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  • Bedtime Stories (2008)
    Review preview for Bedtime Stories

    When you're relying on cameos from Carmen Electra you should know you're in trouble.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A hotel handyman glimpses the prospect of success when the bedtime stories he tells his nephew and niece start to come true.
  • Greystoke (1984)
    Review preview for Greystoke

    Christopher Lambert's soulful performance creates real emotion where the film might otherwise have descended into camp.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of Tarzan, who grows up in the jungle and is later reintroduced to upper class English society.
  • Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

    The Order Of The Phoenix is the best in the series.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Harry Potter and friends find themselves in trouble as a mysterious stranger seizes power at Hogwarts.
  • Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

    Is it familiarity that makes the heart grow fonder? Or magic?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Harry enters the second year at Hogwarts... and it's even more perilous than the first.
  • Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

    No surprises. Nothing to write home about. And yet thoroughly entertaining.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The boy wizard's first adventure.
  • Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
    Review preview for Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

    It's such a pleasure to see a real children's film by a real filmmaker.

    Scott Macdonald · 4.5 out of 5
    Harry returns to Hogwarts to find he is being pursued by the escaped murderer Sirius Black.
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005)
    Douglas Adam's classic end of the world comedy finally makes it to the silver screen.
  • 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.
  • The History Boys (2006)
    Review preview for The History Boys

    A bit flat, more suited to being shown on TV.

    Moominkat · 2 out of 5
    A group of sixth formers find inspiration from an unconventional tutor, but there's more to their lessons than first meets the eye.
  • Jackboots On Whitehall (2010)
    Review preview for Jackboots On Whitehall

    Jackboots On Whitehall isn't afraid of stomping on a few tender sensibilities and its smut level is set to 'stun'.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Animated re-imaginging of a German invasion during the Second World War
  • Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Review preview for Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    A genuinely entertaining outing for the series, managing to generate both novelty and surprise while preserving all the best features of the preceding pictures.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Jack Sparrow is forced to accompany a dangerous woman and her still more dangerous ally on a daring quest to find the legendary Fountain of Youth.
  • A Private Function (1984)
    Review preview for A Private Function

    Bennett's script gently mocks his characters, while also maintaining a level of understanding.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    In post-war Britain, a couple become involved in the bacon black market.
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    Review preview for Sleepy Hollow

    At a time when ghouls have been relegated to cereal packets, Burton resurrects an Edwardian fascination with horror.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A naive policeman of impeccable character attempts to uncover the mystery of supernatural murders in 1799.
  • Stage Beauty (2004)
    Review preview for Stage Beauty

    It feels alienated by the nature of its concerns, as if locked in a fancy dress trunk.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    To be or not to be a woman on the London stage, circa Pepys, Charles II and 1660.
  • Venus (2006)
    Review preview for Venus

    O'Toole is simply remarkable. He reinvents himself once again, stealing the breath away with his learned quicksilver wit and charisma.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Love, with catheters, for an ageing act-or who is seduced by the beauty of passion’s young promise.
  • 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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