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  • The Accountant (2016)
    Review preview for The Accountant

    The action sequences are alright, but The Accountant falls into the common superheroic trap (or trope) of confusing origin stories with character development.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.
  • 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 The rule of fear is superseded by a gang of fools
  • Dr Dolittle (1998)
    Review preview for Dr Dolittle

    Scriptwriters Nat Mauldin and Larry Levin lack vision to lift the movie out of TV sitcomland.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A vet discovers he can talk to the animals.
  • Flypaper (2011)
    Review preview for Flypaper

    It's not quite as slick or sexy as the Ocean's movies, but it is steeped in personality.

    James Benefield · 3 out of 5
    A man gets embroiled in two simultaneous attempted bank heists.
  • The Grinch (2000)
    Review preview for The Grinch

    The slapstick is not funny, it's violent. A sensitive child will be shocked to tears.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Comedy with Jim Carrey in role of The Grinch, a green furry outcast from mountain village who hates children having fun at Christmas.
  • Girl, Interrupted (1999)
    Review preview for Girl, Interrupted

    The film has every quality of a personal story.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A 17-year-old's stay in a mental hospital at the end of the Sixties - based on a true story.
  • The Hangover (2009)
    Review preview for The Hangover

    This film makes a number of intriguing choices.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    After a drunken stag night in Vegas, nobody can remember what happened - and the groom is missing.
  • The Hangover Part III (2013)
    Review preview for The Hangover Part III

    Reckless, feckless and, above all, utterly irredeemable.

    Merlin Harries · 1 out of 5
    The Wolfpack try to rescue their pal.
  • The Hangover: Part II (2011)
    Review preview for The Hangover: Part II

    If this is just more of the same, is that really such a terrible thing?

    Maria Realf · 3 out of 5
    After their bachelor party went hilariously wrong, this time the Wolfpack find themselves heading to a wedding in Thailand...
  • Hellboy (2004)
    Review preview for Hellboy

    Hellboy holds his head high above the mass of superhero characters thanks to a terrific performance by Ron Perlman.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A comic book hero with alien ancestry battles an undead Rasputin for the soul of man.
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
    Review preview for Hellboy II: The Golden Army

    Cinema is full of monsters, but few in recent memory have been so capable of eliciting our sympathy and understanding.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Hellboy confronts an Elven prince determined to raise an ancient army and destroy the world of men; and has domestic troubles to deal with at the same time.
  • The Invention Of Lying (2009)
    Review preview for The Invention Of Lying

    A gentle, thoughtful, genuinely entertaining film with endearing characters and real ideas.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In a world where there is no concept of deceit, one man's life is transformed when he figures out how to lie - but will it bring him what he really wants?
  • Meet Joe Black (1998)
    Review preview for Meet Joe Black

    The pace of the film would not startle a snail.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Death takes a holiday.
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
    Review preview for Mr. Popper's Penguins

    Jim Carrey's latest is a perfectly pleasant if predictable picture about a part-time pop who learns his priorites after receiving a package of penguins.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Penguins prove pivotal for a part-time pop.
  • Muppets From Space (1999)
    Review preview for Muppets From Space

    Those who are allergic to Muppetry will find it difficult not to enjoy this and those who used to love them can do so again.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    More mad muppetry, as Gonzo gets messages from space.
  • Monsters Vs Aliens (2009)
    Review preview for Monsters Vs Aliens

    The best gags, at least for the over 20s, subvert 50s sci-fi movie convention.

    Tony Sullivan · 2.5 out of 5
    A woman's brush with a meteor supersizes her and soon, she finds herself and a team of other monsters taking on a bad guy from outer space.
  • Pollock (2000)
    Review preview for Pollock

    As a directorial debut, the film is patchy, but intense.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The agony and the ecstasy of Jackson Pollock breaking new ground in American painting.
  • Scorched (2003)
    Review preview for Scorched

    A car wreck has more style.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Three employees in a small Nevada bank have plans to rob it on the same weekend.
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
    Review preview for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

    Daft as a brush and consistently funny.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    An animated sponge and his starfish pal embark on an adventure.
  • Trolls (2016)
    Review preview for Trolls

    With their Day-Glo colours, singing and attitude to hugging, this is probably one of the few animations that will simultaneously appeal to the very young, any parents nostalgic for rave culture and grandparents who tuned in and dropped out.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Animation, sees the Trolls threatened by miserable ogres.
  • Tangled (2010)
    Review preview for Tangled

    The joy is in the animation, with the non-speaking characters, particularly Rapunzel's chameleon pet and dogged palace horse Maximus stealing every scene they are in.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Disney take on the classic tale of Rapunzel.
  • There's Something About Mary (1998)
    Review preview for There's Something About Mary

    The film has a great beginning, an okay middle and a stupid ending.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A former high-school loser tries to win over the girl of his dreams.
  • Win Win (2011)
    Review preview for Win Win

    Everything about McCarthy's film feels easygoing and economical. His scripting is sharp and laugh-out-loud funny, with relationships and family dynamics establilshed quickly in an unfussy fashion.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A small-town solicitor finds a way to make ends meet by becoming the guardian of an Alzheimer's sufferer, but trouble brews when his grandson arrives...

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