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  • Amelie (2001)
    Review preview for Amelie

    Jeunet has such an imaginative approach to film that he creates an atmosphere of magic.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A girl with an eccentric, repressed childhood grows up attracted to the odd detail in everyday life and to the strangest people.
  • The Astronaut (2022)
    Review preview for The Astronaut

    The combination of Disney-style chasing the dream narrative and gritty realism at work here is a thing to behold.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An aeronautical engineer at Ariane Espace, Jim has devoted himself for years to a secret project: building his own rocket and accomplishing the first manned space flight as an amateur. But to realise his dream, he must learn to share it.
  • Assassin(s) (1997)
    Review preview for Assassin(s)

    The central message of the film is wholly predictable.

    Steve Harwood · 3 out of 5
    A hitman decides to train up a successor.
  • The Believer (2001)
    Review preview for The Believer

    The intelligence of the writing and the intensity of Ryan Gosling's performance takes it out of the shock horror budget bin.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    An intelligent Jewish boy grows up into an urban terrorist who hates Judaism.
  • Birthday Girl (2001)
    Review preview for Birthday Girl

    Kidman continues to amaze.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Nicole Kidman is a Russian internet bride who ends up with a St Albans bank clerk.
  • De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)
    Review preview for De Gaulle: Résistance

    Baudry excels in the well-orchestrated battle sequences and the huge protesting crowds surrounding the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    The story of Charles de Gaulle's rise to power.
  • The Fifth Element (1997)
    Review preview for The Fifth Element

    The film is ludicrous and wonderful. It has genuine eccentric conviction.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A futuristic cabbie battles to save the world.
  • Happy End (2017)
    Review preview for Happy End

    Haneke is a master of his material, revealing just enough to keep the viewer on tenterhooks but not enough to give an easy explanations.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Story of a bourgeois family, set against the backdrop of the Calais refugee crisis.
  • Haywire (2011)
    Review preview for Haywire

    Soderbergh lays the pretension on thick in flashbacks to the Barcelona job that is clearly at the root of her problems, with slo-mo here and black and white there doing nothing to distract from the fact that it has all the substance of a chocolate bar adv

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A betrayed agent goes rogue in search of revenge.
  • Munich (2005)
    Review preview for Munich

    By positioning itself carefully between the imperatives of retaliatory justice and their fearful consequences, the movie is ultimately less a political thriller than a mesmerizing study of psychological breakdown.

    The Exile · 5 out of 5
    Fictionalised reimagining of the aftermath of the Munich Olympics hostage taking and slaughter.
  • Wild Life (2014)
    Review preview for Wild Life

    If you think you can come to an easy judgement, the film seems to say, think again.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    A father tries to raise his two sons away from civilisation.

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