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  • Client 9 (2010)
    Review preview for Client 9

    It’s hard to feel too much pity for Spitzer as the clichéd ‘man who had it all and threw it away’, but the film shows his virtues and faults, and presents a compelling, if occasionally anecdotal, case for there being conspiracy.

    Daniel Hooper · 4 out of 5
    A profile of the man who, potentially, could have been president, and the scandal that bought about his downfall.
  • Lyle (2014)
    Review preview for Lyle

    Carried throughout by a strong performance from Hoffmann.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A young woman recovering from tragedy becomes convinced that somebody is out to harm the child she is carrying.
  • Red Joan (2018)
    Review preview for Red Joan

    Those parts of the plot concerned with the politics and practice of espionage are frequently overshadowed by the romance themes, the result being more Mills & Boon than John le Carré.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy.

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