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  • The Baker (2007)
    Review preview for The Baker

    Its thin, sketchy plot relies heavily on little moments of comedy irony to pull it up by the bootstraps.

    David Stanners · 2.5 out of 5
    Comedy thriller where a hit man, takes refuge from his boss by finding work as a baker in a quiet Welsh village.
  • Blackthorn (2011)
    Review preview for Blackthorn

    Like many an Old West prospector's treasure, while Mateo Gil's movie has a good- looking gloss its substance is more fool's gold that fortune.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    What would have happened to Butch Cassidy if he hadn't died in Bolivia?
  • Exit Plan (2019)
    Review preview for Exit Plan

    Coster-Waldau is a superb lead, distant in the way one would expect of a man going through such a difficult experience, yet compelling.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Insurance agent Max is in the midst of an existential crisis. Whilst investigating the claim made by a suspected widow he chances upon the secretive Hotel Aurora, a luxury resort which specialises in suicide.
  • God Is A Bullet (2023)
    Review preview for God Is A Bullet

    Maika Monroe is superb as always, showing that she can adapt to pretty much anything and make it believable. Her character is a basket of clichés but she gives her a distinct identity nonetheless.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    When a vice detective finds his ex-wife murdered and his daughter kidnapped by a Satanic cult, he quits the police force, gets tattoos and infiltrates the cult to hunt down its charismatic leader, with the help of a recovering drug addict who has an agenda of her own.
  • Headhunters (2011)
    Review preview for Headhunters

    It is the black comedy that is the real surprise, rescuing Headhunters from both Norwegian dourness and Tinseltown blandness.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Adaptation of Jo Nesbo's bestselling Norwegian thriller about a headhunter who moonlilghts as a thief.
  • Mama (2013)
    Review preview for Mama

    While there are plenty of lush gothic flourishes, there are also too many ridiculous horror tropes, but the quality of the acting - especially from child leads Megan Charpenter and Isabelle Nelisse - leads to several genuinely emotional scenes that distin

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    Two feral children recovered from the forest are placed in the care of their aunt and uncle. But something has been caring for them, and it wants them back.
  • Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)
    Review preview for Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

    There’s not a great deal here that we haven’t seen before, but it’s well delivered.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young woman unwittingly sets off a gruesome chain of revenge.
  • Oblivion (2013)
    Review preview for Oblivion

    The slow-burning two-hander first half gives way to a revelation-heavy final hour, where every new sub-Shyamalan surprise only confirms how much Oblivion is ripped off from superior sci-fi that knows its game better.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    One of the few humans left after alien atacks on Earth begins to question his misson.
  • Powder Keg (2020)
    Review preview for Powder Keg

    Originally made for a Danish audience, Powder Keg has a lot going for it, including an attention to detail and a nuanced approach to the core issues which is hard to find elsewhere, but it suffers somewhat in translation.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A film about the events surrounding the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen on February 14th and 15th 2015.
  • A Second Chance (2014)
    Review preview for A Second Chance

    Everything feels contrived, overblown and - perhaps the worst sin you can lay at the door of a psychological thriller - utterly predictable.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    How far are decent people willing to go, when tragedy blurs the line between just and unjust?

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