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  • Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
    Review preview for Crazy, Stupid, Love

    The 'love' on offer in this romcom that marks yet another notch of disappointment on Steve Carrell's career is neither crazy nor stupid, just cynical and schmaltzy by turns.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A man whose wife wants a divorce finds himself taken under the wing of a love 'em and leave 'em lothario.
  • Face/Off (1997)
    Review preview for Face/Off

    Cheerful, bullet-strewn entertainment.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A government agent chases a criminal mastermind.
  • Fargo (1996)
    Review preview for Fargo

    Either the Coens have no conception of reality, or the people they write about lost the place half way between there and here.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A cocked up kidnap leads to mayhem and murder.
  • The Founder (2016)
    Review preview for The Founder

    Understanding the flaws in a character who respects the capitalist ideal while denying the danger of outsourcing integrity is a hard sell

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of the man who turned McDonald's from a single store into a global franchise.
  • Gran Torino (2008)
    Review preview for Gran Torino

    They do, it seems, still sometimes make them like they used to.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    Foul-mouthed racist pensioner stands up to gang leaders in his neighbourhood.
  • The Good Girl (2002)
    Review preview for The Good Girl

    Comedy this dark is a rarity. It deserves to be cherished.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Check-out girl falls for stock room boy in tale of love and larceny.
  • Gothika (2003)
    Review preview for Gothika

    Berry is watchable, as always, but isn't exerted, while Cruz and Downey are wasted in small bit parts.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    A criminal psychiatrist is suspected of the brutal murder of her husband.
  • Hesher (2010)
    Review preview for Hesher

    An odd mixture of the striking and the squandered.

    Nick Da Costa · 3.5 out of 5
    A mysterious, anarchical trickster descends on the lives of a family struggling to deal with a painful loss.
  • The Highwaymen (2019)
    Review preview for The Highwaymen

    The title suggests derring-do, when No Country For Grumpy Old Men would better set the mood.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    The story of Bonnie & Clyde as seen through the eyes of a pair of Texas Rangers on the hunt for them.
  • Jackie (2016)
    Review preview for Jackie

    This is a film full of cultivated emptiness.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A portrait of the famous First Lady after the death of her husband.
  • Lay The Favourite (2012)
    Review preview for Lay The Favourite

    Although the cast all appear to be having a whale of a time, it doesn't quite translate to the amount of laughs it ought to.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A young woman gets involved with a group of geeky older men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage.
  • Love Happens (2009)
    Review preview for Love Happens

    The most romantic thing about this movie is the lovingly shot images of Seattle.

    Leanne McGrath · 2 out of 5
    A florist falls for a bereaved self-help guru... but will love blossom?
  • Mission Without Permission (2004)
    Review preview for Mission Without Permission

    Bart Freundlich plays it safe when he should have been edgy and dangerous.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Teens plan a bank raid for cash to help a sick parent.
  • Shutter Island (2010)
    Review preview for Shutter Island

    Even when one has a rough idea of where this mystery thriller is headed, the devil is in the detail, and each turn of the screw is handled with the sort of deft craftsmanship that becomes a pleasure unto itself.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Two US marshalls are sent to a remote island to investigate the disappearance of an inmate from a mental asylum.
  • Sorry, Baby (2025)
    Review preview for Sorry, Baby

    Writer/director/star Eva Victor has created a poem about the pain and absurdity of entering and continuing adulthood, even when things feel heavy and hopeless.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4.5 out of 5
    Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
  • Things We Lost In The Fire (2007)
    Review preview for Things We Lost In The Fire

    A manipulative weepie positioned for Oscar consideration.

    The Exile · 3 out of 5
    Halle Berry is a widow trying to come to terms with grief with the help of her hubbie's troubled best pal.
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
    Review preview for The Trial of the Chicago 7

    This is a clean-cut, old school script that has no time for messy interludes or spare chat, but this is a feature film not a documentary and the polish adds pace.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Retelling of the conspiracy trial that occurred following protests at the 1968 Democratic Party Convention
  • Zodiac (2007)
    Review preview for Zodiac

    If you're a fan of tense crime thrillers full of scares and mystery, then it may not be for you - but it's certainly about you.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A cop, a reporter and a cartoonist become obsessed with a serial killer in 1970s San Francisco.

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