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  • The Book Of Eli (2010)
    Review preview for The Book Of Eli

    The set-pieces are sporadic – but always exciting and kinetic.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    In a post-nuclear landscape, one man guards the world's last bible.
  • Flashdance (1983)
    Review preview for Flashdance

    The dance sequences are electrifying.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A steelworker spends her nights as an exotic dancer, saving up to go to ballet school.
  • A Fuller Life (2013)
    Review preview for A Fuller Life

    Any greater insight into the life of Fuller is most welcome.

    Robert Munro · 3.5 out of 5
    Tribute to maverick American filmmaker Samuel Fuller.
  • The Grudge 2 (2006)
    Review preview for The Grudge 2

    Despite genuinely scary moments, The Grudge 2 suffers from massive overkill and a plot that runs away with itself.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The killer ghosts from the Tokyo haunted house spread their deadly virus into a wider world.
  • The Last Days Of Disco (1998)
    Review preview for The Last Days Of Disco

    What once was fresh, now is stale.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Girls look for love at the nightclub.
  • The L Word (2005)
    Review preview for The L Word

    Has plenty to satisfy gay and straight, male and female audiences.

    Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
    The loves, lusts and laughs of lipstick lesbians in LA.
  • Mission Without Permission (2004)
    Review preview for Mission Without Permission

    Bart Freundlich plays it safe when he should have been edgy and dangerous.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Teens plan a bank raid for cash to help a sick parent.
  • Roger Dodger (2002)
    Review preview for Roger Dodger

    The film is all words and attitude.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A chat-up artist takes his teenage nephew on a tour of New York night life.

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