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  • The American President (1995)
    Review preview for The American President

    Occasionally veers into trite territory and the climax involves a big rousing speech, but it’s all very charming and intelligent.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    A widowed president falls for a lobbyist.
  • The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
    Review preview for The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz

    Dreyfuss is a force of nature. His energy is boundless, his eyes sparkle with ideas, he runs (not walks), he gushes (not speaks), he laughs like a hyena.

    Monica Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The ambitions of an energetic young Jewish Canadian in Montreal, 1948.
  • Astronaut (2019)
    Review preview for Astronaut

    Astronaut is a charming fable given life by Dreyfuss' spirited performance.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A lonely widower's dream of going into space is reignited by a nationwide contest.
  • Book Club (2018)
    Review preview for Book Club

    The boxes are ticked, the buttons pressed. You want happy endings? You got 'em.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    These ladies get hot and hotter reading 50 Shades Of Grey. They are mature enough to behave better, but, of course, don't.
  • Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
    Review preview for Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

    No other director could have pulled this off, such a humane fusion of communication and technology.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Spielberg's sci-fi extravaganza about first contact with aliens.
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003)
    Review preview for Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

    This is a comprehensive and uncompromising look at some of the films that still influence many independent filmmakers today.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Documentary about 70s cinema.
  • Jaws (1975)
    Review preview for Jaws

    Jaws is a well-made, nuanced, gamble of a film that paid off handsomely and assured Spielberg's future.

    Chris · 4.5 out of 5
    A small seaside community dependent on tourism is terrorised by a great white shark with a hunger for human flesh.
  • Milius (2013)
    Review preview for Milius

    It is the duality in the myth that makes Milius so fascinating, regardless of what you think of his politics.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    A look at the life of filmmaker, John Milius.
  • Poseidon (2006)
    Review preview for Poseidon

    A handful of the passengers may eventually get out of the ship alive, but in this massive overhaul of The Poseidon Adventure (1972), nothing, it seems, can save them from Mark Protosevich's sinking script.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    Another cruise liner, another wet day at the office, another remake
  • 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.
  • Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
    Review preview for Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead

    Every theatrical device in the book is here and everything that makes a film interesting is not.

    David Stanners · 2 out of 5
    Tom Stoppard directs his first play about minor characters from Hamlet.
  • Silver City (2004)
    Review preview for Silver City

    A monumental bore.

    The Exile · 2.5 out of 5
    Part murder mystery, part political rant, John Sayles goes looking for trouble in Colorado.
  • Stand By Me (1986)
    Review preview for Stand By Me

    A thoroughly feel-good movie.

    Gabriella Trybalska · 4.5 out of 5
    Four young friends journey into the woods to investigate a death.
  • Suburban Girl (2007)
    Review preview for Suburban Girl

    Baldwin lifts the scenes he is in with his brand of easy charm an antidote to occasional outbreaks of cheese in the script.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A May to December romance blossoms between an up-and-coming New York editor and a famous publishing lothario.
  • W (2008)
    Review preview for W

    In the end I found myself won over by the charm of this film's various creative idiosyncrasies and by the charisma of Brolin’s performance.

    Themroc · 3 out of 5
    The life of US President George W Bush, as seen by Oliver Stone.

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