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  • The Abduction Club (2002)
    Review preview for The Abduction Club

    As a costume romance, based on real events, it is inept.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Younger sons of aristocrats in Ireland, 1780, join a club and kidnap rich unmarried girls.
  • A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (2019)
    Review preview for A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

    You cannot have too much Mister Rogers, the film shows.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
    A dramatisation of the real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod.
  • Burnt (2015)
    Review preview for Burnt

    The oddities don't add up to anything and the love story between Adam and Helene is as predictable as it is sad.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 2 out of 5
    A Michelin-starred chef who squandered his career tries to rebuild his life in and out of the kitchen.
  • Deathwatch (2002)
    Review preview for Deathwatch

    Bassett's taut script takes risks with credibility.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    First World War horror movie exposes the hell of trench life and the fear of imminent death.
  • The Edge Of Love (2008)
    Review preview for The Edge Of Love

    Possibly the best British film of the year.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    Wartime drama about two women who form an unlikely friendship, united by their feelings for poet Dylan Thomas.
  • Hallow Road (2025)
    Review preview for Hallow Road

    Hallow Road is an Irish co-production, and it shows both in theme and in quality.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
  • The Lost World (2001)
    Review preview for The Lost World

    A heart-warming story with a dash of religion, a smidgen of romance and a lot of adventure.

    Gabriella Trybalska · 4 out of 5
    Somewhere there is a Lost World waiting to be found by six intrepid explorers.
  • Peaches (2000)
    Review preview for Peaches

    Nick Grosso's film looks improvised in the style of second year media studies.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Three London college scammers go after girls with only limited success.
  • The Post (2017)
    Review preview for The Post

    There's a quietness about it, a new maturity for Spielberg.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of how the Washington Post rose to prominence by taking on the Nixon administration.
  • The Report (2019)
    Review preview for The Report

    The problem with The Report is that despite this ongoing relevance, its powerful subject matter, the capable cast and an impressive script, it never builds up the impetus it ought to have.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

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