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  • 22 Jump Street (2014)
    Review preview for 22 Jump Street

    Ideal summer entertainment.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Schmidt and Jenko go undercover at a college.
  • Bad Times At The El Royale (2018)
    Review preview for Bad Times At The El Royale

    A thriller that, although it could have done with judicious editing at the beginning and end, nonetheless delivers laughs, shocks and, most importantly, that sense of satisfaction that only comes when puzzle pieces come together with a resounding click

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption... before everything goes to hell.
  • Civil War (2024)
    Review preview for Civil War

    I think that Civil War succeeds but I'm still not sure what it's hoping to say.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
  • The Founder (2016)
    Review preview for The Founder

    Understanding the flaws in a character who respects the capitalist ideal while denying the danger of outsourcing integrity is a hard sell

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of the man who turned McDonald's from a single store into a global franchise.
  • Harmony And Me (2009)
    Review preview for Harmony And Me

    Suffers from a lack of narrative tension.

    Sarah Artt · 3.5 out of 5
    Existentialist low-budget comedy "about one of life's losers".
  • Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
    Review preview for Hearts Beat Loud

    Despite, or perhaps because of this general air of ephemerality, you want to hold on to the moment and particularly to that sweet spot of youth, so deftly portrayed by Clemons, when everything is blossoming with possibility.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    In Red Hook, Brooklyn, a father and daughter become an unlikely songwriting duo in the last summer before she leaves for college.
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
    Review preview for Hotel Transylvania 2

    A one-gag concept lasts as long as a werewolf's belch

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    When Drac's daughter gives birth to a half blood he worries about the baby fangs. Where are they? What has happened to the vampire DNA?
  • The Kings Of Summer (2013)
    Review preview for The Kings Of Summer

    A sweet and relatable film with an evocative setting, ultimately very hard to dislike.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Three teenagers decide to build a fort and live wild.
  • Knight Of Cups (2015)
    Review preview for Knight Of Cups

    Malick and his cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, if nothing else, deliver stunningly beautiful vistas and backdrops for his narratives and characters, yet like the characters, there seems to be something empty at its core.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    Targeting the world of showbusiness.
  • The Little Hours (2017)
    Review preview for The Little Hours

    The piecemeal nature of Giovanni Boccaccio’s source material only adds to the sketch show feel, with as many moments missing the mark as hitting it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    When a runaway slave takes shelter at a convent, sexual shenanigans ensue.
  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous (2005)
    Review preview for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous

    The film's weakness lies in its storyline, which is knotted with sub-plots.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Return of Sandra Bullock as the scruffy FBI agent with the makeover.
  • Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (2015)
    Review preview for Me And Earl And The Dying Girl

    As cool as a multi-coloured popsicle.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    How to be a teenager without losing your life and why helping a friend who is sick need not be an exercise in sentimental wishwash
  • Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
    Review preview for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

    It’s certainly all very timely and apposite

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Our lives are the sum of our choices.
  • November (2004)
    Review preview for November

    November is similar to abstract art and will engage people for part of the time and possibly cause some debate, but there isn't enough substance for it to truly hold an audience.

    Darren Amner · 2 out of 5
    The truth lies outside the frame.
  • Origin (2023)
    Review preview for Origin

    [DuVernay is] not here to tell people what to think – rather, she’s presenting them with the tools to start thinking for themselves and making their own discoveries.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An exploration of the roots of racism as experienced in the US.
  • Sing (2016)
    Review preview for Sing

    If this sounds like a corn fed carbon copy of a Debbie Reynolds standard, it's not

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Fast talking koala bear with a great line in bull and a cool idea to save his theatre from bankruptcy organises a talent contest with hilarious, disaster prone results
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me (2012)
    Review preview for Somebody Up There Likes Me

    A fast, furious and occasionally hilarious angster comedy.

    Michael Pattison · 3 out of 5
    Dark comedy tracks happy-go-lucky slacker Max across three decades.
  • A Walk In The Woods (2015)
    Review preview for A Walk In The Woods

    One of the hardest things to find to recommend to people is a good mainstream film, not aimed at children, that involves no violence or untimely death - this is a charming example of that rare breed, may they never become extinct.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A travel writer and a friend he hasn't seen for years embark on the Appalachian Trail.
  • We're The Millers (2013)
    Review preview for We're The Millers

    Thurber directs with broad brush strokes rather any finesse although the myriad close calls, mistaken identities and persuasions do produce their moments.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    A drug dealer creates a fake family to provide cover while moving a large shipment of cannabis into the US.

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