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  • The Apostle (1997)
    Review preview for The Apostle

    This is entirely Duvall's film. He gives himself a T-bone of a role, which he exploits with due diligence and compassion.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A preacher on the run finds a new flock.
  • The Actors (2003)
    Michael Caine persuades Dylan Moran to impersonate gangsters in a Dublin money fraud.
  • Belle (2013)
    Review preview for Belle

    Despite Gugu Mbatha-Raw's fine interpretation, the film feels predictable, as if it were fiction and not based on real events.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The 18th century upbringing in aristocratic circles of the illegitimate mulatto daughter of the Lord Chief Justice of England's son
  • Chicken Run (2000)
    Review preview for Chicken Run

    The beauty of Chicken Run is its refusal to accept modernity as having squatting rights in a Yorkshire state of mind. Park's heart is with the comics his dad read.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Plucky chicken caper sees farm birds bid for freedom.
  • Churchill (2017)
    Review preview for Churchill

    The film breaks the rule that says Winston saved us, he cannot be criticised

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The British prime minister in the run-up to D-Day.
  • The Crying Game (1992)
    Review preview for The Crying Game

    Jordan's film stands out as a beacon of humanity.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An IRA man questions his ways after befriending a captured soldier, then flees to London and finds himself out of his depth in the soldier's world.
  • Falling Angels (2003)
    Review preview for Falling Angels

    Falling Angels is a film of quiet charm, graced by moments of nicely observed humour and great performances.

    Symon Parsons · 3.5 out of 5
    Three sisters growing up in a dysfunctional Canadian home in the late Sixties.
  • Fred Claus (2007)
    Review preview for Fred Claus

    Fred Claus has a lot of things going for it but struggles because it can't make up its mind what it's trying to be.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Santa's older brother is asked to help out at the North Pole, and everyone gets more than they bargained for.
  • Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

    For the first time in what has become known as The H P Experience, you feel genuine emotion.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    It's darker now and Voldemort is close. Can Harry triumph at the Tri-wizard Tournament and save the world?
  • The Hours (2002)
    Review preview for The Hours

    It would be difficult to overestimate the quality of this film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Three women from different decades connect through the writing of Virginia Woolf.
  • The King And I (1999)
    Review preview for The King And I

    Absence of innovation will please traditionalists.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Animated retelling of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
  • Made In Dagenham (2010)
    Review preview for Made In Dagenham

    Told in an accessible and reassuringly crowd-pleasing way.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    True story of how women workers at Ford battled for equal pay.
  • The Miracle Maker (2000)
    Review preview for The Miracle Maker

    Has an interesting script by Murray Watts, a wonderful sense of place and an imaginative use of flashbacks, where a painterly technique emulates memory.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Puppet retelling of the life of Christ.
  • Paris Je T'Aime (2006)
    Review preview for Paris Je T'Aime

    It is like nibbling for nearly two hours in the kitchens of the best chefs. At the end we are exhausted and hungry.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    Twenty different glimpses of Paris.
  • The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)
    Review preview for The Phantom Of The Opera

    A considerably flawed, yet visually superb, tale of beauty, beast and love.

    Josh Morrall · 3 out of 5
    Phantom of the opera sings once again that strange duet, this time to the tune of Andrew Lloyd Weber.
  • The Prince And Me (2004)
    Review preview for The Prince And Me

    Everything you expect happens.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Farm girl from Wisconsin falls in love with the prince of Denmark (no, not that one).
  • Puffball (2007)
    Review preview for Puffball

    Its conception seems stunted from the outset by an inability to engage.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    Isolated in a remote farmhouse, a pregnant woman begins to feel threatened by her envious neighbours.
  • The Rage In Placid Lake (2003)
    Review preview for The Rage In Placid Lake

    It's hard to know exactly where the humour is heading, which is refreshing, but when it hits the high notes, it's both quirky and delivered with razor precision.

    David Stanners · 4.5 out of 5
    Subversive comedy about an oddball making his way in a bland world.
  • Rams (2020)
    Review preview for Rams

    Caton gets to exercise his acting muscles more than usual and the chemistry between the two performers is strong, leading to some poignant moments towards the end.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks.
  • Southland Tales (2006)
    Review preview for Southland Tales

    Natural talent cannot entirely make up for lack of training and experience.

    Chris · 2 out of 5
    Interweaving science fiction stories set around a future L.A.
  • Spider (2002)
    Review preview for Spider

    For what is essentially a psychological horror film, Spider is remarkable for its quietness, its unassuming grace.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A man undergoes a mental collapse.
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    Review preview for Sleepy Hollow

    At a time when ghouls have been relegated to cereal packets, Burton resurrects an Edwardian fascination with horror.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A naive policeman of impeccable character attempts to uncover the mystery of supernatural murders in 1799.
  • Stronger (2017)
    Review preview for Stronger

    The film has grit as if volcanic dust had scorched its rose tinted glasses

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Story of Jeff Bauman, who became a symbol of hope after the Boston Marathon bombing.
  • Wah-Wah (2005)
    Review preview for Wah-Wah

    A delight from beginning to end.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A boy grows up in a broken family as the winds of change blow through Swaziland.
  • The Young Victoria (2009)
    Review preview for The Young Victoria

    Well framed and assembled, with plenty of good performances.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A dramatisation of the early life of Queen Victoria and her initial romance with Prince Albert.

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