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  • Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool (2017)
    Review preview for Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool

    Annette Bening plays a different character, raging against the truth, a bitch angel feeding her emotions.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A faded romance between a young British actor and an aging Hollywood star is rekindled as her terminal illness draws a veil over the sunset finale
  • Flying Blind (2012)
    Review preview for Flying Blind

    Flying Blind takes its time, but it knows where it's going, and it's very good.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A stylish mix of erotic love story and political thriller, a brilliant aerospace engineer who is drawn into a passionate affair with a younger male student - but can she trust him?
  • Gangster No 1 (2000)
    Review preview for Gangster No 1

    Perhaps not as good as the sum of it’s parts, McGuigan’s second effort is visually impressive, a great comeback for McDowell and a launching pad for Bettany.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    As his former mentor is due for release from jail a gangster considers his life.
  • Layer Cake (2004)
    Review preview for Layer Cake

    The latest piece of gangland roughage is suitably violent, with a who-gives-a-monkeys attitude.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Cockney drug dealer become enmeshed in gang war over stolen happy pills.
  • Made In Dagenham (2010)
    Review preview for Made In Dagenham

    Told in an accessible and reassuringly crowd-pleasing way.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    True story of how women workers at Ford battled for equal pay.
  • Man Dancin' (2003)
    Review preview for Man Dancin'

    The plot strands are endless and allow for little character development.

    David Stanners · 2.5 out of 5
    An ex-gang member returns to Glasgow to clean up his neighbourhood.
  • The Offer (2017)
    Review preview for The Offer

    The Offer doesn't waste any time or attempt to spare viewers' sensibilities.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Seven strangers are invited to a house expecting to be offered a large inheritance, but instead they find themselves trapped in a deadly game to the death.
  • Official Secrets (2019)
    Review preview for Official Secrets

    There’s a refreshing straight-forwardness to Gavin Hood’s Official Secrets.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4 out of 5
    The true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion leaked a top-secret memo.
  • Our Mutual Friend (1998)
    Review preview for Our Mutual Friend

    Many of the performances outshine expectation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    BBC Adaptation of Charles Dickens classic.
  • Running In Traffic (2009)
    Review preview for Running In Traffic

    Gets lost not profound.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    Parallel lives spiral out of control.
  • Women Talking Dirty (1999)
    Review preview for Women Talking Dirty

    For once in her life Bonham Carter doesn't act everyone off the screen. In fact, she's awful.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McGee are best friends in Edinburgh, being messed up by men.

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