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  • The Book Of Clarence (2023)
    Review preview for The Book Of Clarence

    Simply put, I don't know what it's trying to do, and I don't know if it does either.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A man tries to turn the rising celebrity of Christ to his own advantage.
  • Die, My Love (2025)
    Review preview for Die, My Love

    Ramsay's style takes no prisoners.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A woman battles her demons.
  • Get Out (2017)
    Review preview for Get Out

    There is something wrong, something odd about this place

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend's mysterious family estate.
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    Review preview for The Harder They Fall

    Everything is elevated to an almost cartoonish level, but the performances are big enough to carry it, with Elba maintaining a calm presence at the centre.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being freed from jail he rounds up his gang to seek revenge.
  • Haunted Mansion (2023)
    Review preview for Haunted Mansion

    While the chase scenes are effective, the jokes feel like the ghost of much better one-liners.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A mum and son enlist the help of a priest, a psychic and a scientist in a bid to rid their new home of ghosts.
  • I Love Boosters (2026)
    Review preview for I Love Boosters

    I suspected there'd be ideas introduced that lesser films would attempt to spin out while this grabbed another and another and another, and so it came to pass.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
  • Judas And The Black Messiah (2021)
    Review preview for Judas And The Black Messiah

    Plemons’s performance captures the unease and guilt Mitchell feels, while reminding us that the agent is also putting on a performance during his meetings with O’Neal.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4 out of 5
    The story of FBI informant William O’Neal, who infiltrated the Illinois Black Panther party when J Edgar Hoover feared charismatic leader Chairman Fred Hampton would emerge as a Black Messiah.
  • Knives Out (2019)
    Review preview for Knives Out

    As a whodunit, the film is fun and forgettable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A detective is called into investigate the mysterious death of a renowned crime writer.
  • Live Cargo (2016)
    Review preview for Live Cargo

    Hemingway and Stanfield are both good in the central roles, with Howze charismatic as the antagonist on the fringes of the island community, but the film never really takes off the way it should.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A couple try to recover from a tragic loss on the island where one of them grew up.
  • Miles Ahead (2015)
    Review preview for Miles Ahead

    Cheadle attempts to give us the feel of the man rather than the real essence.

    Luke Shaw · 3.5 out of 5
    A biopic of legendary musician Miles Davis.
  • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    Review preview for The Purge: Anarchy

    Somewhere an interesting idea gets choked with blood and ends up like any other killer spree fearjerker

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Trying to stay alive on the one day of the year when murder is legal.
  • Short Term 12 (2013)
    Review preview for Short Term 12

    The film’s simplicity is its strength.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Story of a counsellor at a foster care centre.
  • Snowden (2016)
    Review preview for Snowden

    Oliver Stone takes the story and gives it slick mainstream polish, bringing the issue home in a way that is understandable and urgent, even if his hero ends up seeming almost too good to be true.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Biopic of the whistleblower.
  • Sorry To Bother You (2018)
    Review preview for Sorry To Bother You

    I've seen it described as a film with a twist but that suggests it's got just one. It's full of them, it's made of them, it reels and gyres and tumbles into something special.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    In a speculative and dystopian not-too-distant future, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
  • Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    Review preview for Straight Outta Compton

    They sang it as they saw it and in Compton that was not pretty

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton, Los Angeles, in the mid Eighties and revolutionises hip hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
  • Uncut Gems (2019)
    Review preview for Uncut Gems

    Adam Sandler has always been a contender. Sexy and fun for some. Sandpaper for others.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweller risks everything.

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