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  • Donnie Darko (2001)
    Review preview for Donnie Darko

    A film of extraordinary complexity and fascination.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Californian teenager is told by imaginary friend in rabbit mask that the world will end in 28 days.
  • Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (2001)
    Review preview for Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut

    Donnie Darko is probably the best evocation of the twilight zone of adolescence yet put on film.

    Rory Ford · 4 out of 5
    Extended version of the cult movie about the twilight zone of adolescence.
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Review preview for Dirty Dancing

    Swayze toned down his abilities as a dancer to play Castle, but still looks riveting.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A lonely girl finds romance with a dance teacher at a holiday resort, but her strict parents disapprove.
  • Keeping Mum (2005)
    Review preview for Keeping Mum

    None of this is funny. It's embarrassing, or sad.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Sex and a serial killing granny seek gratification in Little Wallop.
  • Overnight (2003)
    Review preview for Overnight

    A bit biased.

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    How to be the next big thing in Hollwood and screw up.
  • Point Break (1991)
    Review preview for Point Break

    As exciting as it is good-looking.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    FBI agent goes undercover in a surfer community to try to unmask a group of bank robbers.
  • Swayze Dancing (1988)
    Review preview for Swayze Dancing

    I probably learnt more in 59 minutes of this documentary than in ten years of jive, salsa and the social dance scene.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    Patrick Swayze introduces the real dance moves behind his onscreen success.
  • To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
    Review preview for To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar

    The sort of film that is meant to make you believe in the inherent goodness of mankind.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 3 out of 5
    Three drag queens get stuck in a small town en route to a big competition.

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