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  • Arbitrage (2012)
    Review preview for Arbitrage

    Richard Gere is getting better with age. The lived-in look suits him and he holds this film tight.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A hedge-fund magnate is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire before the depths of his fraud are revealed. An unexpected, bloody error forces him to turn to the most unlikely corner for help.
  • Amelia (2009)
    Review preview for Amelia

    The script is weak, relying heavily on travelogue-style scenes of Earhart’s flights, passages from her diaries and newsreel footage and headlines.

    Leanne McGrath · 2 out of 5
    Biopic of pilot Amelia Earhart.
  • Bee Season (2005)
    A father immerses himself in a quest to make his daughter a spelling champion while his family slowly falls apart.
  • The Benefactor (2015)
    Review preview for The Benefactor

    Richard Gere is exceptional.

    Luke Shaw · 3.5 out of 5
    A guilt-ridden philanthropist tries to help a young couple but isn't so good at caring for himself.
  • Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
    Review preview for Brooklyn's Finest

    Has a brooding and moody power that makes up for what it lacks in originality.

    Nick Da Costa · 3.5 out of 5
    Trouble brews for three New York cops.
  • Chicago (2002)
    Review preview for Chicago

    Screenwriter Bill Condon and director Rob Marshall have retained the spirit of the original.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Big screen adaptation of the hit stage musical about murderous dames on death row fighting for the limelight.
  • Dr T And The Women (2000)
    A successful Dallas gynaecologist comes up against problems in his private life.
  • The Hoax (2006)
    Review preview for The Hoax

    Hallström successfully captures the style of the Seventies, aided by a breezy original score by Carter Burwell. He also shows us the dark undercurrents of the period.

    Val Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A writer creates a media sensation with his fake biography of Howard Hughes.
  • I'm Not There (2007)
    Review preview for I'm Not There

    A beautifully shot, brilliantly acted incoherent mess, ranking up there with David Lynch’s Inland Empire as one of the most inscrutable films of the year.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Experimental biopic examining the shifting persona of Bob Dylan throughout his career.
  • The Jackal (1997)
    Review preview for The Jackal

    Bruce is always one step ahead, which keeps tension levels low.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    An IRA terrorist is granted freedom to track down an assassin.
  • The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
    Review preview for The Mothman Prophecies

    The director Mark Pellington uses infuriating camera tricks - out-of-focus slow motion, etc - and a deeply unsubtle musical score to heighten the suspense.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Richard Gere investigates true sightings of giant bat-like man/creature in rural West Virginia.
  • Nights In Rodanthe (2008)
    Review preview for Nights In Rodanthe

    Well aimed at its target audience.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Two unhappy strangers meet in a remote inn and fall in love.
  • Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer (2016)
    Review preview for Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer

    Cedar aims for emotional truth through visceral recognition and he succeeds in feeding our desire to understand what makes humans do the things we do.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A fixer falls in with a rising Israeli politician and is soon trying to bluff his way into the big time.
  • Oh Canada (2024)
    Review preview for Oh Canada

    Simply put, the viewer is constantly tempted to attribute the character’s old man’s ramblings both to the author of the source novel and to the filmmaker adapting it.

    Marko Stojiljkovic · 2.5 out of 5
    A documentary filmmaker, who is terminally ill, reflects on his life.
  • Pretty Woman (1990)
    Review preview for Pretty Woman

    Compared to modern American rom-coms, Pretty Woman has integrity, style and restraint. As a result, it feels in a different class.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Pygmalion in California with a moneybags businessman and a tart with a heart. Reissued in cinemas to celebrate it's 20th anniversary.
  • Runaway Bride (1999)
    Review preview for Runaway Bride

    The charm levels are high, the reality levels too low to register.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Romance beckons when a reporter is assigned to write a story on a bride who keeps ditching grooms at the altar.
  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
    Review preview for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Retaining the waspish asides of the first movie but able to bring much more fragility to the fore, Smith effortlessly exposes a contradictory combination of fear and bravery that many older people will find familiar.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Sonny dreams of a wedding and expansion and the residents of the hotel try to help.
  • Shall We Dance (2004)
    Review preview for Shall We Dance

    The film's tameness is undoubtedly its downfall.

    Emma Slawinski · 2 out of 5
    A family man in a mid-life crisis spices up his life by secretly learning ballroom dancing.
  • Time Out Of Mind (2014)
    Review preview for Time Out Of Mind

    Gere, despite his image both off and on screen, gives a flawless performance.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A homeless man tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
  • Unfaithful (2002)
    Review preview for Unfaithful

    The photography is sumptuous, the settings perfect, the foreplay sensual.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Diane Lane has an affair with sexy French book dealer and husband Richard Gere is not happy.

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