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  • 12 Years A Slave (2013)
    Review preview for 12 Years A Slave

    One of this year's must-see films, this is not simply a worthy tribute of a subject too often ignored by Hollywood; it's also a remarkable piece of cinema in its own right.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A free black man is abducted and sold into slavery.
  • The 355 (2022)
    Review preview for The 355

    There is a solid certainty amongst its crosses and doubles and that's that it isn't very good.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.
  • Black Panther (2018)
    Review preview for Black Panther

    It's almost a disservice to talk about Black Panther in the context of the MCU, because perhaps more than any other it stands alone.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake.
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    Review preview for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    It feels like the diktats of the Marvel Story Parliament have weighed almost as heavily as the loss of their star.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
  • The Jungle Book (2016)
    Review preview for The Jungle Book

    The film has adventure at its heart and excitement in its pocket.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Rudyard Kipling's classic children's book is given a post-Disney modern interpretation with a real boy and CGI animals that look more real than the breath they take away
  • Non-Stop (2014)
    Review preview for Non-Stop

    It rocks the chocks and never allows tension to slacken for a second

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Blackmail and murder on a long haul transatlantic flight with 150 passengers on board
  • The Odyssey (2026)
    Review preview for The Odyssey

    This retelling is the one you seek.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, the sirens and Calypso along the way.
  • Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)
    Review preview for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

    This is perhaps less a swansong than a familiar sunset

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga.
  • Us (2019)
    Review preview for Us

    Us is a deeply subversive film

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A mother and father take their kids to their beach house, expecting to enjoy time with friends, but their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some visitors arrive uninvited.
  • The Wild Robot (2024)
    Review preview for The Wild Robot

    The film mines a lot of clichés but manages to do something a little different with them, blending traditional elements of children’s fiction with a distinctly 21st Century sensibility.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A robot designed to assist humans finds herself stranded on an island populated only by animals.

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