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  • 31 (2016)
    Review preview for 31

    It's exploitation cinema but it's made with care.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A group of carnival performers are kidnapped and forced to fight for their lives in a deadly maze.
  • Arthur & Merlin: Knights Of Camelot (2020)
    Review preview for Arthur & Merlin: Knights Of Camelot

    Alderson's film acquits itself better than some entries in the genre by dint of the fact that it has an idea of its own.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A much older King Arthur returns home after fighting the Roman Empire. His illegitimate son has corrupted the throne of Camelot. Now King Arthur must reunite with the wizard Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table and fight to get back his crown.
  • Cuckoo (2009)
    Review preview for Cuckoo

    Writer/director Richard Bracewell uses Andrew Hewitt's eerie soundtrack, darkness and dead space to produce a disjointed, slightly disturbing viewing experience.

    Donald Munro · 4 out of 5
    A young woman struggles to retain her sanity as she has to cope with a cheating partner and an intrusive supervisor.
  • The Dare (2019)
    Review preview for The Dare

    The more sophisticated parts of the narrative are developed in flashback and this is where Alderson shows his potential, working particularly well with younger actors and showing a good understanding of the dynamics of childhood.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    When a man awakens in a basement with three other prisoners, he must engage in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family's future.
  • The Death Of Stalin (2017)
    Review preview for The Death Of Stalin

    If you have ever laughed at the headmaster when he slips on an egg yoke this movie is for you

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    After Stalin dies farce and political intrigue (equally hilarious) ensues. Somehow the USSR survives. The rule of fear is superseded by a gang of fools
  • Feedback (2018)
    Review preview for Feedback

    The film feels adrift in time.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Masked men take the celebrity host of true crime show The Grim Reality hostage but he has no idea how to give them what they want - and then people start getting killed.
  • Hannibal Rising (2007)
    The most infamous gastronomic serial killer's early years.
  • The Last Stop In Yuma County (2023)
    Review preview for The Last Stop In Yuma County

    The Last Stop In Yuma County tells a simple story but does so in an extraordinary way. It’s a film you won’t forget for a long, long time.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A traveling knife salesman is stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
  • Legacy: Black Ops (2010)
    Review preview for Legacy: Black Ops

    The real star here is creator Eromose.

    Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
    A former special agent holed up in a hotel room in the aftermath of a failed Eastern European mission grows suspicious of his brother's political success.
  • Lore (2023)
    Review preview for Lore

    Throughout, the performances are solid, the lighting and sound work good, and the writer/director teams well synchronised, making the whole thing flow smoothly despite the changes in style.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    On a weekend trip to Scotland, four scare-loving friends book a ghostly horror-themed camping excursion. That night around the campfire, their guide encourages them to tell the most twisted stories that they know and to burn a totem that will help feed the evil that lives there. Tales of sinister spirits, demons lurking in the shadows and the truest forms of malevolence emerge.
  • Mandy (2018)
    Review preview for Mandy

    The film only lives up to about 80% of the promise whereas I wanted 150%.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Pacific Northwest. 1983. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their haven is savagely destroyed by a cult, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance.
  • The Munsters (2022)
    Review preview for The Munsters

    Surprisingly close to the spirit of the original.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    In a remake of the classic sitcom, a vampire falls in love with a Frankenstein-style monster and their family relocates to California.
  • Offseason (2021)
    Review preview for Offseason

    Keating is a master of building up atmosphere and is much more interested in that than in conventional plot mechanics.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    After receiving a mysterious letter, a woman travels to a desolate island town and soon becomes trapped in a nightmare.
  • Outpost (2008)
    Review preview for Outpost

    In short, Outpost is exactly what a horror film should be.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A group of soldiers find themselves facing an ancient and seemingly unstoppable enemy.
  • The Rhythm Section (2020)
    Review preview for The Rhythm Section

    That list of clichés includes not just crosses and double crosses, tradecraft and techniques, the whole business of business becoming personal. Among them though, some moments of invention.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash which killed her family.
  • Set Fire To The Stars (2014)
    Review preview for Set Fire To The Stars

    Set Fire To The Stars never quite catches, but that's not to deny the chemistry between its leads or the artistry of its approach.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A semi-biographical drama depicting the life of Dylan Thomas.
  • Sisu: Road To Revenge (2025)
    Review preview for Sisu: Road To Revenge

    I was entertained, in much the same way but not to the same extent as the first outing.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honour. When the Red Army commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless cross-country chase ensues
  • Vesper (2022)
    Review preview for Vesper

    A story which is, ultimately, about learning to think differently, to change the way that we direct our attention and resources in order to open up the possibility of renewal.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    At some point in the future the Earth’s ecosystem collapses. A tough 13-year-old called Vesper, whose father is paralysed, tries to get food for them wherever she can. When she finds a mysterious woman in the forest one day she starts to hope that things will change.

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