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  • Avatar (2009)
    Review preview for Avatar

    There is much in Avatar that is broadly drawn, clichéd even – but it is also these very things which might just earn it the status of a classic.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A wheelchair- using former marine is conscripted to travel to a jungle moon via a biological 'avatar' to infiltrate the local aliens who are standing in the way of plans to mine ore. Being re-released with additional footage.
  • Captivity (2007)
    Review preview for Captivity

    The finale takes an age to arrive and then manages to be both unbelievable and predictable.

    Jeff Robson · 1 out of 5
    A beautiful fashion model is kidnapped and tortured by an unknown assailant.
  • Fast & Furious (2009)
    Review preview for Fast & Furious

    If only Fast And Furious had a better sense of humour, it might just wash.

    Emma Slawinski · 2.5 out of 5
    Pimped-out motors, pumped-up muscles and lots of burnt tarmac.
  • Jarhead (2005)
    Review preview for Jarhead

    It is to the film's great credit that its politics remain subtle.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Waiting for war, with Albert Camus, in Operation Desert Shield.
  • Straw Dogs (2011)
    Review preview for Straw Dogs

    This new incarnation won't linger in your head like its predecessor, but it remains a hugely affecting and effective experience.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Remake sees a couple under siege in an isolated farmhouse.

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