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  • 22 Bullets (2010)
    Review preview for 22 Bullets

    Jean Reno is unflappably cool. There's not much more to it.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    Jean Reno stars as a retired gangster out for revenge for a brutal assassination attempt.
  • Armoured (2009)
    Review preview for Armoured

    Clips along at a fast enough pace for you to avoid noticing its flaws.

    Donald Munro · 3.5 out of 5
    A former soldier in financial difficulty is persuaded to take part in a heist, but nothing goes to plan.
  • Beyond The Clouds (1995)
    Review preview for Beyond The Clouds

    Showcases the venerable maverick’s directorial style at is best and its worst.

    James Benefield · 3 out of 5
    Love, lust and naked women in a quartet of linked tales.
  • The Big Blue (1988)
    Review preview for The Big Blue

    The Big Blue is pure cinéma du look.

    Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    Two of the best ‘free’ divers in the world are set to compete against each other at the world championships.
  • Brothers Of The Wind (2015)
    Review preview for Brothers Of The Wind

    This simple story of the relationship between a boy and an eagle speaks to cinema at its most magical.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The story of Lukas, a lonely child who lives with his father, and baby eagle Abel.
  • La Bete Humaine (1938)
    Review preview for La Bete Humaine

    Renoir’s adaptation of Zola’s novel is beautifully constructed.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Murder and illicit passion on the railways. Currently out to own as part of the seven-disc Jean Renoir Collection.
  • Cold Blood (2019)
    Review preview for Cold Blood

    This is a thoughtful, suspenseful film.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    A hit-man lives isolated in a cabin at the edge of a lake. One day, an injured woman arrives in front of his house. To save her, he could well risk his own life.
  • Couples Retreat (2009)
    Review preview for Couples Retreat

    This is a movie for people who think that watching other people go through therapy is fun.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Four couples go on holiday together and discover that the relationship therapy offered by the resort is not optional.
  • The Day Of The Crows (2012)
    Review preview for The Day Of The Crows

    Complex and immersive, funny but with a sense of danger lurking in its darker moments, this is the sort of film that children and adults will watch to the end and then want to watch again.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Animated story of a boy who leads a wild existence deep in the forest until the day he discovers civilised life in a neighbouring village and meets a girl who lives there.
  • Flushed Away (2006)
    Review preview for Flushed Away

    Exciting, adventurous, and flush with visual and verbal gags

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A pet mouse flushed down a toilet struggles to find his way home, encountering all manner of adventures along the way.
  • Flyboys (2006)
    Review preview for Flyboys

    Unfortunately, things take a turn for the clunky.

    Jeff Robinson · 3 out of 5
    In World War One, a group of Americans volunteers to fly with a French squadron.
  • Godzilla (1998)
    Review preview for Godzilla

    As big liz flicks go, Godzilla delivers the goodies.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The mother of all monsters tries to nest in New York.
  • Hector And The Search for Happiness (2014)
    Review preview for Hector And The Search for Happiness

    The plot is pants down puerile

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A psychiatrist goes hunting for the secret of happiness.
  • Jet Lag (2002)
    Review preview for Jet Lag

    It's deliciously grown-up.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A lacquered beautician and an overstressed chef come together in the chaos of a crowded airport.
  • Just Visiting (2001)
    Review preview for Just Visiting

    The jokes are overplayed and feeble to the point of embarrassment.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    US remake of Les Visiteurs, in which a medieval knight and his servant appear in the modern world.
  • Margaret (2011)
    Review preview for Margaret

    Divorced by many years from the context of its original conception, the film might easily be viewed as just another rites-of-passage indie – albeit an unusually multi-faceted one.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A young woman find herself embroiled in the blame game after a bus accident.
  • Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Review preview for Mission: Impossible

    For those who cannot follow the plot there are some really good set pieces, with enough tension and excitement to carry the movie.

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt, Special Agent, in the first of his TV spin off action extravaganzas.
  • The Pink Panther (2006)
    Review preview for The Pink Panther

    Although some elements don't work too well, namely the lacklustre, almost prosaic direction of Levy, it survives with a lot of positives, not least the return to maniacal form of its star, The Grey Haired One.

    Scott Davis · 3 out of 5
    Steve Martin attempts to emulate Peter Sellers as incompetent French policeman.
  • Pink Panther 2 (2009)
    Review preview for Pink Panther 2

    Steve Martin is actually quite good at times, but he's let down mostly by a wafer-thin script and misguided direction.

    Darren Amner · 2 out of 5
    The bungling inspector investigates the theft of some historical artifacts.
  • Rollerball (2002)
    Review preview for Rollerball

    The film's 15-certificate is a nonsense. The violence is ugly and relentless. The movie is ugly, too.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Ultra-violent rollerblade/ motorbike game, played for international TV, in former USSR.
  • Ronin (1998)
    Review preview for Ronin

    Frankenheimer's direction is so flawless and masterful that every frame of every scene flows effortlessly.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    Heist caper starring Robert de Niro.
  • Shut Up! (2003)
    Review preview for Shut Up!

    Gerard Depardieu... gives a performance that is accurate, sincere and unwatchable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    The stupidest crook in France joins forces with the most ruthless hitman in Paris.
  • Subway (1985)
    Review preview for Subway

    It is about the counterpointing of the popular with the stuffiness of well respected art, the harsh cold fluorescent light of the Metro station with the more humane darkness of the interconnecting conduits and forgotten spaces.

    Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    A thief stumbles on a Parisian subculture after he robs a house and takes the loot into the Paris Metro.
  • The Sweeney: Paris (2015)
    Review preview for The Sweeney: Paris

    It suffers from an air of deja vu.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    French remake sees the squad try to catch a gang of jewel thieves.

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