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  • Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018)
    Review preview for Ant-Man And The Wasp

    Small of scale but big of heart, Ant-Man And The Wasp is a light and charming outing for a staggering film juggernaut.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
  • Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
    Review preview for Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania

    It's okay. Relentlessly okay. Non-stop, wall-to-wall okay.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
  • Batman Returns (1992)
    Review preview for Batman Returns

    This is a short film about Catwoman weighed down by a lot of vague nonsense you'll end up skipping through.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Batman takes on Catwoman and The Penguin in a battle for power in Gotham City.
  • Chéri (2009)
    Review preview for Chéri

    The script is, at times, very funny, though the use of a very droll narration is unnecessary.

    Darren Amner · 3 out of 5
    An retired courtesan embarks on a passionate love affair with the son of a former colleague.
  • Dark Shadows (2012)
    Review preview for Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows lacks any real drive or momentum, struggling to sink its teeth into a compelling story or plot

    Lee Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    After centuries in the grave, a vampire returns to try and sort out his dysfunctional family.
  • Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Review preview for Dangerous Liaisons

    As the story glides gracefully from pitch-black comedy to complicated tragedy, you are in no doubt this is a film which happened at the right time in the careers of its two central stars, and for cinema.

    James Benefield · 4 out of 5
    Making a game out of sex, love and relationships has dire consequences in eighteenth century France.
  • French Exit (2020)
    Review preview for French Exit

    Pfeiffer’s delivery is fantastically inscrutable.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A Manhattan socialite whose inheritance is running out moves to a borrowed apartment in Paris with her son and cat.
  • Hairspray (2007)
    Review preview for Hairspray

    Hairspray is a sincere, thoroughly entertaining romp; bursting with boundless energy, inventive choreography and performances that quite simply delight.

    Scott Macdonald · 4.5 out of 5
    A big-budget remake of the John Waters classic, with a teenage hair hopper rebel becoming a star even without a dainty figure.
  • I Am Sam (2002)
    Review preview for I Am Sam

    Buttons are pushed, emotions manipulated.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sean Penn is a mentally handicapped father, who fights for the right to keep his daughter.
  • Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019)
    Review preview for Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil

    An interesting side to this film is how Disney continue to stick two fingers up to the reactionaries.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    The Disney villain battles to save her realm.
  • Married To The Mob (1988)
    Review preview for Married To The Mob

    For sheer style, the film is electric. Demme is incapable of being boring and consistently comes up with surprises.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Michelle Pfeiffer is a Mafia widow on the run and under surveillance by Matthew Modine (FBI).
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
    Review preview for A Midsummer Night's Dream

    This is one of those films where you wait for someone to fall off a horse.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Shakespearean story of star-crossed lovers gets Tuscan treatment.
  • Murder On The Orient Express (2017)
    Review preview for Murder On The Orient Express

    If Ustinov emphasised the humour of Poirot and Suchet the meticulousness, Branagh manages to bridge the two, while also bringing an unexpected note of soulfulness and melancholy to his performance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    When a man is killed on a train, the Belgian sleuth steps in to investigate.
  • Mother! (2017)
    Review preview for Mother!

    In the realm of the insane reason has no place. Anything is possible. Even the impossible

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Uninvited guests threaten a couple's relationship.
  • New Year's Eve (2011)
    Review preview for New Year's Eve

    It's as though Marshall gathered together all the subplots from films that never got made or were left on the cutting-room floor and sticky-taped them together end on end to create this horror of a holiday centipede.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    Ensemble sentiment at Hogmanay.
  • The Prince Of Egypt (1998)
    Review preview for The Prince Of Egypt

    The film looks wonderful, but suffers from its own ambition.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Animated retelling of the story of Moses.
  • Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas (2003)
    Review preview for Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas

    The plot would confuse an intelligent bat.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Feature-length cartoon has Sinbad the Pirate battle with the Goddess of Discord.
  • Scarface (1983)
    Review preview for Scarface

    Overrated and extremely dated.

    Stephen Carty · 2 out of 5
    A migrant Cuban thug attempts to claw his way to the top of the drugs trade in Florida.
  • Stardust (2007)
    Review preview for Stardust

    A really enjoyable yarn in the Princess Bride mold, told with panache.

    Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
    Fantasy epic about a boy who goes looking for a falling star.
  • What Lies Beneath (2000)
    Review preview for What Lies Beneath

    The best thing that director Robert Zemeckis does in this tribute-to-Hitchcock is create a feeling of unease surrounding Michelle Pfeiffer.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Michelle Pfeiffer is haunted by the ghost of a murdered student.
  • Where Is Kyra? (2017)
    Review preview for Where Is Kyra?

    The colours, like that coat, only serve to show Kyra in even paler relief, her invisibility coming to offer a welcoming cloak as she hatches a plan to avoid destitution.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A woman struggles to get by after the death of her mum.

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