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  • 30 Days Of Night (2007)
    Review preview for 30 Days Of Night

    Sends an icy blast of fresh air into the moribund genre.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A group of Alaskan townsfolk try to protect themselves from a group of marauding vampires during the darkest month of the year.
  • The Amityville Horror (2005)
    Review preview for The Amityville Horror

    Too bad nothing really happens in this film.

    Gator MacReady · 1 out of 5
    Remake of axe-wielding angry dad in true-life adaptation of horror in haunted house.
  • The Butterfly Tree (2017)
    Review preview for The Butterfly Tree

    Although the storyline here doesn't offer much that's new, the character work and visual design enable this modest little film to punch above its weight.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A man and his son compete for the affections of the same woman.
  • Dark City (1998)
    Review preview for Dark City

    What [director Proyas] does here is juggle genres and lop the dead cells from the brains of old cliches.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Film noir plotting meets a fiendish science fiction underworld in an extravagant fantasy.
  • Dark City: Director's Cut (1998)
    Review preview for Dark City: Director's Cut

    A stylish and engrossing mystery - an immature, yet energetic explosion of storytelling ideas.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Extravagant sci-fi fantasy about a hunted man struggling with his memory gets a directorial polish.
  • Don't Go (2018)
    Review preview for Don't Go

    David Gleeson is skilled when it comes to building up atmosphere but doesn't lay it on too thick; he knows that what will keep people watching here is the element of mystery.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Devastated by his daughter's death in a terrible accident, Ben becomes convinced that he can bring her back through a recurring dream. But is it just a dream? Or is Ben losing his mind?
  • Derailed (2005)
    Review preview for Derailed

    Owen can do this kind of thing standing on his head, while balancing a cage of turtledoves.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The terrible cost of flirting with an attractive banker on a commuter train.
  • The Limey (1999)
    Review preview for The Limey

    Lem Dobbs's script is chrome-plated - flashy dialogue and a storyline that goes off the rails.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An old lag sets out to avenge his daughter's death.
  • A Lonely Place To Die (2011)
    Review preview for A Lonely Place To Die

    A thoroughly thrilling and unpretentious little flick that takes its genre by the scruff of the neck and drags it kicking and screaming through Scotland's menacing undergrowth.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Mountain climbers become caught up in a game of cat and mouse after discovering a kidnapped girl buried in the wilderness.
  • Paradise Lost (2006)
    Review preview for Paradise Lost

    Despite a running time of barely 90 minutes, this film seems to take an age to get to the point.

    Jeff Robson · 2 out of 5
    A gang of backpackers find themselves terrorised in the Brazilian jungle.
  • Triangle (2009)
    Review preview for Triangle

    This film is stunningly photographed, and as a piece of art it draws the viewer in until it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    When a yachting party get caught in a storm they take refuge on a liner... but is it really a safe haven?
  • WAZ (2007)
    Review preview for WAZ

    Shankland dispenses with subplots almost as quickly as bodies, but his debut rattles along at a nice, taut pace.

    Richard Mellor · 2.5 out of 5
    A detective caught in a battle of wits with a killer is forced to pay for his past failings.

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