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  • Amistad (1998)
    Review preview for Amistad

    Amistad is one of [Spielberg's] deeply felt niche pictures that won't cause ripples on the stock market because of its uncompromising nature.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Courtroom drama about a mutiny on a slave ship.
  • The Crying Game (1992)
    Review preview for The Crying Game

    Jordan's film stands out as a beacon of humanity.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An IRA man questions his ways after befriending a captured soldier, then flees to London and finds himself out of his depth in the soldier's world.
  • Dominion (2004)
    Review preview for Dominion

    Long-winded, overwrought and totally without a climax.

    Gator MacReady · 2 out of 5
    Before The Exorcist came the demon Pazuzu.
  • Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
    Review preview for Exorcist: The Beginning

    'The best view of God is from Hell.' The best view of Exorcist: The Beginning is not at all.

    Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
    Prequel to The Exorcist, in which Father Merrin discovers the demon Pazuzu.
  • I'll Be There (2003)
    Review preview for I'll Be There

    The film is so sentimental, it suffers from soft bone syndrome.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Craig Ferguson is an alcoholic pop star who discovers that Charlotte Church is his daughter.
  • The Kid (2010)
    Review preview for The Kid

    Ultimately more heart-warming and life-affirming than you would ever imagine a film centred on casual violence could be.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Adaptation of Kevin Lewis' autobiography of the same name.
  • Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series (2007)
    Review preview for Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series

    Many layers of fascination and enjoyment here and on every level subtleties of perception, not least with the central premise.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    At last a conclusion for the injured DI in a coma who lives and works in a politically incorrect police station 30 years in the past.
  • Mean Machine (2001)
    Review preview for Mean Machine

    The film is so predictable, you could lay bets.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Vinnie Jones is sent to the nick where he coaches the prisoners soccer XI
  • Straightheads (2007)
    Review preview for Straightheads

    The climax of Adam and Alice’s vengeance becomes so extreme that it veers into black farce. As a thriller it’s tight and gripping enough.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A couple, brought together by a chance encounter, react to a horrific attack by plotting vengeance.
  • SUS (2010)
    Review preview for SUS

    We are plunged into the dark, dank realms of institutionalised racism and all the blood-boiling fury it conjures.

    James Gracey · 4.5 out of 5
    Two racist cops conduct an interrogation on the eve of Margaret Thatcher's election.
  • Tower Block (2012)
    Review preview for Tower Block

    Skins star Jack O'Connell burns up the screen as an initially reprehensible chav terror, all wide-boy grimaces and in-your-face intensity, his gradual evolution into honorable pack-leader etched with care and nuance where it could have been clumsy and cli

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    The life and times of the last occupants of Tower Block 31.
  • Up 'N' Under (1997)
    Review preview for Up 'N' Under

    Godber's script is as predictable as sleet on a waterlogged pitch.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    British comedy about a man who wagers he can create a winning rugby team from the worst players available.
  • Withnail And I (1986)
    Review preview for Withnail And I

    Richard E Grant's performance is a masterpiece in comic acting.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    The cult film about the adventures of two out-of-work actors on holiday in the Lake District gets a big screen re-issue.

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