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  • Anger Management (2003)
    A businessman attends anger management sessions with comic consequences.
  • Barton Fink (1991)
    Review preview for Barton Fink

    The film has the maverick nature of originality, constantly surprising, never explaining.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    An intellectual screenwriter comes to Hollywood to write a script for a wrestling B movie.
  • The Batman (2022)
    Review preview for The Batman

    This feels leaden, not just due to its length, but in the attempt to be heavy, to be worthy.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    When sadistic serial killer the Riddler, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
  • Cars 2 (2011)
    Review preview for Cars 2

    Oddly, Pixar don't seem to have many fresh ideas for wringing humour out of their what-if-we-were-all-cars idea, as a result of which it feels as if it has been awkwardly sandwiched together with the plot from another film.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    Can the motoring heroes foil a plot to scupper the grand prix?
  • The Cradle Will Rock (1999)
    Review preview for The Cradle Will Rock

    The performances reflect Robbins' upbeat approach and are as enjoyable as they are inspired.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Art and politics in Depression era America.
  • The Cut (2024)
    Review preview for The Cut

    A world away from Hollywood now, Bloom shines in the small independent films that seem to be his first choice, and this is no exception.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A retired boxer returns to the ring for one last shot at the title but only if he can make the weight. Holed up in a room in Las Vegas he embarks on an intensive and illegal weight cut program with an unscrupulous trainer.
  • Collateral Damage (2002)
    Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on vigilante role in South America after terrorist bomb blast in LA.
  • 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.
  • Exodus: Gods And Kings (2014)
    Review preview for Exodus: Gods And Kings

    Throw away The Bible and let's look at this thing afresh

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    The story of Moses, the adopted orphan who becomes a prince of Egypt and leads the Hebrew slaves to freedom
  • Fading Gigolo (2013)
    Review preview for Fading Gigolo

    Good intentions and an interesting (though weird) core idea are not matched by the execution.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    A bookseller persuades a florist to have a threesome for money in an Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of New York
  • Fear X (2002)
    Review preview for Fear X

    Fraught and anxious, yet enigmatic, Turturro's performance is beautifully understated.

    David Stanners · 3.5 out of 5
    A dark noir-ish mystery about a man looking for his wife's killer.
  • 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.
  • Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
    Review preview for Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

    What does it mean to be a real boy? Perhaps the answer doesn’t lie in flesh and bone.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Stop-motion musical version of the tale of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy.
  • God's Pocket (2014)
    Review preview for God's Pocket

    It struck me how well Slattery handles the shifts in tone from hard boiled to hilarious throughout.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A man tries to find out how his stepson died against the backdrop of blue-collar Philadelphia.
  • The Luzhin Defence (2000)
    Review preview for The Luzhin Defence

    One of the best British films of the year.

    Nicola Osborne · 4 out of 5
    A chess player falls for a socialite.
  • The Man Who Cried (2000)
    Review preview for The Man Who Cried

    Potter manages to imbue Suzie's story with a feeling of anticipation, as if her life is fresh and innocent.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A Jewish girl hunting her father falls in love with a gypsy against the back drop of the Second World War.
  • Margot At The Wedding (2007)
    Review preview for Margot At The Wedding

    Margot ought to be a plum rôle, but Kidman withers it to a prune.

    Anton Bitel · 2 out of 5
    A neurotic woman undermines her whole family and her sister's impending marriage.
  • Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Review preview for Miller's Crossing

    Classic Coen Bros.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Moral ambiguity in the mob.
  • Monk: Season 4 (2005)
    Review preview for Monk: Season 4

    More watchable than ever.

    Shaun Davis · 4 out of 5
    Detective Monk sets out for a fourth outing, which begins with a crisis in faith and ends in redemption (sort of). Out to own on DVD now.
  • Mr Deeds (2002)
    Review preview for Mr Deeds

    In the end, it is a question of taste. Either this is Capra refried, or Sandler on toast.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Adam Sandler plays a small town bumpkin who inherits $40billion and goes to New York.
  • My Mother (2015)
    Review preview for My Mother

    Nobody sneaks up on you, light-footed, perplexing, hilarious, quite the way Nanni Moretti does with his scenes.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    Tragicomedy, a filmmaker tries to cope with crises.
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    Review preview for O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    Comic invention rides shotgun on a screenplay that runs wild.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Chain gang escapees in Deep South emulate a comic Odyssey.
  • The Room Next Door (2024)
    Review preview for The Room Next Door

    Almodóvar goes all out with the delights fashion has to offer, bright colours, the joy of transformation - because it is never too late for sartorial metamorphosis.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    When Ingrid finds out that her old friend Martha is seriously ill, they reunite and embark on a journey of discoveries.
  • Rounders (1998)
    Review preview for Rounders

    The film has an authenticity that cuts deep.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A gambler who has turned his back on the game, has to pick up the cards again to help out a pal.
  • Secret Window (2004)
    Review preview for Secret Window

    As a thriller, it is non-conformist and packed with surprises.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A writer suffering from block is accused of plagiarism by a spooky stranger.
  • She Hate Me (2004)
    Review preview for She Hate Me

    Me hate it.

    David Haviland · 1 out of 5
    Sacked biotech whistleblower starts a business inpregnating lesbians who want babies.
  • Transformers (2007)
    Review preview for Transformers

    High-octane nonsense for those who suffer from permanently arrested development.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    Robots in disguise!
  • Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009)
    Review preview for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

    It is bigger and longer than the original – but certainly no better, and this time round lacking even a novelty factor.

    Anton Bitel · 2 out of 5
    Sam Witwicky has to save the earth from Decepticon (again).
  • The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
    Review preview for The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3

    The original Pelham was a tense affair but this modern version cranks up the edge-of-your-seat factor even further.

    Leanne McGrath · 4 out of 5
    A group of armed men hold a crowded New York City subway train to ransom in this remake of the 1974 thriller.
  • What Just Happened? (2008)
    Review preview for What Just Happened?

    It’s the cinematic equivalent of Morris dancing: there’s lots going on, it’s entertaining enough – but you’re not entirely sure what the point is.

    Maria Realf · 3 out of 5
    A desperate film producer tries to stop his latest project (and himself) from going into meltdown.
  • You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008)
    Review preview for You Don't Mess With The Zohan

    None of this is fresh, but it's approached with a certain vigour and a disarming lack of pretension.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A Mossad agent fakes his own death in order to start a new life as a hairdresser in America.

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