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  • 15 Minutes (2001)
    Review preview for 15 Minutes

    Even De Niro cannot breathe life into a corpse.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Famous cop and Fire Department investigator chase psychopathic Russians in New York.
  • The Abandoned (2006)
    Review preview for The Abandoned

    A haunted house movie par excellence.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A Russian-born American returns to her homeland to be confronted by horror at her family home.
  • Blade II (2002)
    Wesley Snipes returns as the half human, half vampire destroyer of evil.
  • The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
    Review preview for The Bourne Supremacy

    Performances by the entire cast are flawless. Paul Greengrass directs with energy and precision.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Amnesic assassin is still on the run from the CIA after being framed for a double murder.
  • Bulletproof Monk (2003)
    A monk with no name protects a scroll with special powers.
  • Family Film (2015)
    Review preview for Family Film

    Omerzu's observational, unsentimental style and the cool, stripped back lensing from Lukas Milota means that increasingly outlandish unfortunate events unfold with an acidic humour rather than melodrama.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A family starts to disintegrate after the mother and father leave the children home alone.
  • Frankenstein's Army (2013)
    Review preview for Frankenstein's Army

    Raaphorst and scriptwriter Chris W Mitchell seem so proud of the look that they completely forget that a film also needs to have a decent plot and characters lying beneath the costumes.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    Russian soldiers try to track down an evil scientist who is working for the Nazis.
  • Hellboy (2004)
    Review preview for Hellboy

    Hellboy holds his head high above the mass of superhero characters thanks to a terrific performance by Ron Perlman.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A comic book hero with alien ancestry battles an undead Rasputin for the soul of man.
  • Il Boemo (2022)
    Review preview for Il Boemo

    In less adept hands this could have become a clash of content but Václav keeps all his elements in balance, managing to celebrate the beauty of opera on the one hand while showing us uglier mini dramas playing out at the front and back of house.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Biopic of composer Josef Mysliveček.
  • Largo Winch - Deadly Revenge (2008)
    Review preview for Largo Winch - Deadly Revenge

    German star Tomer Sisley brings a winning level of charm to Largo, rising to the physicality of the role and injecting humour, but never letting it slip into pastiche.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A man tries to stay alive and track down the killer of his adopted father.
  • Late Night Talks With Mother (2001)
    Review preview for Late Night Talks With Mother

    This film is a considerably more soul-searching affair, which like much of his output concerning himself, has its moments in terms of experimentation but also flirts with self-indulgence.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Semi-autobiographical reflections based on Němec’s imaginary dialogue with his mother and inspired by Kafka’s A Letter to his Father.
  • A Lonely Place To Die (2011)
    Review preview for A Lonely Place To Die

    A thoroughly thrilling and unpretentious little flick that takes its genre by the scruff of the neck and drags it kicking and screaming through Scotland's menacing undergrowth.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Mountain climbers become caught up in a game of cat and mouse after discovering a kidnapped girl buried in the wilderness.
  • Mr Bean's Holiday (2007)
    The adventures of the bumbling Mr Bean on holiday in the French Riviera.
  • The Racer (2020)
    Review preview for The Racer

    The Racer strikes a good balance between teasing out issues around doping and delivering on character-driven drama.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Summer 1998 – the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. Belgian rider Dom has been one of the best support riders on the Tour for the last 20 years but he secretly harbours a desire to wear the yellow jersey just once before his career is over.
  • Shut Up And Shoot Me (2006)
    Review preview for Shut Up And Shoot Me

    As a full-length no-brainer it just about qualifies for a low attention span afternoon.

    Chris · 2.5 out of 5
    A bumbling Englishman hires an equally incompetent assassin to kill him.
  • Traps (1998)
    Review preview for Traps

    There is anger and anarchy at the heart of Chytilová's film, which suggests the impotence of women to do anything about a male dominated society is the cruelest cut of all.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A vet exacts revenge on a pair of rapists... but all of them have to live with the consequences.
  • We Are Never Alone (2016)
    Review preview for We Are Never Alone

    Petr Vaclav's latest film is almost smothering in its bleakness.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Bleak lives intersect in a small town in the Czech Republic.
  • The Wolf From Royal Vineyard Street (2016)
    Review preview for The Wolf From Royal Vineyard Street

    Its facts and its fictions come together so seamlessly that it’s almost impossible to separate the man from the myth.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A comedic reinvention of the director's own own quasi-autobiographical short stories.

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