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  • 101 Reykjavik (2000)
    Review preview for 101 Reykjavik

    A wonderful black comedy.

    Nicola Osborne · 4.5 out of 5
    A hedonistic young man gets more than he bargained for when a Spanish flamenco dancer moves in with he and his mother.
  • Beautiful Beings (2022)
    Review preview for Beautiful Beings

    Much of the film’s raw effectiveness is due to the young cast’s wisdom and effortless on-screen chemistry.

    Antoni Konieczny · 3.5 out of 5
    A teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, adopts a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits.
  • The BFG (2016)
    Review preview for The BFG

    The wide-eyed young girl Sophie, who possesses a wisdom and bravura beyond her years, is beautifully caught by newcomer Ruby Barnhill.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A little girl befriends a giant.
  • The Deep (2012)
    Review preview for The Deep

    A superior sense of place and editorial timing lends the Breki's disaster urgency, tension and terror.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of a man who survived for nine hours in freezing seas after a shipwreck, and the impact of his legacy.
  • End Of Sentence (2019)
    Review preview for End Of Sentence

    All praise to the acting here, as each star deliver characters with depth and meaning, without the encumbrance of lengthy self-exposition.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    A widower embarks on a journey to fulfil his wife's wish to have her ashes scattered in Ireland, taking his estranged son along for the trip.
  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga (2020)
    Review preview for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga

    There's a very clear fondness here for the subject matter.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    When aspiring musicians Lars and Sigrit are given the opportunity to represent their country at the world's biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for.
  • Hidden People (2025)
    Review preview for Hidden People

    One could imagine a global, English-language remake of Hidden People that could almost write itself, largely thanks to the universal and bulletproof story.

    Marko Stojiljkovic · 3.5 out of 5
    Handcuffed and with no memory, two strangers build a raft to rescue their broken lives.
  • The Meg (2018)
    Review preview for The Meg

    CGI shocks don't shiver your timbers because you've been here, seen that, and what's left is betting on who's next for Meg's brekky

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    The biggest shark in the history of scary movies surfaces and you can guess what happens next. Wear a wet suit.
  • XL (2013)
    Review preview for XL

    Doubtless the director thought the style would serve its narrative but it only alienates.

    Richard Mowe · 1 out of 5
    Deputy Leifur is a total wreck. Nonstop parties, hangovers, sexual escapades and drug abuse have gnawed his life to the bone. He decides to throw his last party before entering rehab. How will it turn out?

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