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  • 20,000 Days On Earth (2014)
    Review preview for 20,000 Days On Earth

    Pollard and Forsyth, who have previously worked with Cave on Bad Seeds videos, turn inner states into inhabitable rooms. What is real and what is unreal is not for the audience to guess.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    An intimate portrait of Nick Cave.
  • 44 Inch Chest (2009)
    Review preview for 44 Inch Chest

    The idea of the bare room, the helpless prisoner and the group of aggressive men is profoundly Pinteresque. Unfortunately it has neither Pinter's wit nor his brevity.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    After Colin's wife leaves him, his gangster friends kidnap her lover - but will Colin actually kill him?
  • Black Widow (2021)
    Review preview for Black Widow

    It is entertaining.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
  • Bouncer (2003)
    Review preview for Bouncer

    Director Michael Baig-Clifford has worked wonders with his actors and seems in full control of the plot's intricate construction.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Memories of a bad night at the back of the club.
  • Beowulf (2007)
    Review preview for Beowulf

    Literary responsibilities and moral ambiguities aside, Beowulf remains a rollicking good story of man versus monsters, full of gory violence, sexy women, heavy drinking, treasure and shouting.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An imaginative retelling of the Old English story about a hero who saves a kingdom from a monster and its mother.
  • Breaking And Entering (2006)
    Review preview for Breaking And Entering

    Breaking And Entering feels genuinely homegrown, with an intelligent script, beautifully handled by actors and director.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A stolen laptop leads to revelations of loss, love and the quality of mercy.
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
    Review preview for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    It is a red-blooded, beautiful and brilliant fantasy film, as quintessentially English as Wallace & Gromit.

    Scott Macdonald · 4.5 out of 5
    In a magic kingdom beyond the wardrobe four children, with a lion's army, do battle with a white witch.
  • Cold Mountain (2003)
    Epic, romantic journey of a Confederate deserter during the last year of the American civil war.
  • The Departed (2006)
    Review preview for The Departed

    After messy, overblown mishaps like Gangs Of New York, the maestro of Mean Streets is back. With a vengeance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Two cops in Boston go undercover on either side of organised crime.
  • Edge Of Darkness (2010)
    Review preview for Edge Of Darkness

    This is a talky affair designed to move away from the original BBC six-parter's cold-war paranoia in favour of a Michael Clayton-style corporate cover up.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    A former detective uncovers his daughter's secret life and the reasons why people want her dead.
  • Everything (2004)
    An unusual relationship between a Soho prostitute and her john.
  • Face (1997)
    Review preview for Face

    The acting is strong, especialy Ray Winstone, Phil Davis and Steven Waddington.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    South London heist goes wrong when gang members turn on each other
  • Fathers Of Girls (2009)
    Review preview for Fathers Of Girls

    Limp and limping, even the short 76-minute runtime feels like a chore.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    A father tries to find out what led to his daughter's death.
  • Fanny and Elvis (1999)
    Review preview for Fanny and Elvis

    As a romantic comedy, this cringes more than it cracks up.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A woman decides she wants a baby... just as her husband walks out.
  • Final Cut (1998)
    Review preview for Final Cut

    Words fail. If shock and disgust is what the directors want, they have it.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A man's legacy to his friends is a secret tape featuring acts of moral depravity.
  • Fool's Gold (2008)
    Review preview for Fool's Gold

    Ray Winstone really should have known better, though his accent – American Deep South via London East End – is possibly the funniest thing in the film.

    Val Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    An estranged couple rock the boat while treasure hunting.
  • The Gunman (2015)
    Review preview for The Gunman

    The story lacks originality

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An international hitman uncovers corruption amongst Western mercenaries in Africa
  • Henry VIII (2003)
    The life and bloody times of a fat Tudor king with lots of wives.
  • The Hot Potato (2011)
    Review preview for The Hot Potato

    Ray Winstone has always been at his best in comedy, and here he excels.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The acquisition of a valuable lump of uranium leads two east end chancers into a series of scrapes.
  • Hugo (2011)
    Review preview for Hugo

    referential re-enactments of everything from Harold Lloyd to Fritz Lang will massage the ego of the informed but like most modern remakes, these scenes lack the heart and soul of their inspirations, and aren't imaginative or exciting enough out of context

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
  • Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2009)
    Review preview for Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

    As each of the Indiana Jones films has demonstrated, iconic talismans from the past can still conceal an awesome power.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    The whip-cracking archaeologist hero returns.
  • Jawbone (2017)
    Review preview for Jawbone

    Harris shines in the central role.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    After hitting rock bottom, former youth boxing champion Jimmy McCabe returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team.
  • King Arthur (2004)
    Review preview for King Arthur

    The dialogue has a tendency to forget what century it is.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Pre-legend Arthurian back story of samurai-style Romans in Britain.
  • King Of Thieves (2018)
    Review preview for King Of Thieves

    This gang may look like lovable rogues but they're as hard as a boot in the bollocks when things get sticky

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The famous Hatton Garden jewel robbery carried out by a team of retired villains in 2015 that became "the largest burglary in English legal history"
  • Last Orders (2001)
    Review preview for Last Orders

    Characterisation and incident appear thin.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The reminiscences of four London geezers.
  • The Legend Of Barney Thomson (2015)
    Review preview for The Legend Of Barney Thomson

    Robert Carlyle's directorial debut adapts Douglas Lindsay's novel detailing the life and crimes of Barney Thomson with real panache and wit.

    Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
    A Glasgow barber accidentally turns killer.
  • Love, Honour And Obey (2000)
    Review preview for Love, Honour And Obey

    No one really acts, except Ifans, who can't help being funny, even when he's mad with rage.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Cockney gangland drama shows business and buddies don't mix.
  • Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998)
    Review preview for Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence

    The comedy rests. In fact, it goes to sleep.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    The friendship of three buddies is threatened after they all meet - and fall for - the same girl.
  • The Magic Roundabout (2005)
    Review preview for The Magic Roundabout

    The plot may be puerile, but the action never stops and the animation, however achieved, is most impressive.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Dougal the dog and his roundabout pals battle a springy ice magician to save the world.
  • Nil By Mouth (1997)
    Review preview for Nil By Mouth

    The writing burns the skin off language.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    The violent life of a working-class London family.
  • Noah (2014)
    Review preview for Noah

    Noah 2014 seems terrified of anything not spelled out.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 2 out of 5
    A man believes that he was chosen to build an ark to save the world's animals and end human cruelty.
  • Point Break (2015)
    Review preview for Point Break

    The fun has been replaced by contemporary posturing, the carefree by right-on slacktivism, and the nostalgia by a desire to be an action film that revels in shocks and thrills, despite its inherent redundancy.

    Luke Shaw · 1 out of 5
    A remake of the nineties classic in which a young FBI agent pursues an athlete he suspects of leading a gang of robbers.
  • The Proposition (2005)
    Review preview for The Proposition

    Cave's screenplay is full of rich incidents, impossible moral choices and, most of all, complex characters, brought to grimy life by the excellent ensemble cast.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    In the 1880s, an Australian outlaw is offered a pardon if he tracks down and kills his psychotic elder brother.
  • Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
    Review preview for Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

    A real return to form, a fully developed story in its own right.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. He sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore them.
  • Quadrophenia (1979)
    Review preview for Quadrophenia

    If you’re after a movie to rock your world then Quadrophenia is the ticket.

    Merlin Harries · 5 out of 5
    "I don't give a monkey's arsehole about Mods and Rockers. Underneath, we're all the same, 'n't we?" Special edition of the cult classic.
  • Reckless (2015)
    Review preview for Reckless

    For an erotic thriller it's pretty short on both thrills and eroticism.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A high flying lawyer develops a habit of using escort services, putting his marriage and career in danger.
  • Rango (2011)
    Review preview for Rango

    It is admirable that Verbinski has chosen to forgo 3D, as the spectacle he conjures in his various set-pieces is enough to have you ducking and diving already.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    A chameleon finds himself in a Wild West town that is desperate for a new sheriff.
  • Ripley's Game (2002)
    Review preview for Ripley's Game

    Everything Hannibal failed to be.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    John Malkovich plays the enigmatic Tom Ripley in a new tale of multiple murders
  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
    Review preview for Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    As the film progresses through bouts of selfishness and success, you learn to dislike him more.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The life and wild times of Ian Dury - pop singer, artist, hell raiser.
  • Scum (1979)
    Review preview for Scum

    Claustrophobic and relentlessly harsh, Clarke's feature debut is a deeply distressing experience and the viewer, like this incarcerated underclass, has no escape - not for a second.

    Nick Jones · 4 out of 5
    Ruthless depiction of life at a prison for young offenders in Seventies Britain.
  • Sexy Beast (2000)
    Review preview for Sexy Beast

    Kingsley gives a chilling performance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A gangster finds his retirement in Spain cut short when a brutal bloke from the past comes to call.
  • Snow White And The Huntsman (2012)
    Review preview for Snow White And The Huntsman

    A gripping, exhilarating rollick through a medieval wasteland.

    Merlin Harries · 4 out of 5
    The huntsman ordered by a jealous queen to kill the young princess Snow White instead trains her as a warrior who can lead a rebel army.
  • The Sweeney (2012)
    Review preview for The Sweeney

    The perfunctory plot is much less of a serious crime than The Sweeney's worst offences, however - that it feels dated and, for all its surface gruffness, pretty daft.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    The Flying Squad investigate after a robbery turns sour.
  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
    Review preview for There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

    Newcomer Lewis McKenzie plays Jimmy with an energy and fire which propels everything.

    Symon Parsons · 5 out of 5
    A misfit schoolkid dreams of being a footie star.
  • The War Zone (1999)
    Review preview for The War Zone

    Performances by the two teenagers, Lara Belmont and Freddie Cunliffe, who have never acted before, are remarkable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Repression and sexual abuse haunt a family.

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