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  • About Time (2013)
    Review preview for About Time

    This is complete hand-waving trash - he's an ignorant, privileged cocky arsehole and good things happen to him. Pass the sick bucket.

    Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
    A young man who discovers he can travel in time decides to use it to try and get a girlfriend.
  • Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)
    Review preview for Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret

    What the film does well is to establish that, in the absence of larger problems, anxiety is refocused on smaller ones.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
  • Disobedience (2017)
    Review preview for Disobedience

    When the price of obedience is a life of lies where humiliation has no bounds, the pent-up desire explodes.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    After the death of her estranged rabbi father, a New York photographer returns to the Orthodox Jewish community in north London where she grew up and, in doing so, reignites long-dormant passions and controversies.
  • Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)
    Review preview for Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

    It might not leave you spellbound but you're likely to be charmed.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Dr Strange tries to protect a girl who can jump between points in the multiverse.
  • Doctor Strange (2016)
    Review preview for Doctor Strange

    The most mind-bending, spectacular visuals of the entire series.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga (2020)
    Review preview for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga

    There's a very clear fondness here for the subject matter.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    When aspiring musicians Lars and Sigrit are given the opportunity to represent their country at the world's biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for.
  • The Hot Chick (2002)
    Review preview for The Hot Chick

    Teen movies are pushing the lid on the trash can.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Rob Schneider turns into a bitchy teenage girl in magic teen character swop comedy.
  • The Little Prince (2015)
    Review preview for The Little Prince

    Mark Osborne's gently unfolding palimpsest of a film is a sweet tribute to generations of readers who have been enchanted by the prince.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A girl's life is transformed when she learns the story of a pilot who once crashed in the desert and met a little boy from a distant planet.
  • Married Life (2007)
    Review preview for Married Life

    The feel of this film is sumptuous - convincingly recreated mid-century sets, an evocative soundtrack, gorgeous gowns for the women and smart suits for the guys.

    Martin Gray · 3.5 out of 5
    How do you avoid humiliating you wife with a divorce? Kill her.
  • Mean Girls (2004)
    Review preview for Mean Girls

    There are some funny moments along the way and Lohan is good.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    Teen comedy, where the new girl on the block tries to fit into an image-obsessed high school.
  • Midnight In Paris (2011)
    Review preview for Midnight In Paris

    For some, Midnight In Paris will be first love; for others, a delicious encounter with an old flame.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A struggling writer visiting Paris with his fiancee explores the city's illustrious past in order to find his real passions.
  • A Most Wanted Man (2014)
    Review preview for A Most Wanted Man

    The end result may look good but it never feels distinctive despite the wealth of talent involved in front of and behind the camera.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Thriller about the war on terror.
  • The Notebook (2004)
    Review preview for The Notebook

    The cinematography is packaged in a red-ribboned chocolate box, with emphasis on gut-melting sunsets, riverscapes and white birds aflying.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Old fashioned love story between a boy from the lumber yards and a girl from the big house.
  • Passion (2012)
    Review preview for Passion

    Lacks all charm.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 1 out of 5
    A thriller about vengeance and competition between women.
  • Red Eye (2005)
    Review preview for Red Eye

    A thumpingly good knuckle-biter.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    Killer on a plane.
  • Sherlock Holmes (2009)
    Review preview for Sherlock Holmes

    A more action-led and contemporary take to satisfy modern audiences, with a hero who's as much a swashbuckler as he is a stuffy intellectual.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    Holmes and Watson take on a dastardly aristocrat, but matters are complicated by a beautiful and dangerous woman.
  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (2011)
    Review preview for Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

    Released for the Christmas audience, this film does have a touch of the pantomime about it.

    Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5
    Holmes and Watson confront a nefarious plot that threatens world stability.
  • Southpaw (2015)
    Review preview for Southpaw

    Ever since Donnie Darko it's been clear that Gyllenhaal is something special, and here he really gets the chance to shine.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife.
  • Spotlight (2015)
    Review preview for Spotlight

    Spotlight does not fall into the trap of explanatory flashbacks. We do not need to see the protagonists' past because we can tell so much from what they are wearing.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    The true story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child abuse and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese.
  • State Of Play (2009)
    Review preview for State Of Play

    The producers have kept what was best about the original, added some interesting touches and resisted the temptation to pile on the contrivances and explosions.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    An investigative reporter finds his loyalties conflicted when a story involving murder, blackmail and conspiracy centres on his old friend, now an up-and-coming Congressman.
  • The Time Traveller's Wife (2009)
    Review preview for The Time Traveller's Wife

    No more than fleetingly touching, rather than achingly romantic.

    James Benefield · 2 out of 5
    A woman falls in love with a man who spontaneously travels in time.
  • To The Wonder (2012)
    Review preview for To The Wonder

    Once again, Malick tackles the big themes full on – love, the nature of creation and creativity, the relationship of Man to God, and of humanity to the environment – and reaches what seems to me a pretty pessimistic conclusion.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    A young couple – one French, one American – try to keep their relationship alive across two continents.
  • Wedding Crashers (2005)
    Review preview for Wedding Crashers

    Will have you laughing until you're sore.

    John Gallagher · 4 out of 5
    A womanising duo, who specialise in trawling weddings, take on their last, hilarious challenge.

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