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  • About A Boy (2002)
    Review preview for About A Boy

    What makes About A Boy so refreshing is the surprise factor - surprisingly funny, surprisingly unsentimental, surprisingly enjoyable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Hugh Grant, who hates kids and loves their mums, becomes friends with an odd 12-year-old boy.
  • Clash Of The Titans (2010)
    Review preview for Clash Of The Titans

    If you’re looking for big-budget, popcorn entertainment, then Titans certainly won’t disappoint.

    Maria Realf · 4 out of 5
    Let the battle between men and the ancient gods begin...
  • Dark Places (2015)
    Review preview for Dark Places

    Charlize Theron is electrifying

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A woman revisits the crime that killed her family.
  • Equals (2015)
    Review preview for Equals

    A ragbag of cliches that owe a debt to everything from Romeo and Juliet to THX 1138.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated but where a genetic glitch means some people can still fall in love.
  • The Favourite (2018)
    Review preview for The Favourite

    The dialogue is irreverent and sharp like a raven's claw.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Two of Queen Anne's acolytes jockey for position.
  • The Garfield Movie (2024)
    Review preview for The Garfield Movie

    It's a stodgy interpretation of something that wasn't that fresh to begin with.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    After Garfield's unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.
  • Juror #2 (2024)
    Review preview for Juror #2

    Both sides of the political spectrum have arguments about how the law and justice are not the same. While Callahan and his .44 were making that case one bullet at a time, Juror #2 is a lot slower, with plenty more sitting down.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A family man, serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma when he realises that he could sway the jury verdict and potentially convict - or free - the wrong person.
  • Kill Your Friends (2015)
    Review preview for Kill Your Friends

    Murder is more satisfying than sex

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Murderous exploits of an amoral A&R man in the mid Nineties Britpop era
  • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
    Review preview for Mad Max: Fury Road

    Baroque-n-roll does not begin to describe the petrol-headed delirium on offer here.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    In a post-Apocalyptic world, survivor Max hooks up with a mysterious woman to face off against murderous gangs.
  • The Menu (2022)
    Review preview for The Menu

    This may become a cult movie.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
  • Nosferatu (2024)
    Review preview for Nosferatu

    Remake is perhaps less apt than revisitation, if not outright revision.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A Gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the vampire who is infatuated with her, which brings untold horrors in its wake.
  • The Order (2024)
    Review preview for The Order

    The Order might not be too original, both in the plot and the character department, but it is very effective, functional movie fun.

    Marko Stojiljkovic · 4 out of 5
    An FBI agent comes to believe a series of violent crimes are the work of domestic terrorists.
  • Renfield (2023)
    Review preview for Renfield

    Though Hoult is as oddly charming as his abilities allow, Nicholas goes as close to the Full Cage as I've seen in a while.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Renfield is forced to procure Dracula's prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debasing - but now, after centuries of servitude, he's ready for a life outside the shadow of the Prince of Darkness.
  • A Single Man (2009)
    Review preview for A Single Man

    Firth produces a subtle and deeply moving performance.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    A middle-aged college professor tries to come to terms with the death of his long-term boyfriend.
  • Superman (2025)
    Review preview for Superman

    There's so much that borrows from other places that Superman doesn't feel indebted as much as hollowed out.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
  • Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
    Review preview for Those Who Wish Me Dead

    Taylor Sheridan's latest action flick has a workmanlike solidity but despite the repeated presence of physical infernos it never manages to get beyond a low heat in terms of tension.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A traumatised firefighter tries to help a young boy on the run from assassins in rural Montana.
  • Tolkien (2019)
    Review preview for Tolkien

    The family built barriers to stop Hollywood intrusion into the private life of JRR, their famous son, which ironically makes for a better film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The story of the younger years of the Lord Of The Rings author.
  • True History Of The Kelly Gang (2019)
    Review preview for True History Of The Kelly Gang

    It may be one of the finest performances you see this year, and see it you should.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Born into a family of poor Irish immigrants, Ned grows into an angry young man, constantly at odds with colonial authority. Ruthless bush ranger Harry Power becomes a father figure/mentor as Kelly embraces his destiny as gang leader, folk hero and legend.
  • 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.
  • Warm Bodies (2013)
    Review preview for Warm Bodies

    Warm Bodies overcomes any cynicism horror fans might harbor towards it through genuine affability and winning performances.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    When a zombie falls for a human, there could be consequences for all the living dead.
  • The Weather Man (2005)
    Review preview for The Weather Man

    A look at the commonest fear nipping at the heart of Middle America. Not the war in Iraq, nor terrorism, but the breakdown of the family unit and how - and, indeed, if - people can cope with it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    How to make a fractured family work without falling apart.
  • X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
    Review preview for X-Men: Apocalypse

    Without the all-star cast, it's easy to imagine X-Men: Apocalypse as a dismal failure, but the somewhat nonsensical script is rescued by the performances.

    Max Crawford · 2 out of 5
    An ancient, super-powerful mutant arises, planning to kill all humans and with a nasty fate in mind for Charles.
  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
    Review preview for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

    This was a great chance to cover one of the most iconic storylines in the history of comics, squandered by not handing the script to a five-year-old child in order to iron out some of the more egregious errors prior to filming.

    Max Crawford · 3 out of 5
    Jean Grey struggles with her cosmic powers, tearing the X-Men family apart.
  • X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014)
    Review preview for X-Men: Days Of Future Past

    What makes this film so enjoyable is the chemistry that holds its ensemble together.

    Michael Pattison · 3.5 out of 5
    Wolverine travels back in time in a bid to change history.

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