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  • Hustle & Flow (2005)
    Review preview for Hustle & Flow

    Edgy camerawork fails to distract from the fact that Hustle & Flow - a hit a Sundance - is about as edgy as the crust on Mom's apple pie.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Niceguy pimp becomes killa streetsmart rap artist in feelgood Memphis sweetdream.
  • Idlewild (2006)
    Small town Georgia jazz scene in the Thirties, with high-kicking dancers, homemade hooch, gangsters, guns and a girl called Angel.
  • Phone Booth (2002)
    Review preview for Phone Booth

    Schumacher uses split screens and visual wizardry to retain a breakneck pace.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Colin Farrell is trapped in a New York telephone box by a mysterious sniper.

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