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  • The Correspondence (2016)
    Review preview for The Correspondence

    The film plays on its clever concept, forgetting that its audience wants the agony to end and the action to begin.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A relationship between a woman and her tutor conducted almost entirely in the virtual space, takes an unexpected twist.
  • The Debt Collector (1999)
    Review preview for The Debt Collector

    Scenes hold so long, you wonder whether the director is out to lunch.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A debt collector turned sculptor finds himself dragged back into a life of crime.
  • The Descent (2005)
    Review preview for The Descent

    Effective and brilliantly crafted...

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Six girls on a caving expedition find they are not alone in the dark.
  • The Descent: Part Two (2009)
    Review preview for The Descent: Part Two

    This delivers the kind of disappointment you always fear a sequel to a great first film will.

    Paul Griffiths · 2 out of 5
    The survivor of the first film is forced to lead a rescue party in search of her missing friends.
  • Jetsam (2007)
    Review preview for Jetsam

    A well-polished calling card for writer/director Simon Welsford.

    Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
    An unconscious woman washes up on a beach, with intrigue in tow.
  • Jailbroken (2025)
    Review preview for Jailbroken

    Jailbroken is a pared down thriller that really grips.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The day before a violent criminal is due to be released from prison, he receives a threatening call. Armed only with a mobile phone, he must somehow save his family - and himself.
  • Late Night Shopping (2001)
    Review preview for Late Night Shopping

    Saul Metzstein's first film, brilliantly scripted by Jack Lothian, has the confidence of a true original.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Night shift workers go slightly insane, consider their navels and ignore the only interesting character among them in this so-so Brit drama.
  • Moon Dogs (2016)
    Review preview for Moon Dogs

    A really enjoyable piece of Celtic cinema.

    Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
    Two teenage step-brothers head on a road trip across Scotland.
  • The Rocket Post (2006)
    Review preview for The Rocket Post

    This gentle tale of love in the face of the threat of war could do with a bit of rocket propulsion itself.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Rocket scientist finds love on remote Scots isle.
  • White Chamber (2018)
    Review preview for White Chamber

    Just as you begin to worry that the conceit might not last the running time, things move in a different and unexpected direction.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A woman wakes in an interrogation room in a future Britain.

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