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  • Albatross (2010)
    Review preview for Albatross

    Somewhere a story of love and courage lies buried beneath the silt of mediocrity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Coming of age comedy drama, with strong central performances from two fast rising British actresses.
  • The Banishing (2020)
    Review preview for The Banishing

    McKenna-Bruce is good in a role that first requires her to restrain her emotions and then pulls her in several directions at once.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The story of the most haunted house in England. In the 1930s, a young reverend, his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret.
  • England Is Mine (2017)
    Review preview for England Is Mine

    Throughout the film, there's a feeling that the writers are picking their way gingerly through a minefield of possible problems, thereby failing to commit fully to the character of Steven Morrissey.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A portrait of Morrissey's early life.
  • The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
    Review preview for The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

    Even the surprises are too well signposted to surprise

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A naive young lady who happens to be a writer travels to Guernsey after the war to learn more about this strangely named society.
  • Monster Family (2017)
    Review preview for Monster Family

    The plot stumbles into an abyss early. There is nothing left because there was nothing here in the first place

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A family is cursed by a witch and transformed into monsters.
  • A New York Winter's Tale (2014)
    Review preview for A New York Winter's Tale

    It would be difficult to exaggerate the piffling absurdity of this film

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A fantasy romance between an Irish burglar and an ill heiress with violent interruptions from Lucifer's gangster henchmen.

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