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  • Dead Poets Society (1989)
    Review preview for Dead Poets Society

    Sentimental and broad but well made and enjoyable.

    James Benefield · 3 out of 5
    An inspirational teacher transforms the lives of boys at a strict private school.
  • The Drowning (2016)
    Review preview for The Drowning

    Bette Gordon's adaptation of Pat Barker's hit novel is refreshingly different.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A psychiatrist gets out of his depth when treating a young man whom he sent to prison for murder as a child.
  • Freeheld (2015)
    Review preview for Freeheld

    The beats of Hester's conflict with the freeholders are hit but they lack emotional depth.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    True story of a terminally ill gay cop who fought for the rights of her partner to receive her pension.
  • Four Brothers (2005)
    Review preview for Four Brothers

    Instantly forgettable.

    Darren Amner · 2.5 out of 5
    Nobody messes with the Mercers.
  • I Smile Back (2015)
    Review preview for I Smile Back

    The sort of film you'd expect to see in the lunchtime slot on True Entertainment, not in cinemas.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    All is not right in suburbia. Laney Brooks, a wife and mother on the edge, has stopped taking her meds, substituting recreational drugs and the wrong men. With the destruction of her family looming, Laney makes a last, desperate attempt at redemption.
  • Mother's Instinct (2024)
    Review preview for Mother's Instinct

    Chastain and Hathaway have tremendous chemistry, screen presence.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond.
  • S.W.A.T (2003)
    Review preview for S.W.A.T

    S.W.A.T rhymes with R.O.T. Certain facts rise above the trivial. Not this one.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A team of specialised Californian cops act as bodyguard to an international criminal.
  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
    Review preview for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    The film exposes the haphazard working practices of TV journalism in dangerous places

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.

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