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  • 40 Days & 40 Nights (2002)
    Review preview for 40 Days & 40 Nights

    If Josh Hartnett gives up sex for Lent, DO YOU CARE? Only if it's funny. Well, it's not.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Josh Hartnett gives up sex for Lent.
  • The Day (2011)
    Review preview for The Day

    Aarniokoski shows real flair for staging visceral, splattery action.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    Survivors travelling through a post-Apocalypse world take refuge in a remote farmhouse and face a showdown with mutant cannibals.
  • Ghost Light (2018)
    Review preview for Ghost Light

    There's an element of luvvieness here that will annoy some viewers but as a whole, the play exhibits a dry wit that keeps it from getting too sentimental.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A theatre troupe finds itself in trouble after an actor disregards the warnings associated with performing Macbeth.
  • Hallowarrior (2026)
    Review preview for Hallowarrior

    Hallowarrior stands out for its well drawn central characters and the capable performances of its leads.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Desperate for companionship on a post apocalyptic Halloween night, the last girl on Earth gets more than she bargained for, when something far more sinister arrives on her doorstep.
  • The Holiday (2006)
    Review preview for The Holiday

    The Holiday is a romantic comedy. You know what that means.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    An American woman and an Englishwoman swap houses for a holiday and discover romance.
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
    Review preview for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Usually with a comedy you're lucky to get one genuine laugh-out-loud moment. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang has at least half a dozen.

    Steve Harwood · 4 out of 5
    Small time crook is groomed for Hollywood with hilarious consequences.
  • A Knight's Tale (2001)
    Review preview for A Knight's Tale

    What matters more is whether this mixture of stunt riding spectacle and tongue-in-cheek works. Surprisingly, it does. Almost.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A peasant pretends to be a nobleman in order to compete on the jousting circuit.
  • The Rules Of Attraction (2002)
    Review preview for The Rules Of Attraction

    The script slits your wrists and leaves you in a pool of tears.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sex, drugs and failed relationships amongst cynical New England college students.
  • Sinister 2 (2015)
    Review preview for Sinister 2

    Sinister 2 shows that with good writing, good acting and high production values, horror doesn't need to be mainstream cinema's poor relation.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The former police deputy from Sinister tries to hunt down and end the evil that killed his friend, and finds a family in danger.
  • The Sin Eater (2003)
    Review preview for The Sin Eater

    This is so far off the map, it should be funny, but Ledger keeps a straight face and for a moment you might be forgiven for thinking he believes in what he does.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Supernatural religious tale of a fallen priest and a well dressed 400-year-old Italian charmer.
  • There Are No Saints (2022)
    Review preview for There Are No Saints

    It does pretty much as it says on the wrapper: and if some of us do not have the stomach to stay the course, that is on us, not the filmmakers.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    When a man who was wrongfully imprisoned discovers his wife has been murdered and his son kidnapped, he hatches a plan for vengeance.
  • Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Review preview for Wristcutters: A Love Story

    Wristcutters isn’t a story of despair but of hope, moving on, and, yes, love.

    Daniel Hooper · 4 out of 5
    A young man kills himself and awakens in a land where everything is "just a little bit worse".

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