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  • Karaoke (1996)
    Review preview for Karaoke

    Underlying everything is a sense of nihilism and borderline amorality in the face of destruction.

    James Benefield · 3.5 out of 5
    A playwright is struck by cancer while working on the post-production of a TV drama.
  • Macbeth (1978)
    Review preview for Macbeth

    A somewhat ponderous retelling.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Television version of the life and death of the man who would be king.
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    Review preview for Sleepy Hollow

    At a time when ghouls have been relegated to cereal packets, Burton resurrects an Edwardian fascination with horror.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A naive policeman of impeccable character attempts to uncover the mystery of supernatural murders in 1799.
  • Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace

    The dialogue is carved in marble, as if the power of speech never progressed beyond Ronald Reagan and the art of the autocue.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Lucas's Star Wars origins story returns to the big screen in 3D.
  • Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones (2002)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones

    Where is the magic?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Obi-Wan and Anakin are put in charge of protecting the Naboo senatoress after an attempt on her life.
  • Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith (2005)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith

    Revenge Of The Sith is a reminder of what made the original trilogy so good; character driven stories, along with a pot-boiling plot keeping things in check.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Anakin's personal struggle against the Dark Side becomes more difficult as rebellious robots and an enemy within threaten to topple the Republic.
  • Star Wars: Episode 6 - Return Of The Jedi (1983)
    Review preview for Star Wars: Episode 6 - Return Of The Jedi

    The best-looking and orchestrated space battle ever committed to film.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    Finale to the space saga.
  • Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)
    Review preview for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

    This is perhaps less a swansong than a familiar sunset

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga.

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