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  • American Translation (2011)
    Review preview for American Translation

    There simply is not enough going on plotwise, even if it is a reasonably fascinating psychological study.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    Young love has never been so menacing.
  • 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.
  • The Boss Of It All (2006)
    Review preview for The Boss Of It All

    A hilarious screwball comedy

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    An IT company trying to sell up hires an actor to pose as its president.
  • Cockles And Muscles (2005)
    Seaside family sex romp with gay/straight permutations.
  • Dancer In The Dark (2000)
    Review preview for Dancer In The Dark

    Bjork demonstrates an intuitive talent for acting that breaks your heart.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A Czech migrant saves for an eye op for her son while dreaming of Hollywood song and dance numbers.
  • Europa (1991)
    Review preview for Europa

    Defies convention.

    Trinity · 3.5 out of 5
    A German-American returns to the land of his forbears to help with the reconstruction after the Second World War.
  • The Magic Mountain (2015)
    Review preview for The Magic Mountain

    Her mix of animation, collage, and actual footage from the various periods covered suits her subject to perfection.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    The adventures of mountain climber and photographer Adam J. Winkler, who fought in Afghanistan with the mujahedin against the Soviets in the 1980s.
  • Manderlay (2005)
    Review preview for Manderlay

    Be warned: this Great Dane backs up his satiric bark with a vicious bite.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    Whether it is right to enforce democracy upon those who remain slaves.
  • Nymphomaniac (2013)
    Review preview for Nymphomaniac

    It's a film that goes out of its way to provoke and disappoint, but to those who get its jokes and can cope with the rest, it's a delight.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her experiences.
  • The Pod Generation (2023)
    Review preview for The Pod Generation

    The film, set in the near future, is curiously old fashioned.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    In a not-so-distant future, amid a society madly in love with technology, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy's wild ride to parenthood in this brave new world.
  • Silent Land (2021)
    Review preview for Silent Land

    The young director not only manages to create a convincing critique of the bourgeoisie in general, but also points out more local, Polish problems.

    Mateusz Tarwacki · 4 out of 5
    A couple find their relationship going south after a trip to an Italian holiday home begins to be fraught with problems.
  • Tara Road (2005)
    Review preview for Tara Road

    The plot is as real as a bouquet of silk roses.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Love hurts for an innocent wife in Dublin and a grieving mother in New England.

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