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  • Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (2004)
    A group of scientists encounter a hostile batch of serpents as they plunge into the jungles of Borneo on a research expedition.
  • Call Her King (2023)
    Review preview for Call Her King

    With two locations acting as stage for two very different types of action, the film could easily have fractured. It doesn’t.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    After the courthouse is hijacked by the brother of a man she has just sentenced sentenced, a judge must rely on her strength and skills to find a way to end the standoff, save the hostages, and make her escape.
  • Hostage (2005)
    Review preview for Hostage

    Hostage is a brainless movie, masquerading as an intelligent thriller.

    Gator MacReady · 2.5 out of 5
    Convoluted double hostage thriller with a skinny ex-action hero losing the plot.
  • Running Scared (2006)
    Review preview for Running Scared

    Besides the schizophrenic storyline, what really brings the film down to a 3-star experience is the fact that director Wayne Kramer uses every editing technique he can think of, despite whether it is appropriate or not.

    Gator MacReady · 3 out of 5
    Looking for a gun in New York is a dangerous business.
  • Spartan (2004)
    Review preview for Spartan

    Despite some dodgy plotholes and remarkable coincidences, the film is genuinely exciting.

    Andrea Mullaney · 3.5 out of 5
    A military expert is called in to rescue the abducted daughter of a high-profile politician.
  • Tears Of The Sun (2003)
    Review preview for Tears Of The Sun

    As well as being politically to the right of Ghengis Khan, this is an ugly, racially disturbing, violent and inappropriate film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Commandos tough it out in Nigeria.

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