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  • Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
    Review preview for Captain America: The First Avenger

    It feels like you're watching the trailer for the much better movie you wish they'd made.

    Max Crawford · 2.5 out of 5
    After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals.
  • 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.
  • The Fellowship Of The Ring: Extended Edition (2001)
    Review preview for The Fellowship Of The Ring: Extended Edition

    Tellingly, despite all this extra material, the film does not feel slower and does not become boring. If anything, it’s better balanced, with a more fluid sense of momentum.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A little Hobbit from the Shire sets out with eight companions on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
  • Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Review preview for Hacksaw Ridge

    Gibson has an eye for a good story and knows how to lay it on with a trowel

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    An act of supreme bravery by a conscientious objecting junior medic in the battle for Okinawa
  • Happy Feet (2006)
    Review preview for Happy Feet

    The originality of Happy Feet is a genuine surprise. Whether the script will hold the attention of the under-nines is less easy to judge.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Adventures of a toe-tapping penguin.
  • Happy Feet Two (2011)
    Review preview for Happy Feet Two

    The film has a lot of energy and plenty of appealing characters but it's poorly paced with too many subplots.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realise his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home - one that will take everyone working together to save them.
  • The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014)
    Review preview for The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

    More combat means less time for character interaction, and by the third act, Jackson has already shoehorned in more characters than the film can handle.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Bilbo and his pals do battle at the Lonely Mountain as the trilogy draws to a close.
  • Little Fish (2005)
    Review preview for Little Fish

    Gloomy and meditative.

    Richard Mellor · 3 out of 5
    A woman struggles to escape her criminal past.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

    Has its moments of genius.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Frodo Baggins and his friends must destroy a powerful, malevolent ring before it falls into the wrong hands.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

    The Return Of The King is too long and slow. It has about five endings.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Final part of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth trilogy.
  • The Matrix (1999)
    Review preview for The Matrix

    Visually it is astonishing, not only because of its effects and techno trickery, but cinematically the Wachowskis are so audacious.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Visually dazzling sci-fi thriller. Re-released in 4K restoration.
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
    Review preview for The Matrix Reloaded

    The second in the trilogy is less innovative and more windy in the speechifying department.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Neo must save the underworld city of Zion from destruction by the machines.
  • The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
    Review preview for The Matrix Revolutions

    The Matrix Trilogy began with such energy and originality... now it seems more like an expensive video game.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Final instalment of The Matrix Trilogy, in which The Machines attack Zion and Neo fights Smith.
  • Mystery Road (2013)
    Review preview for Mystery Road

    Sen has crafted a tense thrill ride without ever forgetting his roots.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    An Aboriginal cop returns to his home town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl.
  • Oranges And Sunshine (2010)
    Review preview for Oranges And Sunshine

    In taking on such a huge subject, Oranges And Sunshine acquits itself well.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A social worker struggles to reunite families after discovering the (real life) scandalous deportation of British children to other Commonwealth countries, which often resulted in abuse.
  • The Return Of The King: Extended Edition (2003)
    Review preview for The Return Of The King: Extended Edition

    Numerous small changes work together to change the character of the battle.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Gandalf and Aragorn lead the world of men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
  • The Royal Hotel (2023)
    Review preview for The Royal Hotel

    The feeling that something bad could happen at any moment permeates the mood.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    US backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that grows rapidly out of their control.
  • The Smuggler (2014)
    Review preview for The Smuggler

    The Smuggler blends scatological humour, brutal violence and a few scenes that will put you right off your popcorn into something that is actually rather good.

    Donald Munro · 4 out of 5
    A naïve drug mule in police custody who’s swallowed heroin pellets fights the urge to expel the evidence as mobsters and corrupt cops close in.
  • Strangerland (2015)
    Review preview for Strangerland

    Kidman hasn't turned in a performance like this for some years.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When two teenage children go missing in the desert, their parents' lives begin to unravel.
  • V For Vendetta (2005)
    Review preview for V For Vendetta

    In making V a symbol of vengeance, valiance and victory, V For Vendetta does for a letter of the alphabet what Kill Bill did for the colour yellow.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    In the near future, Britain is a fascist state into which a mysterious, masked terrorist dares to fight fear with flames
  • The Wolfman (2010)
    Review preview for The Wolfman

    The Wolfman is no one's definition of High Art, but it's great craft.

    Martin Gray · 3 out of 5
    Wolf bites man. Man bites everyone else.

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