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  • Casino (1995)
    Review preview for Casino

    [Casino] will dazzle and seduce you. The stand-out performance belongs to Stone.

    Nick Jones · 4 out of 5
    The rise and fall of a Las Vegas casino-running mobster.
  • Goodfellas (1990)
    Review preview for Goodfellas

    This is Scorsese at the top of his game.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    Biopic of mafiosi Henry Hill and his rise and fall through the mob.
  • The Good Shepherd (2006)
    Review preview for The Good Shepherd

    It is only after leaving the cinema that questions come bursting to the surface, not that they undermine Dr Niro’s magnificent achievement behind the camera

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A history of the CIA told through the life story of an increasingly paranoid agent.
  • Home Alone (1990)
    Review preview for Home Alone

    There are some movies that work best at Christmas and this is one of them

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    Macaulay Culkin is left in a big house in Chicago at Christmas time to fend off comic burglars.
  • The Irishman (2019)
    Review preview for The Irishman

    Scorsese shoots at what is truly important in life and does so, miraculously, by putting the spotlight on organised crime

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Story of the union official with mob ties, Frank Sheeran, and the part he claims to have played in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
    Review preview for Lethal Weapon 2

    It’s not as dark as its predecessor and there’s more emphasis on guns, explosions and car-chases – but if you’re going to make an over-the-the-top actioner, this is how.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    The unlikely cop duo set their sites on South African diplomats who are abusing their diplomatic immunity.
  • Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
    Review preview for Lethal Weapon 3

    By going bigger, faster and louder than before, Lethal Weapon III doesn’t hit the same highs.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    The odd-couple cops get involved in tracking down armour-piercing bullets being sold on the streets.
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
    Review preview for Lethal Weapon 4

    The real plot doesn't start for almost an hour and when it does is less interesting than a Roger Moore 007 caper.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    The ageing crime-fighting duo take on a Chinese crimelord.
  • Moonwalker (1988)
    Review preview for Moonwalker

    Some of Jackson's strongest songs are featured here and there are some terrific dance performances.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A series of musical performances by Michael Jackson intercut with a story about a drug dealer.
  • Raging Bull (1980)
    Review preview for Raging Bull

    De Niro’s renowned devotion to the art of acting has never been so tested as it is here.

    Robert Munro · 5 out of 5
    An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it.

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