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  • Asteroid City (2023)
    Review preview for Asteroid City

    Anderson has absolute command of his craft and his cast are moulded to it.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
  • Between The Temples (2024)
    Review preview for Between The Temples

    Filled with awkwardness and tension, the film acts as a spotlight for all the actors.

    Jeremy Mathews · 3.5 out of 5
    A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult bat mitzvah student.
  • Bewitched (2005)
    What would you do if you had magic powers?
  • Big Eyes (2014)
    Review preview for Big Eyes

    Burton does not think he needs to make up his mind about the tone of the movie. It is like a child ordering an ice cream with five kinds of toppings.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
    A man makes his wife's art a massive success - while claiming he created it himself.
  • CQ (2001)
    Review preview for CQ

    Sadly the main story... is pretty dull, uninspired stuff

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2.5 out of 5
    Idealistic young film maker must decide where his loyalties lie as the 1970s approach.
  • The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
    Review preview for The Darjeeling Limited

    Chaotic, funny, beautifully shot and performed with a childlike deadpan.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Three brothers take a 'spiritual journey' across India by train.
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    Review preview for Fantastic Mr. Fox

    A fantastic adaptation that manages to surpass its source material while staying entirely true to its spirit.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Animated version of Roald Dahl's tale about a wily fox.
  • Funny People (2009)
    Review preview for Funny People

    The film lacks strong enough dialogue to do justice to the boldness of its script.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A popular comedian has to re-evaluate his life when he discovers he has cancer, but things don't go the way he expects.
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
    Review preview for The Grand Budapest Hotel

    An emotionally engaging tale that sucks you in with its gentle humour and melancholy.

    Max Crawford · 4.5 out of 5
    The adventures of a concierge and a lobby boy who becomes his friend.
  • Hotel Chevalier (2007)
    Review preview for Hotel Chevalier

    Colours and style ooze from the screen.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Short film about a fractured relationship - the film festival prologue to The Darjeeling Limited.
  • I Heart Huckabees (2004)
    Review preview for I Heart Huckabees

    This is as inventive and left field as Being John Malkovich, but with broader smiles and bigger issues.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    A man hires a pair of existential detectives.
  • Klaus (2019)
    Review preview for Klaus

    This is definitely among the spookier animated Christmas tales out there, and it's liable to give more sensitive little ones some serious chills.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An spoiled young aristocrat sent to learn responsibility as a postman in a remote northern town meets an elderly toymaker and has a brilliant idea.
  • Listen Up Philip (2014)
    Review preview for Listen Up Philip

    The moments of distinctly sub-Woody Allenesque humour make you dream of what might have been.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    An angry writer and his relationships.
  • The Last Showgirl (2024)
    Review preview for The Last Showgirl

    Coppola has style, but sometimes employs too much of it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show closes abruptly after a 30-year run.
  • Making Marie Antoinette (2026)
    Review preview for Making Marie Antoinette

    An in-depth portrait of the production, a rare opportunity to see how a film on that scale is put together.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 film.
  • Marie Antoinette (2006)
    Review preview for Marie Antoinette

    With its genuine Versailles locations and sumptuous costuming, Marie Antoinette is a feast for the eyes.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A portrait of France's most famous Queen.
  • Megalopolis (2024)
    Review preview for Megalopolis

    It is described simply as “A Fable”, but there is nothing simple about this over-ambitious allegorical sprawl.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Power play and corruption unfold in a futuristic city.
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Review preview for Moonrise Kingdom

    The perfect summer movie for the eternally 12 who like to travel in style.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Two children make a pact and run off, prompting the local community to go on the hunt for them.
  • The Overnight (2015)
    Review preview for The Overnight

    Resembles the first 15 minutes of a porn flick

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Young couple, new to L.A, are seduced by cool couple who enjoy sexual experimentation
  • The Polka King (2017)
    Review preview for The Polka King

    Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky love their protagonist just a bit too much.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A Polish migrant tries to make it big in Pennsylvania.
  • Queer (2024)
    Review preview for Queer

    There’s also an emperor’s new clothes feeling to the general style, look closely and there's very little there.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A louche older man pursues a younger boy toy in Mexico City before the pair go on the hunt for psychedelics in Ecuador.
  • Rushmore (1998)
    Review preview for Rushmore

    What gives this film an edge over conventional rites-of-passage movies is its oddity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Comic look at life in a private school.
  • Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
    Review preview for Saving Mr. Banks

    The end result, though well-mounted and featuring knock-the-soot-out-of-your-chimney performances from Emma Thompson as Travers and Tom Hanks as the movie mogul, feels more like a Disney theme park version of events than the real story.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The true story of Mary Poppins’ journey to the big screen.
  • Simone (2002)
    Review preview for Simone

    Writer/director Andrew Niccol makes his point with the subtlety of a Vin Diesel chat up line.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Computer generated actress becomes an international star in satire of modern Hollywood.
  • Slackers (2002)
    Review preview for Slackers

    The gags are gratuitous and the sex is lame.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    US college sex comedy with Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman and James King.
  • Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)
    Review preview for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

    For all the postmodern presentation, every emotion here ultimately rings true, and there are enough great ideas, oddball characters, amiable performances and big laughs to ensure that this remains a cult favourite.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A man finds he has to defeat his girlfriend's evil ex-boyfriends.
  • Shopgirl (2005)
    Review preview for Shopgirl

    Modest and beguiling.

    The Exile · 5 out of 5
    A bored sales assistant gets caught in a love triangle with Steve Martin's wealthy geezer and Jason Schwartzman's geek.
  • Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)
    Review preview for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

    There are some astonishing sequences that leverage the freedom animation has to move perspective.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-people charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.

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