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  • The Damned United (2009)
    Review preview for The Damned United

    It’s Sheen’s ability to humanise the brilliant-yet-volatile legend that hits the back of the net hardest.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Partially fictionalised biopic of the outspoken manager, Brian Clough
  • Do The Right Thing (1989)
    Review preview for Do The Right Thing

    The madness and the badness is everywhere - the dangerous and the foolish

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Racial tensions come to the boil on the hottest day of summer in Brooklyn.
  • Handsome Harry (2009)
    Review preview for Handsome Harry

    Wonderful performances abound.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A phonecall from his past prompts a man to go on a journey in the hopes of redemption.
  • Message In A Bottle (1999)
    Review preview for Message In A Bottle

    The glossy magazine spin to this innocent touchy-feely romance destroys all faith in the advancement of human intelligence.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A bottle on the beach sparks romance.
  • The Onion Field (1979)
    Review preview for The Onion Field

    Wambaugh seeks after truth and in so doing deflates the dramatic impact, as real life does not employ an editor to slice facts into exciting shapes.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Retelling of an infamous cop killing case in Los Angeles, 1963.
  • The Thin Red Line (1998)
    Review preview for The Thin Red Line

    Nil points for originality.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Exploration of the Guadalcanal conflict during the Second World War.

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