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  • Black Snake Moan (2006)
    Review preview for Black Snake Moan

    On the one hand, Rae's feelings of lust are presented as unhealthy and a product of abuse; on the other, the audience is encouraged to lust over her.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Bluesman tries to 'cure' nymphomaniac in messy melodrama, with chains.
  • Lackawanna Blues (2005)
    Review preview for Lackawanna Blues

    You'll soon forget the blues - this colour palette is as vibrant as the personalities.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    A celebration of the black communities in New York during the Fifties and Sixties.
  • Law And Order: The Fifth Year (1994)
    Review preview for Law And Order: The Fifth Year

    A must-have for crime drama junkies.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Chris Noth's last series in the fifth outing of what will become the longest running TV drama
  • Radio (2003)
    Review preview for Radio

    While Gooding's performance is fine, it's so bound up in artifice that it's hard to really admire.

    Andrea Mullaney · 2.5 out of 5
    True life story of a mentally disabled man who is helped by a high school football coach
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    Review preview for Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2 is a wonderful sequel, dramatically satisfying and a fine entertainment.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A Terminator robot comes back in time to protect a boy from another, more advanced killer robot.

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