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  • Benediction (2021)
    Review preview for Benediction

    Running alongside the film's more elegiac sweep is a cut-glass wit.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Siegfried Sassoon biopic.
  • Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Review preview for Dangerous Liaisons

    As the story glides gracefully from pitch-black comedy to complicated tragedy, you are in no doubt this is a film which happened at the right time in the careers of its two central stars, and for cinema.

    James Benefield · 4 out of 5
    Making a game out of sex, love and relationships has dire consequences in eighteenth century France.
  • In The Loop (2009)
    Review preview for In The Loop

    Line after line proves infinitely quotable... suggesting cult status as well as critical acclaim beckons.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Politicians spin while they're winning on the brink of a Middle East war. Plus read our interview with .
  • Lair Of The White Worm (1988)
    Review preview for Lair Of The White Worm

    As with so much of Russell's work, the film is let down by atrocious editing and tries to excuse its own failures with a desperate humour that only sometimes works.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    An archaeologist discovers that an ancient snake cult may not be as dead as he thought.
  • Local Hero (1983)
    Review preview for Local Hero

    In retrospect, Local Hero can be seen as a high point for all concerned.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    An American company attempts to buy up a Scottish village for pennies so it can site an oil refinery there, but the locals have other ideas.
  • Max (2002)
    Review preview for Max

    Has a dark, post-Apocalyptic feel to it, with a vibrant artistic life.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A friendship between an artist and Hitler as a young man.
  • Paddington (2014)
    Review preview for Paddington

    Paddington is irresistible, funny and smartly constructed with a disarmingly big heart.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A small bear from darkest Peru tries to adjust to life in London.
  • Paddington 2 (2017)
    Review preview for Paddington 2

    This is exactly what a sequel should be, respectful, goose bumpy and warm hearted

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Paddington gets into a scrape over his Aunt Lucy's birthday present.
  • The Personal History Of David Copperfield (2019)
    Review preview for The Personal History Of David Copperfield

    It would be difficult to find anything but goodness in Copperfield's personal history and a delight in the way things turn and turn again.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Retelling of the Dickens classic.
  • The Thick Of It: The Specials (2008)
    Review preview for The Thick Of It: The Specials

    Biting satire, a sharp script and wonderful performances make it a must-see.

    Keith Dudhnath · 5 out of 5
    Biting political satire that survives comparison with Yes, Minister.
  • Wild Country (2005)
    Review preview for Wild Country

    It makes a nice change to see a low budget British flick actually making a fist of it.

    Chris Brooks · 3.5 out of 5
    Monster horror flick in poundstretched kilted country.
  • World War Z (2013)
    Review preview for World War Z

    "Mother Nature is a serial killer," someone says, and it doesn't sound cheesy because the action smashes through the walls of scepticism and highjacks your logical mind

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A UN employee travels the world trying to find a solution to a zombie pandemic.

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