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  • At Eternity's Gate (2018)
    Review preview for At Eternity's Gate

    For those who know and love Van Gogh's work, the effect is hypnotic, a translation of his vision into a new medium.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    The last days of Vincent van Gogh.
  • The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2004)
    Review preview for The Beat That My Heart Skipped

    Jacques Audiard's film isn't intended as a replacement for Toback's wild-eyed and masterly [Fingers], but rather a deliberately assured take on the same material.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A young heavy, following in his father's violent footsteps yearns for something more.
  • The Big Picture (2010)
    Review preview for The Big Picture

    Romain Duris is excellent as the main character.

    Val Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Paul Exben has the perfect life, but when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error.
  • Our Children (2012)
    Review preview for Our Children

    Joachim LaFosse's film builds, inexorably, to an ending that we know from the start is coming.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A couple's relationship becomes strained under pressure from one of their adoptive parents.
  • A Prophet (2009)
    Review preview for A Prophet

    An unlikely, but highly effective, marriage of arthouse and mainstream sensibilities.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    An illiterate teenager struggles when he is sent to jail, but after embarking on a series of "missions" for a gang leader, he begins to hatch plans of his own.
  • Sarah's Key (2010)
    Review preview for Sarah's Key

    The drama of Julia's modern life quite simply can't compete with the history lesson that has gone before.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A journalist uncovers family secrets that link her to a young Jewish girl persecuted 60 years previously.
  • The Sisters Brothers (2018)
    Review preview for The Sisters Brothers

    Phoenix gives his character more depth than such men are usually afforded but deliberately takes a back seat, allowing Reilly the dramatic lead role he has long deserved.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two assassins set out into the wilderness on the trail of a man with a secret.
  • War Horse (2011)
    Review preview for War Horse

    A good yarn well paced and well made.

    Donald Munro · 3.5 out of 5
    A young man signs us to try and stay close to his beloved horse during World War One.

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