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  • Borrowed Time (2012)
    Review preview for Borrowed Time

    More like a tragicomic fairytale than a social-realist examination of inner-city problems.

    Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
    Low-budget crime drama about two misfits.
  • Dead Cert (2010)
    Review preview for Dead Cert

    Far too straight-laced and uptight to appeal to fans of either genre.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    London hard-men discover business has bite, after the businessmen who offer to buy their nightclub turn out to be vampires.
  • Last Resort (2000)
    Review preview for Last Resort

    Pawlkowski has retained the qualities that made Eastern European movies so memorable in the old days.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A Russian and her son strive to cope with claiming political asylum in the UK.
  • Magic (2011)
    Review preview for Magic

    John Williams' direction is good, managing to make stage magic look like stage magic while using screen magic to make photographs come alive.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A glimpse into the lives of a troupe of stage magicians trying to keep the magic alive.
  • Members Club (2024)
    Review preview for Members Club

    This is the kind of film that could easily be a disaster, but despite obvious budgetary limitations it acquits itself well.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Wet Dreams, a middle-aged male stripper group, has hit rock bottom when they get an offer of a mysterious gig that might change everything. What they don't know is that they have become caught up in a plot to raise a murderous witch from the dead.
  • Mum And Dad (2008)
    Review preview for Mum And Dad

    A savage deconstruction of Thatcherite beliefs in family.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    Brit horror, sees an airport worker face the perils of a close-knit family. In cinemas and on DVD this Boxing Day. Plus read our with Perry Benson.
  • Outside Bet (2012)
    Review preview for Outside Bet

    There is a certain amount of retro charm to Sacha Bennett's film tale of print union strife and racing but it never really manages to break free from the small-screen shadow of the likes of Only Fools And Horses.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of printers invest in a racehorse.
  • Sid And Nancy (1986)
    Review preview for Sid And Nancy

    A story like this could easily have been utterly bleak, despite the powerful music. It is to Cox's credit that he packs it full of energy and humour that keep one gripped right up until the end.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Biopic focusing on the last few months of The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
  • Somers Town (2008)
    Review preview for Somers Town

    Meadows' film oozes quality. The scripting feels natural and, thanks to long takes, Meadows is able to get the best performances from his young leads.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A boy heads to London to seek his fortune and finds friendship.
  • This Is England (2006)
    Review preview for This Is England

    This is England is, quite simply, the best British film for years. If you're underage, sneak into this film.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young boy adopted by a group of skinheads struggles to find his own identity in a world dominated by racism and war. Now out to own on two-disc DVD.
  • What Goes Up Must Come Down (2005)
    Review preview for What Goes Up Must Come Down

    You'll be humming the catchy chorus long after the credits have rolled.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Bizarre customers for a rap battling taxi driver.
  • You Rang, M'Lord? - The Complete First Series (1988)
    Review preview for You Rang, M'Lord? - The Complete First Series

    Each episode furthers character development and aids its audience in feeling and caring for this motley band of hired help.

    Darren Amner · 3.5 out of 5
    British TV class comedy series on an upstairs/ downstairs theme.

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