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  • Berlin, I Love You (2019)
    Review preview for Berlin, I Love You

    A series of pieces that each, in its own right, has some merit, but which together never quite gels.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    Ten stories of romance play out against the backdrop of the German capital.
  • Black November (2012)
    Review preview for Black November

    Mbong Amata's powerful performance anchors it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A group of hostage takers in America desperately tries to save the life of a community activist sentenced to death in Nigeria.
  • Buffalo '66 (1997)
    A man convicted for a crime he didn't commit, gets out of prison, kidnaps a girl and heads back to his dysfunctional family.
  • Domino (2005)
    Review preview for Domino

    As a crime caper, it is complicated enough to make even Guy Ritchie go dizzy.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Action movie, loosely based on the life of glamour model turned bounty hunter.
  • The Expendables (2010)
    Review preview for The Expendables

    This is a giant, proud B-movie, the kind of movie that Hollywood doesn’t put into multiplexes much any more.

    Owen Van Spall · 2 out of 5
    A group of mercenaries is hired to overthrow a dictator.
  • Girl (2020)
    Review preview for Girl

    Bella Thorne gives a spiky, hard-eyed performance in the lead role as a young woman who had already steeled herself to do very bad things and just needs to find someone new to do them to.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A young woman returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncovers a family legacy more dangerous than she'd imagined.
  • Hunt Club (2022)
    Review preview for Hunt Club

    Concise, engaging and unpretentious, this is a great example of its kind.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A group of male hunters regularly lures women to their island with the chance to win 100K in a hunt, only for them to discover that they are the hunted. Then they mess with the wrong women.
  • Immortals (2011)
    Review preview for Immortals

    Immortals could and should have been so much more.

    David Graham · 2 out of 5
    Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
  • Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Review preview for Iron Man 2

    Anyone who enjoyed the first Iron Man will love this, but if they expected something better then they will be disappointed.

    Max Crawford · 3 out of 5
    Tony Stark faces new challenges and meets new enemies, both in his own life and in that of his alter-ego, Iron Man.
  • The Informers (2008)
    Review preview for The Informers

    Looks for insight where there clearly isn’t any to be found.

    Tony Sullivan · 1 out of 5
    Wealthy Angelinos are consumed by a decadent Eighties lifestyle.
  • Mad Props (2024)
    Review preview for Mad Props

    Despite its polish, there’s an innocence about the film that is quite charming.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A passionate collector of film props travels the world to meet other people like himself and explore their shared hobby.
  • Man On Fire (2004)
    Review preview for Man On Fire

    The film resembles a schizophrenic's acid trip - viscious, paranoid and out-of-the-box.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    An assassin goes all out for vengeance after the family he is hired to protect are attacked.
  • Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
    Review preview for Once Upon A Time In Mexico

    Rodrigues's trilogy is a visual feast of posturing machismo, during which all sense and sensibility is discarded in favour of slow-motion stunts and death from a thousand angles.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Robert Rodrigues continues the saga of El Mariachi with even more bloodshed.
  • The Rainmaker (1997)
    Review preview for The Rainmaker

    Not typical Grisham, it is closer to autobiography than fiction.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A young lawyer with high ideals takes on a corrupt insurance firm.
  • Rumble Fish (1983)
    Review preview for Rumble Fish

    This is not so much a study in stereotypes, courtesy of Jimmy Dean’s legacy, but a love poem to the restless, doomed, anarchic integrity of orphaned hearts.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The heroism of teenage violence against a background of iconic posturing.
  • Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
    Review preview for Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

    You don't venture into this steaming snake pit without balls of steel

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The Senator's power may be challenged and the femme fatale's allure may be slipping but Old Town remains a dangerous place in the neon nightscape of the graphic novel
  • Sin City (2005)
    Review preview for Sin City

    I know it will mostly appeal to comic book fans like myself, but people should give it a chance, if only to experience its style.

    The Remote Viewer · 5 out of 5
    Stylised graphic novel adaptation shows three men on a mission.
  • Stormbreaker (2006)
    Review preview for Stormbreaker

    The film will appeal perfectly to its age group. There is nothing too violent and nothing too serious.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Alex Rider is a junior James Bond for the 21st century
  • The Wrestler (2008)
    Review preview for The Wrestler

    Rourke brings a staggering amount of emotional weight to the role of Randy.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    An ageing wrestler tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter, but can he get the ring out of his soul? Plus read what Aronofsky, Rourke and Tomei said about .

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