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  • Afterschool (2008)
    Review preview for Afterschool

    'An effective and realistic examination of a world where intelligent and privileged characters have reached near-adulthood without having any real understanding of basic morality.'

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    A boy at an exclusive American private school becomes increasingly obsessed with watching video clips on his computer.
  • Blackbird (2007)
    Review preview for Blackbird

    One for fans of unconventional love stories and those who seek out something other than the classic Hollywood ending.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 3 out of 5
    A young woman working in the sex industry risks everything for love.
  • Edge Of Darkness (2010)
    Review preview for Edge Of Darkness

    This is a talky affair designed to move away from the original BBC six-parter's cold-war paranoia in favour of a Michael Clayton-style corporate cover up.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    A former detective uncovers his daughter's secret life and the reasons why people want her dead.
  • The Missing Person (2008)
    Review preview for The Missing Person

    There may not be much beyond the surface, but it's a fine surface

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    Neonoir about a private eye charged with following a man presumed dead after 9/11.
  • The Mortuary Assistant (2026)
    Review preview for The Mortuary Assistant

    Holland does an impressive job of keeping viewers on her side despite becoming an unreliable narrator.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    When, a mortuary science graduate takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary, what begins with routine work soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces, in this adaptation of the computer game.
  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)
    Review preview for Synecdoche, New York

    Mainstream audiences may hate and critics may debate, but Synecdoche is a work of unmitigated, undisciplined genius.

    The Exile · 5 out of 5
    The story of a theatre director's drive to produce his masterwork.
  • Thoroughbreds (2017)
    Review preview for Thoroughbreds

    The weirdness thrives on understatement

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Two rich girls contemplate murder in Connecticut

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