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  • About Time (2013)
    Review preview for About Time

    This is complete hand-waving trash - he's an ignorant, privileged cocky arsehole and good things happen to him. Pass the sick bucket.

    Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
    A young man who discovers he can travel in time decides to use it to try and get a girlfriend.
  • Avengers: Endgame (2019)
    Review preview for Avengers: Endgame

    Directors Joe and Anthony Russo use the length to explore more than one significant theme in depth and to shift tone markedly from hour to hour.

    Jane Fae · 4.5 out of 5
    The remaining Avengers take a final stand.
  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
    Review preview for Avengers: Infinity War

    Infinity War is a clearing of the decks: opportunity for new characters and plots to emerge; opportunity too for some characters to move on.

    Jane Fae · 4.5 out of 5
    The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
  • The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse (2022)
    Review preview for The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse

    There is a whisper of the artwork of EH Shepard about the hand-drawn style that seems fitting given his tale shares similar philosophy, albeit more obviously spelled out.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A boy goes on an adventure with a cake-loving mole, a fox and a horse.
  • Breathe (2017)
    Review preview for Breathe

    The film reeks of privilege, which should not matter, but it does

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    The true story of courage under profound difficulties faced by Robin and Diana Cavendish.
  • Byzantium (2012)
    Review preview for Byzantium

    Neil Jordan skilfully examines the nature of time and the theme that he surveys like no other filmmaker - what it means to physically be in two places at once.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Two vampires, mother and daughter, open a seaside bordello.
  • Chaos Walking (2021)
    Review preview for Chaos Walking

    The high concept - that the thoughts of everyone on the dystopian New World appear as a cloud of "noise" about their head - does, ironically, take some getting your head around.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    On a dystopian futuristic planet, all men's thoughts appear as "noise" around their heads... a problem for young Todd when he runs across a space girl.
  • Digging Up The Marrow (2014)
    Review preview for Digging Up The Marrow

    Smart, witty and genuinely scary in places, Digging Up The Marrow delivers much more than you'd expect.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Documentarians exploring monster art meet a man who claims the monsters are real - and that he knows where to find them.
  • Edge Of Winter (2016)
    Review preview for Edge Of Winter

    Though Kinnaman works hard in the role and does convince, it's the teenage Holland who steals the show.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A father takes his sons out into the wilds to make them into men, but things go awry when he realises their mother and stepfather are planning to take them away.
  • Hanna (2011)
    Review preview for Hanna

    The truth is that this genre mash-up attempt ends up feeling more unintentionally hilarious and hysterical than impressive or refreshing.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    A teenager raised to be a killing machine, goes on a mission across Europe.
  • Hatchet 2 (2010)
    Review preview for Hatchet 2

    While director Adam Green hasn’t really changed the formula at all for his sequel to 2006's retro slasher, he has tightened it up in every way to deliver a markedly more effective ride.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    The survivor of the first film returns to the swamp to wreak revenge on the undead madman who killed her family.
  • In The Heart Of The Sea (2015)
    Review preview for In The Heart Of The Sea

    Class and experience divisions form the bulk of the interpersonal drama and it’s as predictable as expected, with the added tedium of Hemsworth apparently defaulting back to weirdly out of place Asgardian diction, bellowing like Thor at every little thing

    Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
    Recounting of the tale that went on to inspire Moby Dick.
  • In The Loop (2009)
    Review preview for In The Loop

    Line after line proves infinitely quotable... suggesting cult status as well as critical acclaim beckons.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Politicians spin while they're winning on the brink of a Middle East war. Plus read our interview with .
  • The Impossible (2012)
    Review preview for The Impossible

    Director Juan Antonio Bayona spins the focus in on a single family caught up in the disaster, personalising the horror and bringing it home in unashamedly melodramatic fashion on its very own tidal wave of emotion.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A family's quiet Thailand holiday turns into a nightmare when a huge tsunami engulfs the grounds of their hotel.
  • The Invisible Woman (2013)
    Review preview for The Invisible Woman

    The film suffers from a profusion of good taste

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Adaptation of Claire Tomalin’s 1992 biography, which brought Charles Dickens' secret 13-year affair with a young actress to light.
  • King On Screen (2022)
    Review preview for King On Screen

    The big challenge here lies in attempting to do more than scratch the surface of a subject which keeps on offering up more possibilities.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A documentary about the more than 80 feature films based on the work of Stephen King.
  • Lawless Heart (2002)
    Review preview for Lawless Heart

    Writer-directors Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger... have made a film which successfully manages to dramatise the subtleties of modern relationships

    Trinity · 4 out of 5
    Relationship ensemble drama, as lives intersect following a death.
  • Locke (2013)
    Review preview for Locke

    It's like a suicide. And there's nothing to look at

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A man drives through the night, listening to mobile phone calls, as his life falls apart.
  • The Lost City Of Z (2016)
    Review preview for The Lost City Of Z

    Hunnam gives a compelling performance as a man railing against the bigotry of his time, and yet simultaneously embodying it as a white explorer in a place already well-known to its inhabitants.

    Seph Shewell Brockway · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, whose search for a lost city in the Amazon grew into an obsession.
  • Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998)
    Review preview for Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence

    The comedy rests. In fact, it goes to sleep.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    The friendship of three buddies is threatened after they all meet - and fall for - the same girl.
  • Maybe Baby (1999)
    Review preview for Maybe Baby

    The film has two defects. It isn't funny and Hugh Laurie is not Hugh Grant.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Ben Elton looks for comedy in conception.
  • The Odyssey (2026)
    Review preview for The Odyssey

    This retelling is the one you seek.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, the sirens and Calypso along the way.
  • Onward (2020)
    Review preview for Onward

    Maybe its Disney/Pixar have set such a high bar for themselves, but the latest outing, despite all its fairy tale creatures, lacks some of the studio's usual magic.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two teenage elf brothers rediscover a bit of magic as they go on a quest to spend a last day with their dad.
  • Pilgrimage (2017)
    Review preview for Pilgrimage

    Muldowney takes things seriously, with cinematographer Tom Comerford using the lowering skies and boggy heaviness to his advantage

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    In 13th-century Ireland, a cadre of monks travel through the war-torn countryside on a mission to bring their land’s most sacred relic to Rome.
  • Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
    Review preview for Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End

    Visually, as well as in certain performances, the final instalment of Disneyworld Goes Hollywood has a healthy infusion of surrealism and a sense of humour.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Action packed finale to the supernatural swashbuckling saga from Disneyworld.
  • Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
    Review preview for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    The film bogs down in incomprehensible ya-ya. There are three or four plotlines going off in different directions.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The continuing saga of comic pirates, a posh totty in drag, a ghost ship and the buried heart of Davy Jones.
  • Pride & Prejudice (2005)
    Review preview for Pride & Prejudice

    This is the first time in ages - perhaps ever - that the hot-blooded delights of a country house ball have been shown to be fun.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The camera loves Keira as Jane Austen's famous and fabulous writing flows to life.
  • A Private War (2018)
    Review preview for A Private War

    Heineman’s docu-style fits perfectly into the look and sound of things.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Biopic of The Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin while on assignment in Syria.
  • The Promise (2016)
    Review preview for The Promise

    Scenes are set up and played out as if rehearsing for a mud sculpture

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Complex love triangle against a backdrop of Armenian genocide in Turkey during the Great War
  • Rubberhead: The Life And Monsters Of Steve Johnson (2026)
    Review preview for Rubberhead: The Life And Monsters Of Steve Johnson

    Though its subject may be technical, this is essentially a rock n’ roll story.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The inside story of a monster-maker par excellence who has worked with some of the most exciting directors in the genre world.
  • Slice And Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)
    Review preview for Slice And Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

    Slice And Dice is a solid little film that will thrill fans of a neglected genre.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the development of the slasher film genre.
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
    Review preview for Spider-Man: Brand New Day

    I had to step aside to try to enjoy it as a thing itself and I'm not convinced I succeeded.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
    Review preview for Spider-Man: Homecoming

    The balance between the individual and the bigger picture is perhaps the greatest strength of Homecoming.

    Evelin Toth · 4 out of 5
    Peter returns home to live with his Aunt May, but the emergence of new villain the Vulture changes everything.
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
    Review preview for Spider-Man: No Way Home

    The film maintains an excellent blend of the domestic and the dramatic

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Peter's attempts to make the world forget him help villains fall into his world from elsewhere in the Multiverse.
  • Uncharted (2022)
    Review preview for Uncharted

    Uncharted doesn't break new ground, and doesn't retread familiar territory in a fun way. It's diverting enough, but its crosses and double crosses are all pretty well signposted

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A street-smart young man is recruited by a seasoned treasure hunter to help him recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.
  • Wives And Daughters (1999)
    Review preview for Wives And Daughters

    The performances are crucial to the success of the production. They exceed expectation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    How the good daughter of a country doctor becomes involved in scandal and gossip.
  • You're So Cool Brewster! The Story Of Fright Night (2016)
    Review preview for You're So Cool Brewster! The Story Of Fright Night

    There is the same sense of warmth and humour that made the film so endearing.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the cult horror comedy.

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