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  • Cruising (1980)
    Review preview for Cruising

    Aided by a bug-eyed, intensely committed turn from Al Pacino, Cruising is a startling and haunting film.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    A detective goes undercover in New York's gay S&M scene to try and catch a serial killer.
  • Rocky II (1979)
    Review preview for Rocky II

    Rocky’s necessary fall from grace back into the gutter makes us root for the big-hearted lug every south paw-jabbing step of the way.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    The boxer is tempted back into the ring.
  • Rocky (1976)
    Review preview for Rocky

    Credit is due to John G Avildsen for directing (he won one of three trophies), but the real victory here belongs to Sly.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    An underdog boxer gets a shot at the big time.
  • Starcrash (1978)
    Review preview for Starcrash

    Everybody seems to be having fun and their good humour is infectious.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Two smugglers are called upon to assist the galactic imperium in tracking down an evil count's ultimate weapon.

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