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  • Charlie's Angels (2000)
    Review preview for Charlie's Angels

    The script has a sense of humour that doesn't dazzle with punchy one-liners, but is consistently witty, without showing off.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Can girls kick it in big-screen adaptation? Course they can.
  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
    Review preview for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

    As a visual piece of pop video-influenced whambammery, it is perfectly pitched.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sequel with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu making mincemeat of bad guys.
  • Chicago (2002)
    Review preview for Chicago

    Screenwriter Bill Condon and director Rob Marshall have retained the spirit of the original.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Big screen adaptation of the hit stage musical about murderous dames on death row fighting for the limelight.
  • Cypher (2002)
    Futuristic brainwashed power trip, in which Jeremy Northam keeps changing identity.
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
    Review preview for The Devil Wears Prada 2

    What made the original feel like a breath of fresh air makes the sequel feel like just another entry in a crowded field of contemporary institutional satires

    Edin Custo · 3 out of 5
    Miranda Priestly tries to deal with the decline of print journalism.
  • Domino (2005)
    Review preview for Domino

    As a crime caper, it is complicated enough to make even Guy Ritchie go dizzy.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Action movie, loosely based on the life of glamour model turned bounty hunter.
  • Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
    Review preview for Kill Bill: Volume 1

    Kill Bill is, ultimately, a throwaway film, a popcorn classic, fun but forgettable - yet it knows this, and goes about its business with a rare energy.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Martial arts revenge extravaganza.
  • Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
    Review preview for Kill Bill: Volume 2

    The work of a consummate fanboy, who continues to show little sign of being willing to engage with the world beyond the movie screen, or otherwise mature as a filmmaker.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2 out of 5
    Tarantino's revenge saga dips into Spaghetti Western and movie-buff weirdness
  • Kung Fu Panda (2008)
    Review preview for Kung Fu Panda

    A thoroughly enjoyable confection that will amuse the kids and provide some decent laughs for those of us for whom attempting a roundhouse kick would require pain medication and physical therapy (I know, I tried).

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Po the pudgy panda becomes an unlikely hero in this kids' adventure.
  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
    Review preview for Kung Fu Panda 3

    The vocal cast is star studded. Trouble is they are given too little to speak.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Po discovers his real dad and fights the great yak from the spirit world to save the world
  • Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
    Review preview for Lucky Number Slevin

    It's the pace of the film that wins the day.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A case of mistaken identity in a fast-paced gangster milieu.
  • The Man With The Iron Fists (2012)
    Review preview for The Man With The Iron Fists

    A hugely likeable caper.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    A humble blacksmith must defend his village when the arrival of treasure hunters leads to trouble.
  • Moonfish (2026)
    Review preview for Moonfish

    Simplicity is the name of the game, and he makes a virtue of it

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A grieving astronaut trying to make a mining quota, finds his grip on reality start to slide.
  • Payback (1999)
    Review preview for Payback

    This whole venture is silly-side-up.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A man left for dead by his wife, plots his revenge.
  • Play It To The Bone (2000)
    Review preview for Play It To The Bone

    Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas are terrific and director Ron Shelton's script plays hard ball from the start.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Two boxers drive from LA to Las Vegas with their ex-girlfriend to fight for a title chance.
  • Presence (2024)
    Review preview for Presence

    A film that is so focused on the presence we can’t see it forgets to fully flesh out the lives that we can.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone.
  • Shanghai Noon (2000)
    Review preview for Shanghai Noon

    Chan's fight choreography is always imaginative...The extent of his skill continues to amaze.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Imperial guard from The Forbidden City, Peking, has comic adventures in wild, wild West.
  • Shazam! Fury Of The Gods (2023)
    Review preview for Shazam! Fury Of The Gods

    You'll be entertained, at least a bit, but that might be all of it.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    The continuing story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "Shazam!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
  • Tinkerbell And The Pirate Fairy (2014)
    Review preview for Tinkerbell And The Pirate Fairy

    Rather than churn out a fourth grade cheapo product, the creative crew have sold no one short

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    An adventurous fairy leaves Pixie Hollow and returns a year later as captain of a pirate ship

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