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  • Donkey Punch (2008)
    Review preview for Donkey Punch

    As paper-thin friendships tear apart and allegiances ebb and flow, the body count climbs in a spirited and inventive fashion.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Seven go mad on a yacht. Plus read our with the director and stars of the film. The film is out to own on November 10.
  • Edge Of Summer (2024)
    Review preview for Edge Of Summer

    As the film’s themes darken, so do the initially bright landscapes, and the colours of Evie’s clothes fade. This creates something of a sense that the characters are slipping backwards into a troubled past.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A girl makes a friend while on holiday with her mum but when the boy shows her an abandoned tin mine what they hear there leads to trouble above ground.
  • Kicks (2009)
    Review preview for Kicks

    As a study of the mirage of celebrity and the emptiness of fanaticism, Kicks is frank, insightful and hard-hitting.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    When a footy star announces a transfer abroad two female fans aim to change his mind... no matter what.
  • Lynn + Lucy (2019)
    Review preview for Lynn + Lucy

    Scrimshaw captures Lynn's warring emotions perfectly.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Lynn and Lucy are life-long best friends but after the birth of Lucy's first child, their relationship comes under strain.
  • Love + Hate (2005)
    Review preview for Love + Hate

    Savage is undone by his untrained actors.

    Paul Griffiths · 2 out of 5
    Racial tensions and secret romances in a desolate northern English urban cityscape
  • Payback Season (2012)
    Review preview for Payback Season

    An ambitious but flawed story about an estate kid turned football pro that disappears between the two world it wants to depict.

    Sophie Monks Kaufman · 1.5 out of 5
    The world of a hotshot Premiership footballer finds his life turned upside down after a run in with the crew from his old estate.
  • SoulBoy (2010)
    Review preview for SoulBoy

    Ultimately, SoulBoy is a strange, lifeless work.

    Scott Macdonald · 2.5 out of 5
    A coming-of-age tale mixed in with the genesis of Northern Soul.
  • Wuthering Heights (2011)
    Review preview for Wuthering Heights

    Andrea Arnold has done well to shift the emphasis from a love story to a dark tale of hatred, cruelty and revenge.

    Val Kermode · 3 out of 5
    An adaptation of Emily Brontë's famous tale about an isolated family, a trouble outsider, and their destructive passions.

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