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  • The Aryan Couple (2004)
    Review preview for The Aryan Couple

    Feels like a not-terribly-good ITV drama.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1 out of 5
    A rich German Jew makes a deal with the devil to ensure safe passage to Switzerland.
  • The Criminal (1999)
    Man is arrested for a murder he didn't commit in this gripping British thriller.
  • Good (2008)
    Review preview for Good

    We feel rather as if we're watching Springtime For Hitler but with real gas chambers.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    An examination of the people who thought of themselves as 'good', yet allowed the Nazis to rise to power.
  • The Jacket (2005)
    Review preview for The Jacket

    Brody's concentrated performance, as a man who may, or may not, be going out of his mind, creates a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere that pervades the film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A casualty of war returns to a world that appears strange and unreal.
  • Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
    Review preview for Kick-Ass 2

    Wadlow's sequel flails about like a bar room drunk in a brawl - despite hitting out in all directions, very few of its punches strike their target.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    The high school wannabe superhero returns for another dose of ass kicking.
  • Land Girls (1998)
    Review preview for Land Girls

    Everything seems predictable, dealing as it does with stereotypes, and yet you appreciate the effort.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Friendship and romance for the 'women at home' during the Second World War.
  • Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1997)
    Review preview for Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

    For exuberance, inventiveness and gut-spilling humour, Guy Ritchie's debut takes some beating.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    After losing in a card game a London con has to make the money back fast.
  • Modern Life Is Rubbish (2017)
    Review preview for Modern Life Is Rubbish

    If you were a fan of Blur, Oasis or Radiohead, there is much here to like and relate to.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    Rom-com sees a couple whose relationship is on the rocks who find a shared love of music makes breaking up hard to do.
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
    Review preview for The Muppet Christmas Carol

    It's one of those rare seasonal films that really can entertain the whole family.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Charles Dickens' tale gets the Henson twist.
  • The Mother (2003)
    Review preview for The Mother

    No quickie run-through of plot pointers can do justice to the exquisite look of The Mother.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A suburban housewife comes to London and discovers that grief has unexpected benefits.
  • Our Mutual Friend (1998)
    Review preview for Our Mutual Friend

    Many of the performances outshine expectation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    BBC Adaptation of Charles Dickens classic.
  • The Secret Life Of Words (2005)
    Review preview for The Secret Life Of Words

    Unashamedly low budget, it focuses on good acting in claustrophobically tight sets.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A friendship evolves between a volunteer nurse on an oil rig and a burn victim.
  • Set Fire To The Stars (2014)
    Review preview for Set Fire To The Stars

    Set Fire To The Stars never quite catches, but that's not to deny the chemistry between its leads or the artistry of its approach.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A semi-biographical drama depicting the life of Dylan Thomas.
  • The Scouting Book For Boys (2009)
    Review preview for The Scouting Book For Boys

    Despite showing a lot of directorial potential, the film is let down somewhat by its story, as Thorne forgets that an audience, like the scouts, need to be prepared for plot developments if we are to fully accept them.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A boy agrees to help his best friend run away from the caravan park where they live, but as their plans begin to unravel dark secrets also come to light.
  • Small Engine Repair (2006)
    Review preview for Small Engine Repair

    There are issues here and there are positive messages if you care to look, but the darkness before dawn lingers like a late mist and subplots tend to remain unresolved.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A forklift driver strives reluctantly to become a country-and-western singer on the pub circuit in Northern Ireland.
  • Sugarhouse (2007)
    Review preview for Sugarhouse

    It's refreshing to see a British film that aims for the freewheeling, semi-improvised feel of Scorsese's Mean Streets.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A white collar worker meets a petty crook to buy some illegal merchandise, which happens to have been stolen from the neighbourhood psycho.
  • The Sweeney (2012)
    Review preview for The Sweeney

    The perfunctory plot is much less of a serious crime than The Sweeney's worst offences, however - that it feels dated and, for all its surface gruffness, pretty daft.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    The Flying Squad investigate after a robbery turns sour.
  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Part One The Moab Story (2003)
    Review preview for The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Part One The Moab Story

    A self-important, prosaic and ill-defined artistic tableau.

    David Stanners · 1.5 out of 5
    A meandering historical epic life story of a traveller/natural historian/writer.
  • Underworld: Evolution (2006)
    Review preview for Underworld: Evolution

    Delivers in spades what the first film only hinted at.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    The vicious mythology of wars between Vampires and Lycans continues.
  • Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
    Review preview for Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans

    Offers far more visually than it does narratively.

    Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
    Prequel chases the origins of the feud between vampires and werewolves.

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