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  • Bulworth (1998)
    Review preview for Bulworth

    Beatty cannot decide whether to exaggerate wacky wrinkliness, or press for prizes in the turkey neck beauty contest.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Political satire sees a Democrat up for re-election take out a contract on himself, before getting honest with voters.
  • Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    Review preview for Desperately Seeking Susan

    New York in the Eighties contributes some of the film’s iconic imagery, but it’s Santo Loquasto’s costumes that are perhaps the most memorable element.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
  • Lady Bird (2017)
    Review preview for Lady Bird

    Her honesty cuts through you like an Arctic storm

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Teenage traumas in Sacramento, Cal, for 17-year-old Lady Bird who has love issues, sex issues, mom issues, when what she wants most is to be out of there, anywhere, especially New York because it's a long way away and packed with artistic promise.
  • Meet the Robinsons (2007)
    Review preview for Meet the Robinsons

    High-tech, brilliantly crafted and old-fashioned...perfect Easter weekend fodder.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A child inventor meets a mysterious man and goes on a time-travel adventure.
  • Monk: Season 4 (2005)
    Review preview for Monk: Season 4

    More watchable than ever.

    Shaun Davis · 4 out of 5
    Detective Monk sets out for a fourth outing, which begins with a crisis in faith and ends in redemption (sort of). Out to own on DVD now.
  • Scream 2 (1997)
    Review preview for Scream 2

    When murder-most-foul becomes murder-most-samey, goose bumps flatten.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Maniac serial killer is back for a second dose of scares.
  • Toy Story In 3D (2009)
    Review preview for Toy Story In 3D

    The 3-D is subtly done... There are no obvious changes to the picture, which is to Disney's credit.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A 3D version of the kids' classic about a toy cowboy facing up to his owner's acquisition of a toy spaceman.
  • Treasure Planet (2002)
    Review preview for Treasure Planet

    The sentimental stuff works for a change.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Robert Louis Stephenson's reimagined classic, in outer space?!
  • Toy Story (1995)
    Review preview for Toy Story

    Toy Story may be the first computer generated full-length feature, but it is also as close to perfection as it is possible to be.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    The 10th anniversary of the first CGI animated feature.
  • Toy Story 3 (2010)
    Review preview for Toy Story 3

    A dazzlingly confident and magical picture.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    When their owner grows up and leaves home, his toys have to adapt to a new way of life in a day care centre.
  • Toy Story 4 (2019)
    Review preview for Toy Story 4

    The simple search and rescue plot is more than adequate an adventure in which to indulge the antics of our original toys, and allows space to throw in a few choice newcomers.

    Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
    The gang go on a road trip with a new toy named Forky.

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