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  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
    In this second instalment, Cody Banks jet sets to London, in an attempt to thwart a lethal mind-controlling device.
  • De-Lovely (2004)
    Review preview for De-Lovely

    It is impossible to be down on the film when the many songs radiate such wit and style and keep the whole show rolling.

    Stephanie Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Musical based on the life of Cole Porter.
  • Eddie The Eagle (2016)
    Review preview for Eddie The Eagle

    You don't have to like skiing, or care less about the Olympics, to root the hell for Eddie

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
  • A Film With Me In It (2008)
    Review preview for A Film With Me In It

    The film is as refined as toasted frog's spawn, only spicier. It is genuinely funny, which is a rarity these days, and for that be giggleful.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Unemployed actors come face to face with sudden death.
  • The Good Night (2007)
    Review preview for The Good Night

    Flawed, but with enough interest to suggest Jake Paltrow may be one to keep an eye out for in future.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A pop-star turned jingle writer seeks solace from his midlife crisis in his dreams.
  • Hector (2015)
    Review preview for Hector

    Photographer-turned-director Jake Gavin brings maturity and warmth to his debut feature.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Drama about a homeless pensioner with a tragic past.
  • Kafka (1991)
    Review preview for Kafka

    The subtle sense of humour Irons portrays, as well as superb comic turns from Keith Allen and Simon McBurney as Kafka's impish assistants, strengthens the film's absurdist undertone in keeping with the traces often encountered in Kafka's novels.

    Niall McCallum · 4 out of 5
    An insurance clerk becomes determined to discover the truth behind a terror cell.
  • Loch Ness (1996)
    Review preview for Loch Ness

    Gentle, predictable, slow and safe, with a laudable message.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The star of the film is the loch in this family film about a monster from the deep.
  • London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
    Review preview for London: The Modern Babylon

    For all its beautiful editing, he most compelling aspect of the film remains the first-person testimony from 'ordinary' Londoners.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Snapshot of England's capital from the turn of the 20th century.
  • Ma Femme Est Une Actrice (2002)
    Review preview for Ma Femme Est Une Actrice

    This is a trivial conceit, with a certain charm.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Comedy about fidelity in which a man becomes worried his actress wife is having an affair with a co-star.
  • North V South (2015)
    Review preview for North V South

    It’s no good having a twisting tale of gangland betrayal if every plot point is reiterated.

    Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
    A gangland Romeo and Juliet.
  • The Others (2001)
    Review preview for The Others

    The less you see, the more you believe. Chilean born writer/director Alejandro Amenabar, who is still in his twenties, knows this.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Nicole Kidman stars in this ghost story about an isolated mansion on the island of Jersey at the end of the war.
  • Shallow Grave (1994)
    Review preview for Shallow Grave

    Danny Boyle directs with the right balance of tension and wit, never forgetting that violence begets violence as one thing leads to another.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Thriller showing what happens when three flatmates find and keep a suitcase of money.
  • Taxi To The Dark Side (2007)
    Review preview for Taxi To The Dark Side

    An angry powder-keg of a film, exploding the reactionary myth that under certain circumstances torture can be acceptable, serviceable or even necessary.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    An unflinching look at the Bush administration's policy on torture.

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