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  • Balls Of Fury (2007)
    Review preview for Balls Of Fury

    It's clear that fun was had making Balls of Fury, and, if you're willing to accept its central conceit, it's undoubtedly fun to watch.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A washed-up former ping pong star infiltrates a suspicious competition on behalf of the FBI.
  • Beast Mode (2020)
    Review preview for Beast Mode

    Apparently it's supposed to satirise Hollywood bad behaviour, but it's fundamentally too tame for that.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    An actor lets fame get to his head and turns into a ferocious beast, ripping Hollywood to shreds.
  • Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
    Review preview for Blade Runner: The Final Cut

    Beg, borrow or steal a ticket to see it on the biggest screen you can find.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    The final cut is the deepest for Ridley Scott's remastered sci-fi epic.
  • Chinatown (1974)
    Review preview for Chinatown

    A dense and dark storyline that is compelling in and of itself, rather than simply ladelling on lots of game-changing twists.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    A PI stumbles into a water conspiracy.
  • Everything Everywhere All At Once (2021)
    Review preview for Everything Everywhere All At Once

    Everything Everywhere All At Once is bravura, high concept, unhinged and beautifully crafted.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    A science fiction action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman who can't seem to finish her taxes.
  • Kung Fu Panda (2008)
    Review preview for Kung Fu Panda

    A thoroughly enjoyable confection that will amuse the kids and provide some decent laughs for those of us for whom attempting a roundhouse kick would require pain medication and physical therapy (I know, I tried).

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Po the pudgy panda becomes an unlikely hero in this kids' adventure.
  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
    Review preview for Kung Fu Panda 3

    The vocal cast is star studded. Trouble is they are given too little to speak.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Po discovers his real dad and fights the great yak from the spirit world to save the world
  • Mulan (1998)
    Review preview for Mulan

    It isn't daring enough.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A young Chinese girl pretends she is a boy and enlists in the army, with the help of a cricket and a small red dragon.
  • Safe (2012)
    Review preview for Safe

    Happily, writer/director Boaz Yakin offers some surprisingly stylish camera work.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    An ex-cage fighter tries to help a girl on the run from gangsters who ruined his life.
  • Shanghai Kiss (2007)
    Review preview for Shanghai Kiss

    Expecting a frothy no-brain rom-com, Shanghai Kiss gives you so much more.

    Darren Amner · 3.5 out of 5
    Journey of self discovery for Chinese-American actor in Shanghai.
  • Wendell & Wild (2022)
    Review preview for Wendell & Wild

    Kat is styled with a punk sensibility which will appeal to young viewers tired of old fashioned notions about how young heroes ought to look and behave.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul.

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