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  • Adventureland (2009)
    Review preview for Adventureland

    At its core, Adventureland is a surprisingly sweet and tender coming-of-age romance.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A recent graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers it's perfect preparation for the real world.
  • American Ultra (2015)
    Review preview for American Ultra

    The lack of any real ‘pop’ to the proceedings is rooted in the fact that the whole film is played as a flashback.

    Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
    A secret agent undercover as a drug user is marked for extermination but proves too hardcore and too high to handle.
  • Café Society (2016)
    Review preview for Café Society

    A fluffy and charming confection that has an enticing exterior without much substance on the inside.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A man comes to Hollywood with aspirations of working in film, only to fall in love.
  • Crimes Of The Future (2022)
    Review preview for Crimes Of The Future

    Cronenberg, a seemingly gentle soul on the surface, remains tortured by the possibilities of technology and how it may tear us apart.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    In a near-future human evolution has accelerated, a situation embraced by a performance artist.
  • Certain Women (2016)
    Review preview for Certain Women

    Certain Women is a film suffused in uncertainties.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Triptych of stories about women in small-town America.
  • Clouds Of Sils Maria (2014)
    Review preview for Clouds Of Sils Maria

    There is much irony on the theme of generational gulfs, internet obsessions and the nature of creativity and culture. Unfortunately none of it rings true.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    A reclusive actress on the brink of divorce is asked to take on a challenging role - that of a doomed woman whose betrayer she made her name as.
  • Cold Creek Manor (2003)
    Trendy family moves to the country and is threatened by bad things that happened in the house.
  • Equals (2015)
    Review preview for Equals

    A ragbag of cliches that owe a debt to everything from Romeo and Juliet to THX 1138.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated but where a genetic glitch means some people can still fall in love.
  • Full Phil (2026)
    Review preview for Full Phil

    As with many Dupieux films, beneath the laughter there’s a fair bit of insight into the absurdity of human relationships.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Absurdist comedy centring on a wealthy American industrialist trying to reconnect with his daughter on a luxury trip.
  • Into The Wild (2007)
    Review preview for Into The Wild

    Penn’s camera loves the landscape and captures its immensity.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A boy goes to look for America (and himself).
  • JT LeRoy (2018)
    Review preview for JT LeRoy

    The film is at its strongest when it's exploring the nature of manipulation and who, exactly, is manipulating whom.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Fictionalised retelling of the literary sensation and scandal of JT LeRoy.
  • Lizzie (2018)
    Review preview for Lizzie

    This is a grim, austere story of the pressure cooker of frustration, rage and fear that results when the patriarchy squeezes just as tight as the corsets of the time.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Lays bare the legend of Lizzie Borden to reveal the much more complex, poignant and truly terrifying woman within — and her intimate bond with the family’s young Irish housemaid, Bridget Sullivan.
  • Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
    Review preview for Love Lies Bleeding

    There's no doubt that by presenting several characters as pure id is quite a dangerous gambit for a filmmaker but Glass keeps things interesting by having them driven by different things.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
  • The Messengers (2007)
    Review preview for The Messengers

    A bit of standard-but-creepy Asian horror stapled poorly to a dull-as-ditchwater Hollywood thriller.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 2.5 out of 5
    When their family moves into an isolated farmhouse, teenager Jess and her toddler brother begin to notice creepy things no-one else can see...
  • Mission Without Permission (2004)
    Review preview for Mission Without Permission

    Bart Freundlich plays it safe when he should have been edgy and dangerous.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Teens plan a bank raid for cash to help a sick parent.
  • Personal Shopper (2016)
    Review preview for Personal Shopper

    Stewart valiantly tries to soldier through but cannot make her character spring to life.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    Ghost story set against the backdrop of the Paris fashion world.
  • Panic Room (2002)
    Review preview for Panic Room

    The camera soars like a bird, zooming and floating through walls, pressing the audience into a voyeuristic role.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A woman and her daughter are stalked by a trio of thieves on their first night in a luxury apartment, with contains a monitor-equipped safe room.
  • The Runaways (2010)
    Review preview for The Runaways

    There's a wham, bam, thank you, man, quality to this music biopic that makes it a pleasurable rock rush that's easy on the eye, even if it fails to do much more than skate the surface of the band of its title.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Rock biopic.
  • Snow White And The Huntsman (2012)
    Review preview for Snow White And The Huntsman

    A gripping, exhilarating rollick through a medieval wasteland.

    Merlin Harries · 4 out of 5
    The huntsman ordered by a jealous queen to kill the young princess Snow White instead trains her as a warrior who can lead a rebel army.
  • Spencer (2021)
    Review preview for Spencer

    There are strong supporting performances from a relatively small cast, but they pale in comparison to Stewart.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities, across which handful of days, the film is set.
  • Still Alice (2014)
    Review preview for Still Alice

    Moore runs away with the film.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    A woman and her family struggle to cope after she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
  • Twilight (2008)
    Review preview for Twilight

    This movie is ridiculous.

    Jennifer McGillan · 2.5 out of 5
    A vampire romances a mortal girl in an American small town.
  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
    Review preview for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

    As far as teen fantasy movies go, Eclipse is pretty good.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 3.5 out of 5
    As tensions escalate between the vampires and the werewolves, Bella is forced to choose between the two most important men in her life.
  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
    Review preview for The Twilight Saga: New Moon

    If you're an emotional teenage girl, take a tissue. If you're not, take a cushion, for this is a film that lasts about three days. And a sickbag.

    Martin Gray · 3 out of 5
    Can love conquer all when your boyfriend's a vampire?
  • Undertow (2004)
    Review preview for Undertow

    Emphasising texture over tension, Undertow plays like a mud-splattered Hansel and Gretel.

    The Exile · 4 out of 5
    Atmospheric thriller from the Deep South resurrects shades of darker, deadlier incarnations.
  • Welcome To The Rileys (2009)
    Review preview for Welcome To The Rileys

    While this might sound like a trite story of redemption, it’s one infused by both a unique aesthetic and compelling central performances.

    Nick Da Costa · 4 out of 5
    On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman.
  • Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
    Review preview for Zathura: A Space Adventure

    The performances are anything but annoying. In fact, they are charming, without being mumsy, and cute, without being showy-off.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A magical board game sends a house into space.

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