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  • Conan The Barbarian (1981)
    Review preview for Conan The Barbarian

    There really is only one person in the world who could play Conan, as sympathetic and brutal as he is, and Arnie definitely pulls it off.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a muscle-bound brute in the days of sword and sorcery.
  • Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)
    Review preview for Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb

    This film's sharp political observations are as relevant now as they ever were.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Classic black comedy about frantic politicians trying to avert a nuclear war.
  • Fantasia 2000 (1999)
    Review preview for Fantasia 2000

    Above and beyond the wonders of computer-generated artwork and a whole new box of tricks available to animators in the 21st century, one thing remains constant - sentimentality.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Tribute to the original film, provides sugary interpretation of musical classics.
  • Finder's Fee (2001)
    Comedy of conscience, concerning a poker game and a winning lottery ticket
  • The Lion King (2019)
    Review preview for The Lion King

    It quickly becomes clear that Favreau’s approach to bringing the same lifelike animal CGI from The Jungle Book to The Lion King lacks one prime element that made the former a success – emotion from a human lead.

    John-Anthony Disotto · 2 out of 5
    Remake of the animated classic.
  • The Lion King 3D (1994)
    Review preview for The Lion King 3D

    The 3D genuinely adds a layer of freshness to the experience, right from the opening frames when we fly into the heart of the film with Zazu, and the immersive effect makes you reconsider and appreciate the exquisite hand-drawn animation all the more.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A guilt-ridden lion cub goes on an adventure. Reissued in 3D.
  • Milius (2013)
    Review preview for Milius

    It is the duality in the myth that makes Milius so fascinating, regardless of what you think of his politics.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    A look at the life of filmmaker, John Milius.
  • 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.
  • Strange Septembers (2011)
    Review preview for Strange Septembers

    The film's scattershot approach doesn't really succeed in building up much of a case for the alien theory, nor in mounting an effective challenge to it.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A documentary about possible alien contact incidents The Hill Abduction And the Exeter Encounter.
  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
    Review preview for Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Lawrence just stands there, showing about as much emotional range as a Cabbage Patch doll.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Comedy about a talk show host and his glamorous new fiancee attending a family reunuion in America's Deep South.

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