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  • Appaloosa (2008)
    Review preview for Appaloosa

    Harris the director handles both the personal moments and the action sequences well.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two professional ‘peace-keepers’ try to bring law and order to a town run by a murderous rancher. But matters are complicated when a young widow arrives.
  • Assassin's Creed (2016)
    Review preview for Assassin's Creed

    This film is not worth seeing. The costumes, special effects and a brilliant cast can't save it.

    Donald Munro · 1.5 out of 5
    Two factions struggle for control of mankind's destiny.
  • Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)
    Review preview for Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice

    Like a mutant monster, barreling out of control and straining to contain its own shifting form.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    The Caped Crusader takes on Superman, leading Lex Luthor to capitalise on the situation.
  • The Beekeeper (2024)
    Review preview for The Beekeeper

    There's a credited law enforcement consultant, and I will spare their blushes because I actually suspect that there's a more credible depiction of tactics and techniques in the Paw Patrol movies.

    Andrew Robertson · 1.5 out of 5
    One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organisation known as Beekeepers.
  • Being Julia (2004)
    Rumpy-pumpy and Pimms in Thirties theatre-land.
  • Casanova (2005)
    Review preview for Casanova

    Go, to enjoy the expensive shots of Venice and its spectacular interiors and the camped up performances from Irons, Ledger and Platt.

    Sarah Artt · 3 out of 5
    Has the serial seducer finally met his match?
  • The Colour Of Magic (2008)
    Review preview for The Colour Of Magic

    Perfect family viewing for a lazy weekend.

    Keith Dudhnath · 5 out of 5
    Rincewind the wizard is forced to become a guide for the Discworld's first ever tourist.
  • The Correspondence (2016)
    Review preview for The Correspondence

    The film plays on its clever concept, forgetting that its audience wants the agony to end and the action to begin.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A relationship between a woman and her tutor conducted almost entirely in the virtual space, takes an unexpected twist.
  • Dead Ringers (1988)
    Review preview for Dead Ringers

    A sensitive yet intellectually robust work.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Twin gynaecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
  • Eragon (2006)
    Review preview for Eragon

    The film has more violent action than a PG-certificate dares admit to and looks suitably legendary.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    When a simple farm boy discovers a dragon's egg, he also finds his destiny: to recover the lost art of dragon riding and save the kingdom from evil.
  • House Of Gucci (2021)
    Review preview for House Of Gucci

    An inconstancy of detail might be forgivable if it were not matched by inconstancy elsewhere.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    When an outsider from humble beginnings marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy, leading to a spiral of betrayal and violence.
  • High-Rise (2015)
    Review preview for High-Rise

    In the literal act of performance there is room to talk about self as performance, and that is where High-Rise is strongest.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Class war breaks out in a tower block.
  • Inland Empire (2006)
    Review preview for Inland Empire

    Imagery and sound are so closely wedded throughout that at times it seems meaningless to distinguish between the two.

    Max Crawford · 5 out of 5
    A married actress falls for her leading man whilst making a film about an illicit affair.
  • Kafka (1991)
    Review preview for Kafka

    The subtle sense of humour Irons portrays, as well as superb comic turns from Keith Allen and Simon McBurney as Kafka's impish assistants, strengthens the film's absurdist undertone in keeping with the traces often encountered in Kafka's novels.

    Niall McCallum · 4 out of 5
    An insurance clerk becomes determined to discover the truth behind a terror cell.
  • Kingdom Of Heaven (2005)
    Review preview for Kingdom Of Heaven

    The battle for Jerusalem is full of jaw-dropping, breathless action.

    Symon Parsons · 3.5 out of 5
    Retelling of the 12th Century battle for Jerusalem.
  • The Lion King 3D (1994)
    Review preview for The Lion King 3D

    The 3D genuinely adds a layer of freshness to the experience, right from the opening frames when we fly into the heart of the film with Zazu, and the immersive effect makes you reconsider and appreciate the exquisite hand-drawn animation all the more.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A guilt-ridden lion cub goes on an adventure. Reissued in 3D.
  • Lolita (1997)
    Review preview for Lolita

    This version is better than Kubrick's.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Jeremy Irons takes on Nabokov's dirty old man out to corrupt a young girl.
  • Margin Call (2011)
    Review preview for Margin Call

    Chandor makes good use of his acting assets and there's no doubt that he knows how to direct, but ultimately, the dullness of the script is just a little too toxic.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A day in the life of a investment firm's meltdown.
  • The Merchant Of Venice (2004)
    Review preview for The Merchant Of Venice

    You are unlikely to see stronger performances in a costume drama for a very long time.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Shakespeare's tale of usuary and romance in Italy.
  • The Man In The Iron Mask (1998)
    Review preview for The Man In The Iron Mask

    As a rookie director, he lacks visual flair and tends to hug clichés for safety's sake.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Musketeers show their age in adaptation of the Dumas classic about a man who is incarcerated without knowing why.
  • Palestine 36 (2025)
    Review preview for Palestine 36

    Jacir's film might look back to the 1930s but it's a film that is in conversation with the present-day.

    Casper Borges · 3 out of 5
    In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.
  • Red Sparrow (2018)
    Review preview for Red Sparrow

    The lady can't keep her clothes on. It's part of the training

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A former ballerina is recruited into Russia's spy school where students learn the artifice of the honey trap
  • The Time Machine (2002)
    Review preview for The Time Machine

    Guy Pearce is a puzzling lead, at times desperately out of his depth, mostly getting away with it due to his skill at looking lost and miserable as he mumbles his lines and does a bizarre impression of Nick Cave.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    An inventor travels through time to try to change the past.
  • Their Finest (2016)
    Review preview for Their Finest

    A charming and entertaining take on the film within the film scenario, with solid performances from all of its cast.

    Evelin Toth · 3 out of 5
    A British film crew in the Second World War makes a propaganda film.
  • What Is Dyslexia? (2026)
    Review preview for What Is Dyslexia?

    With a carefully measured pace and a lot of focus on light and movement, the imagery here will be particularly effective at engaging young dyslexic people’s minds.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A young girl is distraught when she looks up dyslexia and sees it described as a lifelong disability, but a magical adventure teaches her to look at it differently.

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