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  • 16 Years Of Alcohol (2003)
    Review preview for 16 Years Of Alcohol

    Richard Jobson's debut is full of abiding images that linger long after the final credits.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Life and times of a budding drunk in the mean streets of Edinburgh.
  • Bad Day For The Cut (2016)
    Review preview for Bad Day For The Cut

    Baugh and his co-writer Brendan Mullin have a good feel for how they can push the absurdity of the situation without turning the whole thing into farce.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    When a farmer's mum is murdered, he finds himself on a path for vengeance.... and a journey into her past.
  • Beautiful Creatures (2000)
    Review preview for Beautiful Creatures

    The body count is Shakespearean and the plot twists wicked.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Pitch black comedy about an unlikely friendship.
  • Downtime (1997)
    Review preview for Downtime

    Belief is beggared and patience exhausted.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A psychologist finds himself trapped in a lift with a girl he talked out of suicide.
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
    Review preview for Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    When Liz dons her breast plate and rallies the troops at Tilbury, you'll want to put down your paella and rush out and sink a few Spanish ships yourself.

    Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
    The ongoing saga of the Virgin Queen - this time tackling her relationship with Sir Walter Raleigh and Spain.
  • Enduring Love (2004)
    A man is driven mad by a stalker.
  • From Hell (2001)
    Review preview for From Hell

    Judging by the violence of the crimes, the killer cannot be taken seriously when finally he is exposed.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Johnny Depp and Robbie Coltrane investigate Jack The Ripper murders in Victorian London.
  • Nora (1999)
    Review preview for Nora

    McGregor's charm seeps through, however hard he tries to surpress it.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Biopic, tracing James Joyce's relationship with a hotel maid.
  • Someone Else (2006)
    Review preview for Someone Else

    The film feels real, and of the moment.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    A young man struggles to do the right thing after falling in love with someone other than his girlfriend.
  • 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.
  • The Unloved (2009)
    Review preview for The Unloved

    A striking and inventive piece of work that many more experienced directors would give their right arms for.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    After being beaten by her father, a young girl is taken to a children’s home.
  • Waking Ned (1998)
    Review preview for Waking Ned

    The story has a simplicity, reminiscent of cinema's innocent years.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A group of villagers hatch a plan to scoop a lottery prize after the winner dies of shock.

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