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  • 24 Hour Party People (2002)
    Review preview for 24 Hour Party People

    What the film achieves, better than any other rock music movie, is how unorganised and stupid so much of what went on behind the scenes was.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The short history of Madchester and the club scene, with Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson.
  • '71 (2014)
    Review preview for '71

    Burke is interested in people not politics, keeping the focus on the sudden outbreaks of inhumanity and humanity in the madness, expertly crafting his thriller from the swirling fog of war.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A young British soldier is accidentally left behind by his unit on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.
  • Asylum (2005)
    Review preview for Asylum

    So studiously edgy are the performances that one is never quite sure who harbours the darkest pathology.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Infidelity at an institution for the criminally insane.
  • The Banishing (2020)
    Review preview for The Banishing

    McKenna-Bruce is good in a role that first requires her to restrain her emotions and then pulls her in several directions at once.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The story of the most haunted house in England. In the 1930s, a young reverend, his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret.
  • Brothers Of The Head (2005)
    Review preview for Brothers Of The Head

    Harry and Luke Treadaway frankly took my breath away.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 5 out of 5
    Conjoined twins exploited by the music business slowly succumb to psychosis.
  • Creep (2004)
    Review preview for Creep

    Smith's screenplay is solidly constructed to deliver well-above-average scares.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    A Brit chiller that will drag you down the tube, screaming and kicking.
  • Frozen (2005)
    Review preview for Frozen

    [Henderson] holds this difficult movie together in a powerhouse performance of quiet steel.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    Searching for a lost sister. Debut feature that blends mystery, horror and filial bonding.
  • The Green Knight (2021)
    Review preview for The Green Knight

    Any number of the film’s frames belong in frames, fit to adorn palace walls.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Retelling of the legend of Sir Gawain's quest.
  • The Goob (2014)
    Review preview for The Goob

    There is a skittishness to Guy Myhill's debut that initially feels impressionistic but ultimately seems like carelessness as his narrative weaves unsteadily through its central character's coming of age, unsure where to place its emphasis.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A youngster faces a troubling coming of age and romance thanks to his mother's overbearing and vicious boyfriend.
  • A Lonely Place To Die (2011)
    Review preview for A Lonely Place To Die

    A thoroughly thrilling and unpretentious little flick that takes its genre by the scruff of the neck and drags it kicking and screaming through Scotland's menacing undergrowth.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Mountain climbers become caught up in a game of cat and mouse after discovering a kidnapped girl buried in the wilderness.
  • Macbeth (2015)
    Review preview for Macbeth

    Kurzel helps to put his two actors at the top of their game.

    Richard Mowe · 3.5 out of 5
    Prophecy, treachery, murder and their consequences unwind in the Scottish Play.
  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
    Review preview for Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    Open your eyes. Admire the death defying artistry.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The MIF team chase down a group of international baddies who plan on taking over the world after nuking capital cities and killing anyone who moves.
  • Native Son (2009)
    Review preview for Native Son

    This is one of my favourite performances of the year.

    Scott Macdonald · 4.5 out of 5
    Lonely farm-hand finds someone to be close to.
  • Outlaw (2007)
    Review preview for Outlaw

    Love’s approach is consistently fresh and, until the end, when things fall apart a bit, surprisingly original. The writing here is taut, concise and as lean as a whippet.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Fighting back against the heritage of an illegal war and a corrupt police force in Blair's Britain.
  • Possum (2018)
    Review preview for Possum

    The poem and whole tone of the film evokes Ted Hughes’ The Crow anthology.

    Emilia Rolewicz · 2.5 out of 5
    A disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to face up to his wicked stepfather.
  • Prometheus (2012)
    Review preview for Prometheus

    This big-screen epic is immersive less for its binocular vistas than for their impossibly grand scale

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Exploration to the dark reaches of space, to discover the origins of mankind. It doesn't go well.
  • Saxon (2007)
    Review preview for Saxon

    The best reason to see this might be to witness raw talent rearing its head on a non-existent budget.

    Chris · 2.5 out of 5
    A man in desperate trouble with loan sharks is persuaded to undertake a dangerous investigation.
  • Serena (2014)
    Review preview for Serena

    The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

    Donald Munro · 1.5 out of 5
    Melodrama about a logging magnate who discovers his wife can't have children.
  • Spencer (2021)
    Review preview for Spencer

    There are strong supporting performances from a relatively small cast, but they pale in comparison to Stewart.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities, across which handful of days, the film is set.
  • Trespass Against Us (2016)
    Review preview for Trespass Against Us

    The West Country slang in use is at times impenetrable, but it’s clear that writer Alex Simmonds has spent a long time learning its intricacies, and the actors are doing their best to capture the spirit and tone of this community.

    Luke Shaw · 3 out of 5
    A man looks to find a way to escape the criminal ways of his outlaw family.

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