushed, and there are very few memorable lines.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The mutants battle over a manmade 'cure' for their condition.

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