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  • The 355 (2022)
    Review preview for The 355

    There is a solid certainty amongst its crosses and doubles and that's that it isn't very good.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.
  • Aaltra (2004)
    Review preview for Aaltra

    Grim, bleak, misanthropic, confronting and uproariously funny from beginning to end.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    A disabled road movie.
  • Black Dog (2023)
    Review preview for Black Dog

    There is great chemistry between them and Jaques knows when to tread lightly, letting their natural humour take over.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two teenagers' lives collide when one is mugged, leading to an unexpected road trip.
  • Boiling Point (2020)
    Review preview for Boiling Point

    Given the state of the things, it's fair to say that some of the situations that will arise are telegraphed ahead of time, but that adds rather than detracts from the tension - after all, aren't all satisfying meals in some ways connected to anticipation?

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The shift has hardly begun for head chef Andy and he’s already behind with everything. His restaurant is overbooked, there’s a disgruntled inspector combing the kitchen and, if that weren’t enough, a culinary icon and a respected food critic have turned up for dinner.
  • The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008)
    Review preview for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

    The Pittster does do his best with a restrained and mature performance, but he's about as shackled by Benjamin's condition as the character is.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Fantasy about a man who ages backwards, from old to young.
  • Dead Cert (2010)
    Review preview for Dead Cert

    Far too straight-laced and uptight to appeal to fans of either genre.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    London hard-men discover business has bite, after the businessmen who offer to buy their nightclub turn out to be vampires.
  • From Hell (2001)
    Review preview for From Hell

    Judging by the violence of the crimes, the killer cannot be taken seriously when finally he is exposed.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Johnny Depp and Robbie Coltrane investigate Jack The Ripper murders in Victorian London.
  • Gemma Bovery (2014)
    Review preview for Gemma Bovery

    The final act has multiple twists but by that time interest has waned

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An English couple move to Normandy and because of their name are drawn into Flaubert's web as if doomed to repeat the follies of Madame Bovery
  • Hanna (2011)
    Review preview for Hanna

    The truth is that this genre mash-up attempt ends up feeling more unintentionally hilarious and hysterical than impressive or refreshing.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    A teenager raised to be a killing machine, goes on a mission across Europe.
  • The Hunger: Season 1 (1997)
    Review preview for The Hunger: Season 1

    The designers are caught in an unfortunate time loop that keeps dragging them back to the Eighties.

    Kotleta · 3 out of 5
    Twenty-two tales of supernatural thrills in half hour chunks, with bad sex and Terence Stamp.
  • The Iron Mask (2019)
    Review preview for The Iron Mask

    This is a film whose bombast and ambition is compromised by the fact that it clearly never met an idea it didn't like.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    An English traveller journeys from Russia to China in the 18th century, encountering dragons, black magic wizardry and a dragon king.
  • Ironclad (2011)
    Review preview for Ironclad

    For those who've always found Robin Hood yarns a trifle lightweight, this rufty-tufty beer-swilling, limb-lopping examination of King John attempting to quash a rebellion after being forced to sign the Magna Carta is worth a look.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A small group of fighters try stop Rochester Castle falling into the tyrannical hands of King John.
  • The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
    Review preview for The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    Is the action packed? Certainly. Does it add up to anything? No.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of fictional oddballs join forces on a mission in 19th century Europe.
  • Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1997)
    Review preview for Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

    For exuberance, inventiveness and gut-spilling humour, Guy Ritchie's debut takes some beating.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    After losing in a card game a London con has to make the money back fast.
  • Mean Machine (2001)
    Review preview for Mean Machine

    The film is so predictable, you could lay bets.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Vinnie Jones is sent to the nick where he coaches the prisoners soccer XI
  • Mirrors (2008)
    Review preview for Mirrors

    Mirrors doesn't feel like an unfixed horror for an uncertain world, it comes across more as a broth for the appetites of focus groups.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    Something nasty is lurking through the looking glass...
  • Military Wives (2019)
    Review preview for Military Wives

    You don't need the sheet music to know that this is a familiar tune and the film does lean into all the expected emotional beats heavily.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Comedy drama about singing spouses on a military base.
  • Rock Star (2001)
    Review preview for Rock Star

    Rock Star has the beat. It even has the vibe. But it ain't got the soul.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Mark Wahlberg rises from lead singer of tribute band to lead singer of the band itself
  • The Red Violin (1998)
    Review preview for The Red Violin

    The film cannot help but be a collection of shorts, artfully joined together and given a twist in the tail.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The adventurous life of a priceless musical instrument.
  • Seed Of Chucky (2004)
    Review preview for Seed Of Chucky

    You have to be pretty open-minded to endure the morbid humour, but it's the guiltiest pleasure you're likely to have for a long time.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    Fifth slice of horror with the demonic doll.
  • Shifty (2008)
    Review preview for Shifty

    Races furiously along, capturing perfectly the sense of a life fast spinning out of control.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Twenty-four hours in the life of a Muslim crack dealer and a friend from his past.
  • Stardust (2007)
    Review preview for Stardust

    A really enjoyable yarn in the Princess Bride mold, told with panache.

    Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
    Fantasy epic about a boy who goes looking for a falling star.
  • Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
    Review preview for Stonehearst Asylum

    The pitting of Kingsley against Caine in this context is delightful.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A medical school graduate gets more than he bargained for at a mental institution.
  • Transporter 2 (2005)
    Review preview for Transporter 2

    The Transporter franchise suffers from some serious engine failure in this too-slickly produced sequel and only just makes it over the finishing line.

    Gator MacReady · 2.5 out of 5
    The return of the ass-kicking courier in a convoluted tale of a kidnapped kid and a deadly virus.
  • A Woman In Winter (2005)
    Review preview for A Woman In Winter

    A Woman In Winter is about obsession. Occasionally, when clarity breaks through, you can feel the power of possession and how illusion fades like the mist.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Intense romance between a shy scientist and an ethereal French girl in Edinburgh.
  • Walk Like A Panther (2018)
    Review preview for Walk Like A Panther

    Predictability is the name. Wrestling is the game.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Geriatric wrestlers return to the ring to save their favourite pub in a Yorkshire village from greedy developers.
  • A Working Man (2025)
    Review preview for A Working Man

    The biggest difference between the book and the film is that I enjoyed the latter enough to want more.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    Levon Cade left his profession behind to work construction and be a good dad to his daughter. But when a local girl vanishes, he's asked to return to the skills that made him a mythic figure in the shadowy world of counter-terrorism.

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