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  • Assault On Precinct 13 (2005)
    Review preview for Assault On Precinct 13

    Richet is at his best when moving quickly - he's a director in love with momentum.

    The Exile · 2.5 out of 5
    Remake of the John Carpenter classic.
  • American Ultra (2015)
    Review preview for American Ultra

    The lack of any real ‘pop’ to the proceedings is rooted in the fact that the whole film is played as a flashback.

    Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
    A secret agent undercover as a drug user is marked for extermination but proves too hardcore and too high to handle.
  • Carlito's Way (1993)
    Al Pacino is a recovering drug dealer trying to go straight in the mean city.
  • Chef (2014)
    Review preview for Chef

    As if it's not bad enough that Chef is marinated in sticky sentiment, Favreau's occasional attempts to sprinkle in heavy-handed drama make for a stodgy mix.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    A chef trying to recover his flagging reputation finds inspiration in romance.
  • Collateral Damage (2002)
    Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on vigilante role in South America after terrorist bomb blast in LA.
  • Encanto (2021)
    Review preview for Encanto

    It is breezy, bright, brilliant.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.
  • Executive Decision (1996)
    Review preview for Executive Decision

    It's highly intense, superbly photographed and expertly edited entertainment.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    A counter-terrorist agent tries to disarm extremist plane-hijackers
  • Experimenter (2015)
    Review preview for Experimenter

    Almereyda jumps straight into the experiment which, over half a century later, is as fascinating and timely and important as ever.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A drama about the life of Stanley Milgram and his famous experiments on obedience.
  • George A Romero's Land Of The Dead (2005)
    Review preview for George A Romero's Land Of The Dead

    Appallingly developed characters and situations decay and rot onscreen.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    The creator of the zombie genre returns with an allegory of Bush's abuses in Iraq.
  • Hangin' With The Homeboys (1991)
    Review preview for Hangin' With The Homeboys

    Its humour - this is a very funny film - comes from observation and character.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Friday night on the town for four unlikely lads from the Bronx.
  • The Happening (2008)
    Review preview for The Happening

    This film basically consists of some worried looking people running about a bit and hoping that the bad things will all go away.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    After people spontaneously begin to kill themselves in big cities, a few survivors go on the run.
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
    Review preview for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

    The characters of the animals are underdeveloped and the film is ultimately bland.

    Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5
    The latest adventures of Manny and company - now with added dinosaurs!
  • Ice Age (2002)
    Review preview for Ice Age

    In the end, you care more about the acorn than the baby.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Animated journey in cold weather of a sloth, mammoth, saber-toothed tiger and human baby.
  • Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
    Review preview for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

    I've seen cooked spaghetti with more tension.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Sid, Manny and Diego have another adventure - this time with a girl!
  • The Infiltrator (2016)
    Review preview for The Infiltrator

    The film is clever. It is violent and merciless, also.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    True life story of an undercover agent who infiltrates the upper circles of a Columbian drugs cartel in the Eighties
  • John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
    Review preview for John Wick: Chapter 2

    Slowly but surely the wonder of moving pictures bleeds to death in the corner of your mind

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    John Wick faces trouble when a bounty is put on his life after a killing spree of gut wrenching proportions
  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
    Review preview for The Lincoln Lawyer

    McConaughey works above and beyond his usual remit to remind us that he can also convey a formidable intensity and subtle sensitivity.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    A hot-shot lawyer finds he may be out of his depth with his latest client.
  • Meadowland (2015)
    Review preview for Meadowland

    The splintered pain of grief interrupted marks out the directorial debut of Reed Morano.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A couple find their lives shattered by the disappearance of their son.
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001)
    Modern romantic musical based around the mythology of a famous Parisian nightclub in 1900. On re-release.
  • Nancy (2018)
    Review preview for Nancy

    An intense character study in triplicate, made gripping both by the deliberately ambiguous way in which Christina Choe approaches everyone's mental state and by the performances.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A woman becomes increasingly convinced that she was kidnapped as a child.
  • The Odyssey (2026)
    Review preview for The Odyssey

    This retelling is the one you seek.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, the sirens and Calypso along the way.
  • Ride Along (2014)
    Review preview for Ride Along

    There's no subtlety here. Follow the dots.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Fast-talking security guard joins his future brother-in-law on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying the cop's sister.
  • Righteous Kill (2008)
    Review preview for Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill relies heavily on its two capable leads, but by and large it gets away with it.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Loyalties within a New York police department are really put to the test when it emerges that a serial killer is targeting criminals.
  • Sisters (2015)
    Review preview for Sisters

    Films that find alcoholism funny, encouraging the kind of behavior that would give Gramps a heart attack, are kicking at an open door

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.
  • Summer Of Sam (1999)
    Review preview for Summer Of Sam

    The film is directionless and charmless.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Spike Lee focusses his camera on the summer when Son of Sam roamed the streets.
  • The Take (2007)
    Review preview for The Take

    Furman’s carefully stylised direction never feels intrusive and his widespread use of the handicam helps to create a cinéma verité feel.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 3.5 out of 5
    An isolated victim of a hijacking sets out for vengeance against his attackers.
  • To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
    Review preview for To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar

    The sort of film that is meant to make you believe in the inherent goodness of mankind.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 3 out of 5
    Three drag queens get stuck in a small town en route to a big competition.
  • Walking With Dinosaurs 3D (2013)
    Review preview for Walking With Dinosaurs 3D

    The story follows a baby dino and his brother into puberty and beyond as if they were boys from Santa Monica. The only thing missing is prom night.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Living the life of Alaskan rhinoesque dinos that walk and talk with teenage Californian accents
  • What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
    Review preview for What's The Worst That Could Happen?

    Run-of-the-mill means straight-to-video and that's what this should have been.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Martin Lawrence is a friendly crook and Danny DeVito is a crooked businessman.
  • Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
    Review preview for Where God Left His Shoes

    Although the situation feels slightly contrived... the script is bang on.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Bittersweet tale of life on the breadline in New York.
  • William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet (1996)
    Review preview for William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

    Danes deftly avoids making her character appear at all weak or insipid, instead showing us a young woman of great courage and agency, in spite of how little control Juliet seems to have over her life.

    Seph Shewell-Brockway · 4 out of 5
    Star crossed teenage lovers in Hawaiian shirts, under neon lights.

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