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  • A Beautiful Mind (2001)
    Review preview for A Beautiful Mind

    Russell Crowe carries the can and he does so with honour and the can becomes a trophy, richly deserved.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    True story with Russell Crowe as a schizophrenic mathematical genius who overcomes inner turmoil to complete Nobel prize-winning theory.
  • Independence Day (1996)
    Review preview for Independence Day

    What is required is not another helicopter in flames.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Alien invasion of earth demands action from the White House and a thousand heart-tugging human stories.
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
    Review preview for Independence Day: Resurgence

    The new blood get to run around saving the world in a largely unremarkable fashion.

    Luke Shaw · 2 out of 5
    Two decades after Independence Day, the aliens return to have another go. Humans have prepared for this event, but so have they.
  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected) (2017)
    Review preview for The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected)

    The balance of the super real with intricately timed artifice and how they collapse into each other is Baumbach's crown achievement.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    Comedy drama about a family who gather in New York to celebrate the work of their dad.
  • Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
    Review preview for Sharknado 2: The Second One

    Beneath the cheesy plot and sometimes unconvincing effects, Sharknado 2 is actually very well made.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Three potentially deadly sharknados threaten to converge on New York City.
  • This Must Be The Place (2011)
    Review preview for This Must Be The Place

    Funny, moving and endlessly surprising.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    An oddball retired rock star takes a roadtrip across America inspired by his dead father.
  • Tower Heist (2011)
    Review preview for Tower Heist

    Tower Heist hangs on its fast pacing, its glossy look and the performances of the actors.

    Donald Munro · 3 out of 5
    When a group of hard working guys find out they've fallen victim to a wealthy business man's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.

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