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  • Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Review preview for Diamonds Are Forever

    Flawed and tired without being completely unwatchable.

    Stephen Carty · 2 out of 5
    The super-spy is assigned to a smuggling op.
  • Dr No (1962)
    Review preview for Dr No

    Sir Sean's blend of masculine charm and cold professionalism make him the perfect 007.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    When a fellow agent is killed in Jamaica, the super-spy finds himself pitting wits against a mysterious new adversary.
  • Entrapment (1999)
    Review preview for Entrapment

    Entrapment is a thriller so light it floats away into that place where a 60-year-old bloke is as agile as a chamois and a girl who works in insurance doubles as an international art thief.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    An insurer tries to help capture and art thief.
  • From Russia With Love (1963)
    Review preview for From Russia With Love

    In only his sophomore effort as James Bond, Sean Connery shows he has already mastered the role.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    James Bond tries to foil a plot involving a stolen espionage machine, and faces off against a deadly assassin. Enjoying a reissue.
  • Finding Forrester (2000)
    Review preview for Finding Forrester

    Hiding beneath the mask of radical chic lies a deeply sentimental story.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sean Connery plays a famous reclusive writer who makes friends with a kid from The Bronx.
  • Goldfinger (1964)
    Review preview for Goldfinger

    Superior slap-bang entertainment, joyously performed and directed with aplomb, with equal measures of silliness, joy and suspense.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Big screen reissue offers another chance to see James Bond take on the man with the Midas touch.
  • Hell Drivers (1957)
    Review preview for Hell Drivers

    Hell Drivers is a gem.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    An ex-con trucker tries to expose his boss's rackets.
  • Highlander (1986)
    Review preview for Highlander

    Highlander cannot be faulted for its boldness, trying to reinvent the genre by dragging it kicking and screaming into the modern age.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Immortal warriors compete in a game of decapitation with only one possible survivor.
  • Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
    Review preview for Highlander II: The Quickening

    There are plenty of low budget science fiction films with weak acting, bad scripts and tacky plots that remain great fun to watch. This isn't one of them.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    A sequel which reveals the extraterrestrial origins of the combatants from Highlander.
  • Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989)
    Review preview for Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade

    Ford is charismatic as ever as the whip-wielding hero, looking eternally hard-done-by but always up for more.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Indiana Jones battles Nazis for the holy grail - with his father in tow.
  • The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
    Review preview for The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    Is the action packed? Certainly. Does it add up to anything? No.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of fictional oddballs join forces on a mission in 19th century Europe.
  • The Longest Day (1962)
    Review preview for The Longest Day

    Crumbles under it's own epic intentions and lack of cohesion.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    An epic exposition of the D-Day landings, with a host of well known faces.
  • The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
    Review preview for The Man Who Would Be King

    An amazing piece of work.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    Two schemers plot a coup in the Middle East.
  • The Name Of The Rose (1986)
    Review preview for The Name Of The Rose

    The Name Of The Rose presents the Dark Ages at their very darkest.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An elderly monk with a complicated past investigates a series of murders whilst his young acolyte falls in love.
  • Outland (1981)
    Review preview for Outland

    Gritty, throbbing with mood and featuring plenty of Connery’s unique brogue.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    A Jupiter moon mining settlement's marshall discovers deaths at the outpost are linked to a drug.
  • The Rock (1996)
    Review preview for The Rock

    There are so many distractions and superfluous plot points that the only way Bay can compensate is to turn every scene into an MTV blur.

    Gator MacReady · 2.5 out of 5
    FBI boffin Nicolas Cage and grizzled lifer Sean Connery save Alcatraz from wacko army general.
  • Thunderball (1965)
    Review preview for Thunderball

    It's an undoubtedly stop-start affair, but there's enough to keep you going.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    The super-spy hunts stolen nukes in the Bahamas.
  • The Untouchables (1987)
    Review preview for The Untouchables

    Inspires a feeling of awe.

    Josh Morrall · 5 out of 5
    How the infamous Chicago gang boss, Al Capone, was brought down.
  • You Only Live Twice (1967)
    Review preview for You Only Live Twice

    The film that saw the super-spy become larger-than-life.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    James Bond heads off to Japan in Roald Dahl's wacky adaptation.

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