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  • 28 Weeks Later (2007)
    Review preview for 28 Weeks Later

    28 Weeks Later... makes for scorching horror. Like the original, it offers a perfect blend of well-drawn characters, political allegory, grand guignol, flesh-crawling tension and very fast-moving zombies.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    Six months after the events of 28 Days Later a US-led force begins a tentative attempt to repopulate Britain.
  • Angela's Ashes (1999)
    Review preview for Angela's Ashes

    It looks like a commercial for the land of the free.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Robert Carlyle and Emily Watson star in Alan Parker's adaptation of of Frank McCourt's best-selling account of his poor Irish upbringing.
  • The Beach (2000)
    Review preview for The Beach

    The message is less of a warning against perfection's poison, rather a reminder that 'desire is desire wherever you go'.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    An American backpacker searches for happiness in Thailand.
  • Black And White (2002)
    Review preview for Black And White

    The performances fill the space between appeals and commissions with enough sincerity to retain your interest.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Reconstruction of famous aboriginal murder trial in South Australia in 1959.
  • California Solo (2012)
    Review preview for California Solo

    Lewy avoids the trite path to redemption, choosing instead to keep this a study of man in midlife crisis, understated and realistic.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An ageing, faded Britpop star is forced to confront his past if he wants to avoid deportation from the US.
  • Eragon (2006)
    Review preview for Eragon

    The film has more violent action than a PG-certificate dares admit to and looks suitably legendary.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    When a simple farm boy discovers a dragon's egg, he also finds his destiny: to recover the lost art of dragon riding and save the kingdom from evil.
  • 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
  • The Full Monty (1997)
    Review preview for The Full Monty

    Heart warming and enjoyable.

    Keith Dudhnath · 3.5 out of 5
    Unemployed labourers get their kits off for cash.
  • I Know You Know (2008)
    Review preview for I Know You Know

    Sometimes funny, sometimes very tense, and ultimately poignant too.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    A young boy harbours suspicions that his father is a spy.
  • The Last Enemy (2008)
    Review preview for The Last Enemy

    Into this miasmic mess of muddled make-believe stumbles mathematician Stephen Ezard, surely the most inept protagonist ever invented.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A futuristic security force attempts to contain and cover up a man-made deadly virus.
  • 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.
  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing And Charm School (2005)
    Review preview for Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing And Charm School

    What should be a romantic mush cake, with lemon icing and a cherry on top, is treacle pud, with hot fudge and molasses.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A sad baker helps a dying motorist and discovers that he's not the only one who can't dance.
  • The Mighty Celt (2005)
    A boy and his dog in the wake of an IRA ceasefire in Northern Ireland.
  • Once Upon A Time In The Midlands (2002)
    Review preview for Once Upon A Time In The Midlands

    Shows a maturity that embraces every aspect of what commitment and family means and why those sentimental things that blokes feel uncomfortable with have a purpose and a reason.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Rhys Ifans and Robert Carlyle tussle for the affections of Shirley Henderson.
  • Plunkett And MacLeane (1999)
    Review preview for Plunkett And MacLeane

    Scott is out to blast fresh air through the fusty drawing rooms of costume drama.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Johnny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle are would-be highwaymen in 18th Century England.
  • Ravenous (1999)
    Review preview for Ravenous

    Before the script goes belly up, this eating-people-makes-you-strong movie has an hypnotic fascination.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A man turns up at a remote fort, claiming he has escaped cannibals.
  • Stone Of Destiny (2008)
    Review preview for Stone Of Destiny

    A brief trip into shortbread-tin Scotland.

    Scott Macdonald · 1.5 out of 5
    If Ealing were still alive... they'd probably grab this script and run with it!
  • Summer (2008)
    Review preview for Summer

    Summer is sublime.

    George Williamson · 4.5 out of 5
    Now a carer for his dying friend, a former prisoner laments the way that he has frittered away his life.
  • 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.
  • T2 Trainspotting (2017)
    Review preview for T2 Trainspotting

    A unique piece of cinema, superbly performed and dangerously directed

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Renton returns to Edinburgh after running off with the money to find the city changed and his mates in various degrees of rage and despair.
  • Trainspotting (1996)
    Review preview for Trainspotting

    Its comedy leaps barricades.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Black comic drama about the Edinburgh drugs scene. On re-release.
  • The Unloved (2009)
    Review preview for The Unloved

    A striking and inventive piece of work that many more experienced directors would give their right arms for.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    After being beaten by her father, a young girl is taken to a children’s home.
  • The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    Review preview for The World Is Not Enough

    James Bond is back with a vengeance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    007 tumbles down the Thames and battles a bullet-in-the-head madman.

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