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  • Almost Famous (2000)
    Review preview for Almost Famous

    Captures the seriousness and the sweetness perfectly

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Autobiography of a suburban Californian boy's rites of passage.
  • Dear Wendy (2005)
    Review preview for Dear Wendy

    As an example of pretentious filmmaking, Dear Wendy scores high marks.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Allegorical story of guns and gun culture set in a mythical American mining town.
  • The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
    Review preview for The Forbidden Kingdom

    It's a loving homage, even verging on pastiche, but while it never comes close to wasting the talents of those involved it does fall short of its potential.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    An American teenager's love of kung fu leads him on the path to adventure in a mythic China.
  • 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.
  • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
    Review preview for Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

    It has all the hallmarks of a production destined for a television mini-series with apparently three other chapters promised by Costner.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    An epic spanning the Civil War from 1861 to 1865.
  • Lords Of Dogtown (2005)
    Review preview for Lords Of Dogtown

    The narrative pushes along at a reasonable pace... but only really picks up when the boys start becoming famous, which makes and breaks their future careers.

    David Stanners · 3.5 out of 5
    A group of talented teenagers from California kick start the skateboarding craze.
  • Man In The Chair (2007)
    Review preview for Man In The Chair

    A powerhouse performance by Christopher Plummer.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An elderly man rediscovers his taste for life when he helps a young film student.
  • Red State (2011)
    Review preview for Red State

    Billed increasingly as a horror movie, the shifting sands of its tone means it sits uneasily in any category, as Smith flirts with comedy, action and horror without carrying off any of them particularly convincingly.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of teens encounter extreme fundamentalism in Middle America.
  • Sky High (2005)
    Review preview for Sky High

    Never forgets to keep its emphasis on fun

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Super-powered high school comedy.

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