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  • Columbus (2017)
    Review preview for Columbus

    The sense of poise created, as people move through spaces or talk back and forth, objects often leaving the frame in one direction as another enters from the opposite side, achieves a soothing rhythm.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Two people meet by chance and forge a connection.
  • Dead Money (2024)
    Review preview for Dead Money

    Walpoth knows how to handle action, and there’s plenty of it here, up close and messy, characters improvising in ways that tend to test stunt teams much more than smooth martial arts moves.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    When a poker game is robbed, an ambitious young player and his girlfriend find themselves in a situation where the stakes are suddenly much higher.
  • Down In The Valley (2005)
    Review preview for Down In The Valley

    If you like your cinema challenging, uncomfortable, exciting and enlightening, check this out.

    Iain Macleod · 4 out of 5
    A pure love story goes dark in the shadow of the gun.
  • Electrick Children (2012)
    Review preview for Electrick Children

    This low-key coming of age drama pokes gently into questions of faith, temptation, family and belonging.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A sheltered Mormon girl believes her unexplained pregnancy must have been caused by listening to rock music.
  • Igby Goes Down (2002)
    Review preview for Igby Goes Down

    Intelligent and sophisticated.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    The moral decay of American East coast aristos, as experienced by a 17-year-old survivor.
  • The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
    Review preview for The Last Thing Mary Saw

    Edoardo Vitaletti packs his frames with detail, even when the decoration is relatively sparse.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family's matriarch. Her recollection of the events sheds new light on the ageless forces behind the tragedy.
  • Lymelife (2008)
    Review preview for Lymelife

    While it might be a bit too heavy handed in terms of symbolism and part of a very crowded genre, Lymelife isn't guilty of any major sins either.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    Set in the 1970s, a unique take on the dangers of the American dream seen through the innocent eyes of a 15-year-old boy.
  • Mean Creek (2004)
    Review preview for Mean Creek

    Despite its 86 minute running time, the pace of the film is slow and languid.

    Steve Harwood · 3.5 out of 5
    Teenagers plot revenge on a school bully.
  • The Night Listener (2006)
    Review preview for The Night Listener

    While the ending is not too difficult to guess, the subtleties reverberate beyond the simplistic plot.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    A radio show host is drawn into a mystery surrounding a dying boy.
  • Signs (2002)
    Review preview for Signs

    Shyamalan continues to cut a swathe through mainstream Hollywood, while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Alien invasion as experience by Mel Gibson and his family on a Pennsylvanian farm.
  • Song Of Sway Lake (2017)
    Review preview for Song Of Sway Lake

    Melodies like this find magic in the familiar.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A young music collector takes his friend on a trip to steal a valuable record from his grandmother, but the friend finds his grandmother far more intriguing.
  • You Can Count On Me (2000)
    Review preview for You Can Count On Me

    It avoids sentimentality and explores layers of damage beneath the surface of family relations.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A drifter brother returns home to stay with sister and eight-year-old son in upstate New York.

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