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  • Abduction (2011)
    Review preview for Abduction

    On balance this is a serviceable thriller with plenty of exciting moments.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A young man's life undergoes a dramatic change after he finds his picture on a website for missing children.
  • After The Fall (2014)
    Review preview for After The Fall

    This is not the action thriller it has been billed as but a slow, smouldering portrait of a man losing his way.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    After losing his job, an ordinary man resorts to desperate measures in order to provide for his family.
  • Black Hawk Down (2001)
    Review preview for Black Hawk Down

    Scott surpasses himself. The visual quality of the action sequences is exceptional.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Attempt by US Special Forces to arrest Somali war lords in Mogadishu goes hideously wrong.
  • Creation Stories (2021)
    Review preview for Creation Stories

    Passably entertaining as long as you haven't seen any other films.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Creation Stories tells the unforgettable tale of infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee; and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British culture.
  • The Death Of Stalin (2017)
    Review preview for The Death Of Stalin

    If you have ever laughed at the headmaster when he slips on an egg yoke this movie is for you

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    After Stalin dies farce and political intrigue (equally hilarious) ensues. Somehow the USSR survives. The rule of fear is superseded by a gang of fools
  • Divorcing Jack (1998)
    Comedy thriller, a newspaper columnist finds himself on the run from the local Northern Ireland hardman.
  • The End Of The Affair (1999)
    Review preview for The End Of The Affair

    Julianne Moore, as Sarah Miles, is a revelation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Tale of adultery during the blitz.
  • Friends With Money (2006)
    Review preview for Friends With Money

    The script is full of witty gems, while still remaining rooted in reality.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The effect money has on the friendship of four women.
  • Fury (2014)
    Review preview for Fury

    Ayer’s film doesn’t really have the script or plot to back up all the hardware.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A battle-hardened sergeant takes a crew on a deadly mission in the last days of the Second World War.
  • Good (2008)
    Review preview for Good

    We feel rather as if we're watching Springtime For Hitler but with real gas chambers.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    An examination of the people who thought of themselves as 'good', yet allowed the Nazis to rise to power.
  • Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

    The Order Of The Phoenix is the best in the series.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Harry Potter and friends find themselves in trouble as a mysterious stranger seizes power at Hogwarts.
  • Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

    Is it familiarity that makes the heart grow fonder? Or magic?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Harry enters the second year at Hogwarts... and it's even more perilous than the first.
  • Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    If ever there was a critic-proof film, this is most certainly it - but, pleasingly, it's so good that it doesn't have to be.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    The teenage wizard has his final showdown with Voldemort.
  • Honey Bunch (2025)
    Review preview for Honey Bunch

    There’s a genuine unpredictability to Honey Bunch, both structurally and thematically.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Diana’s husband is taking her to an experimental trauma facility deep in the wilderness, but she cannot remember why ... As her memories begin to creep back in, so do some unwelcome sinister truths about her marriage.
  • The Infiltrator (2016)
    Review preview for The Infiltrator

    The film is clever. It is violent and merciless, also.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    True life story of an undercover agent who infiltrates the upper circles of a Columbian drugs cartel in the Eighties
  • Juliet & Romeo (2025)
    Review preview for Juliet & Romeo

    Alas, what we see does not meet its match in what we hear.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A pop musical version of the story of Verona's legendary star-crossed lovers.
  • Look Away (2018)
    Review preview for Look Away

    The real horror lies behind the scenes.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The life of an alienated high-school student is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
  • Mass (2021)
    Review preview for Mass

    Kranz, best known for his acting career, certainly didn’t pick an easy project for his debut behind the camera, but his work proves exceptional.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4 out of 5
    Years after a tragic shooting, the parents of both the victim and the perpetrator meet face-to-face.
  • Mind-Set (2022)
    Review preview for Mind-Set

    A beautifully observed portrait of a couple in crisis.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A disillusioned office clerk who lives in a dysfunctional relationship with her slovenly partner is surprised to find herself on the cusp of a none-too-secret affair.
  • Monster Family (2017)
    Review preview for Monster Family

    The plot stumbles into an abyss early. There is nothing left because there was nothing here in the first place

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A family is cursed by a witch and transformed into monsters.
  • Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
    Review preview for Occupation: Rainfall

    The film throws ideas at the screen so much that it's not only for its two hours and change of runtime that it feels like more than one film at once.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    Two years after an alien invasion, the survivors fight back with the help of unexpected allies.
  • Peter Pan (2003)
    Review preview for Peter Pan

    Little 'uns will love this cinema treat - and parents, too.

    Monica Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Lavish live action retelling of the JM Barrie classic.
  • The Patriot (2000)
    Review preview for The Patriot

    The film is simplistic to the point of absurdity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A farmer takes on the Redcoats in an act of revenge.
  • Skeletons (2010)
    Review preview for Skeletons

    An intriguing, well-acted, quietly funny film that, though it is outright weird most of the time and certainly won't be to everyone's taste, has a quirky charm and emotional heart.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    Black comedy about a two-man emotional exterminator team.
  • Scoob! (2020)
    Review preview for Scoob!

    Everyone loves a bit of nostalgia, but you've got to put your heart into it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Scooby and the gang take on Dick Dastardly.
  • Shopping (1993)
    Review preview for Shopping

    Everything hangs on Billy, but he's empty.

    Gary Duncan · 2.5 out of 5
    Joyriding action with Jude Law and Sadie Frost.
  • Streamline (2021)
    Review preview for Streamline

    Miller is a talented young actor and does his best with the material, while Isaacs, though he gets very little screentime, is impressive as always.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A teenage swimming prodigy self-destructs after his father is released from jail.
  • Sweet November (2001)
    Review preview for Sweet November

    The story is so predictable you wait for that running-through-the-spray on the beach scene with dread and could choose the girly ballads on the soundtrack with pinpoint accuracy.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A zany blonde with a mysterious illness invites a workaholic ad exec to live with her for a month.
  • The Tuxedo (2002)
    Review preview for The Tuxedo

    The Tuxedo is like a Chinese meal. You've forgotten it half an hour later.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Jackie Chan fights Manhattan bad guys in a magic dinner suit that gives him special powers.
  • Victorian Psycho (2026)
    Review preview for Victorian Psycho

    Wigon’s film is arch as a proscenium from the start

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Trouble brews at a gothic manor after they hire a governess.

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