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  • Calibre (2018)
    Review preview for Calibre

    It's not that it's bad - if anything it's just upsetting - but it's also disappointing. There could have been more.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A weekend hunting trip goes badly awry.
  • The Last Duel (2021)
    Review preview for The Last Duel

    Everyone involved here has done better elsewhere.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Based on actual events, this historic drama unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals.
  • The Road Dance (2021)
    Review preview for The Road Dance

    I'm trying hard not to spoil a film which has plot beats that are so obvious and familiar it might as well be blasting them out on bagpipes.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    With the world on the brink of war a young woman dreams of a world and a life away from the harsh land and strict religion of her Hebridean island home.
  • Sunset Song (2015)
    Review preview for Sunset Song

    While the craft remains faultless, the effect becomes like walking through a beautiful gallery, with each painting looking lovely but with little connection to the one before or after.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
  • Tommy's Honour (2016)
    Review preview for Tommy's Honour

    The film rattles along at a fair pace, peppered with gentle warmth and good humour.

    Robert Munro · 3 out of 5
    Story about the father and son relationship between the founders of the modern game of golf.

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