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  • After Earth (2013)
    Review preview for After Earth

    It’s not over-the-top enough to be so bad it’s good, and the occasional scenes of genuine tension aren’t enough to make up for the meandering action.

    David Graham · 1.5 out of 5
    A millenium after humans abandoned earth, a father and son find themselves stranded there.
  • Aeon Flux (2005)
    Futuristic sci-fi post-animated superagent is acrobatic in her desire to save paradise from reactionary forces.
  • Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
    Review preview for Catherine Called Birdy

    There is a great deal to enjoy here in a fast paced, lively tale which highlights the hypocrisy of its characters without demeaning them, and which is full of heart.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A 14-year-old girl in Medieval England navigates through life and avoiding potential suitors her father has in mind.
  • Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
    Review preview for Dirty Pretty Things

    Ejiofor's performance is perfectly judged.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Illegal immigrants in London become caught up in an organ replacement racket.
  • Hotel Rwanda (2004)
    Review preview for Hotel Rwanda

    This is a solid film, but it is the truth that holds the power, not the direction.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    True story of a Hutu hotel manager in Rwanda who protects Tutsis during the genocide.
  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: The Complete Second Series (2003)
    Review preview for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: The Complete Second Series

    The whodunit elements of these stories are as smart as a Saville Row suit.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Four whodunits for the aristocratic DI and his proletarian assistant.
  • Peaches (2000)
    Review preview for Peaches

    Nick Grosso's film looks improvised in the style of second year media studies.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Three London college scammers go after girls with only limited success.
  • Scenes Of A Sexual Nature (2006)
    Review preview for Scenes Of A Sexual Nature

    Light and dissatisfying.

    Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
    Everyone's at it on Hampstead Heath.
  • Skin (2008)
    Review preview for Skin

    Puts into proper perspective the real horror of a fascist society.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A biopic of Sandra Laing, a dark skinned girl born to white parents in Apartheid-era South Africa.
  • The Secret Life Of Bees (2008)
    Review preview for The Secret Life Of Bees

    It’s all very Oprah chick flick, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a real soul.

    Mike Davies · 3 out of 5
    A young girl, escaping from her tyrannical father in Civil Rights era South Carolina, finds a very different surrogate family.
  • Stormbreaker (2006)
    Review preview for Stormbreaker

    The film will appeal perfectly to its age group. There is nothing too violent and nothing too serious.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Alex Rider is a junior James Bond for the 21st century
  • Wild Rose (2018)
    Review preview for Wild Rose

    Nicole Taylor's quickfire script provides great material for the actors to work with .

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A Glasgwegian single mum tries to make it in the world of country music.

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