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  • Ali (2000)
    Review preview for Ali

    A sensitive, intelligent and captivating performance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Intelligent biopic of the famous boxer.
  • After The Sunset (2004)
    Light-hearted take on To Catch A Thief, transplanted to the Bahamas.
  • The Assassination Of Richard Nixon (2004)
    Review preview for The Assassination Of Richard Nixon

    Being a loser is like dying by degrees. Mueller, with co-writer Kevin Kennedy, reflects this most accurately and Penn's performance runs contrary to anything he has done before.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A bad salesman with a broken marriage loses the plot and buys a gun.
  • August Rush (2007)
    Review preview for August Rush

    The film's sugar content is off the scale and it doesn’t help that everyone who comes in contact with Evan are sooo nice it reaffirms your belief in human nature – well, almost.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Boy on the run discovers he is a musical prodigy.
  • Fences (2016)
    Review preview for Fences

    As a family saga in the tradition of O'Neill and Miller, August Wilson reveals its destructive nature

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Pittsburgh in the Fifties exposes the prejudice and failed ambition of an ex-baseball contender/now garbage collector and how it affects the hopes and dreams of his family.
  • Forrest Gump (1994)
    Review preview for Forrest Gump

    Whether Forrest's crippled state of mind represents America's tattered prestige is open for discussion.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Tom Hanks is a simple Southern boy who achieves fame and fortune by being himself.
  • The Final Destination (2009)
    Review preview for The Final Destination

    I don't believe this is the end. We've not had Finally, Finaller or Finalest Destination yet

    Martin Gray · 2 out of 5
    Death has a design. And it's ever so repetitive.
  • Heat (1995)
    Review preview for Heat

    Mann’s film is a stone-cold masterpiece.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    A cop and a career thief end up on a collision course.
  • HIGH School (2010)
    Review preview for HIGH School

    Despite its stoner credentials, HIGH School thrives on speed.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    When a drug test coincides with a valedictorian's first hit of pot, there's only one solution... get the whole school high.
  • Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
    Review preview for Lucky Number Slevin

    It's the pace of the film that wins the day.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A case of mistaken identity in a fast-paced gangster milieu.
  • Species II (1998)
    Review preview for Species II

    The slimy creature effects package (guts explosion) is becoming increasingly yukky.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Astronauts come a cropper with nymphomaniac aliens while on a trip to Mars.
  • Three Kings (1999)
    Review preview for Three Kings

    Don't be fooled into thinking this is just another buddy-buddy war picture. It is something really rather unique.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    In the wake of the Gulf War, a group of soldiers conspire to steal a pile of gold bullion.

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