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  • Bone Tomahawk (2015)
    Review preview for Bone Tomahawk

    Brutally effective in what it does overall, which is fuse western and horror tropes to create a slow-burning, visceral experience that, although not flawless, should ensure fans of both genres are satisfied.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
  • Breakdown (1997)
    Review preview for Breakdown

    Mostow's lean, intimate style makes extensive use of redneck landscape, creating a sense of scale, isolation and awsome beauty.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A man and wife are stranded when their car konks out. But when a trucker takes the wife for help, she disappears.
  • Dark Blue (2002)
    Review preview for Dark Blue

    Feels like the real thing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Corruption amongst the LAPD during the period of street violence after the Rodney King trial.
  • Death Proof (2007)
    Review preview for Death Proof

    Death Proof is as much an experience as it is a movie for those who love movies.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Quentin Tarantino's glorious grindhouse send-up.
  • Dreamer (2005)
    Review preview for Dreamer

    The story is told without frills and if you find yourself choking with emotion practically all the way through, it doesn't feel faked.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The story of a racehorse with a broken leg and a little girl who won't give up.
  • Deepwater Horizon (2016)
    Review preview for Deepwater Horizon

    You cannot begin to understand what's going on, or not going on

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in US history.
  • Escape From LA (1996)
    Review preview for Escape From LA

    Degenerates into a haphazard mish-mash of special effects, action set pieces and largely pointless cameos.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2 out of 5
    By-the-numbers remake-cum-sequel to Escape from New York.
  • Escape From New York (1981)
    Review preview for Escape From New York

    Undeniably watchable.

    Max Blinkhorn · 3.5 out of 5
    Kurt Russell embarks on a one-man mission to save the US President in a futuristic prison city.
  • Executive Decision (1996)
    Review preview for Executive Decision

    It's highly intense, superbly photographed and expertly edited entertainment.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    A counter-terrorist agent tries to disarm extremist plane-hijackers
  • The Fox And The Hound: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (1981)
    Review preview for The Fox And The Hound: 25th Anniversary Special Edition

    Despite being heavy on whimsy, the story clips along at a decent pace.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Anniversary edition of the Disney film about a fox and a pup's unlikely friendship.
  • Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)
    Review preview for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2

    Making sense of explosions on green screen is a tough call

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Battles in space continue between weird people and weirder people as the head honcho searches for his dad.
  • The Hateful Eight (2015)
    Review preview for The Hateful Eight

    Tarantino flexes his trash thrashed imagination and vomits forth the guts of a serial killer's darkest desires

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
  • Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood (2019)
    Review preview for Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood

    Tarantino's on good form but there are moments in the middle of the 165-minute marathon where it flags before mustering for its finale.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    TV star Rick Dalton and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth make their way around an industry they hardly recognise any more.
  • Overboard (1987)
    Review preview for Overboard

    An impossibly-charming rom-com that’ll win you over if you give it a chance.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    A wealthy woman dupes a carpenter, but when she ends up with amnesia he hatches a plot to get his own back.
  • Poseidon (2006)
    Review preview for Poseidon

    A handful of the passengers may eventually get out of the ship alive, but in this massive overhaul of The Poseidon Adventure (1972), nothing, it seems, can save them from Mark Protosevich's sinking script.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    Another cruise liner, another wet day at the office, another remake
  • Sky High (2005)
    Review preview for Sky High

    Never forgets to keep its emphasis on fun

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Super-powered high school comedy.
  • The Thing (1982)
    Review preview for The Thing

    A classic white-knuckle ride.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    A group of scientists at an Antarctic research station discover a killer alien that can mutate into any life-form it touches. See it in all its glory in big-screen re-release.
  • Vanilla Sky (2001)
    Review preview for Vanilla Sky

    Confusion is the name of what stops being a game because after the first hour it's no fun any more.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Tom Cruise is a millionaire New York publisher who falls for Penelope Cruz and smashes his face.

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