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  • Alien Vs Predator (2004)
    Review preview for Alien Vs Predator

    The over-abundance of cliched and banal action movie situations - the would-be witty one-liners, the should-have-been-impressive set-pieces etc - that never seem to have quite the impact the film-makers desired.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    Alien vs Predator, with man in the middle.
  • Mank (2020)
    Review preview for Mank

    This is a film that lets words sizzle more than anything.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.
  • Peterloo (2018)
    Review preview for Peterloo

    In his desire to inform our heads, Leigh often forgets that he needs to engage our hearts us as well.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Dramatisation of events surrounding hte 1819 Peterloo Massacre when a pro-democracy rally turn bloody as forces stormed the crowd.
  • The Ritual (2017)
    Review preview for The Ritual

    Fear is a delicate emotion. It's not what you see, it's what you think you are going to see.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A group of ex-university friends take a hiking holiday in Nordic Noir country. Ooo er... (Swedish for "Cripes!")
  • Vera Drake (2004)
    Review preview for Vera Drake

    Once again, the power of Leigh's films derives primarily from his obsessive attention to detail.

    The Exile · 5 out of 5
    A cleaning lady performs abortions on the side in Fifties London.

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