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  • 44 Inch Chest (2009)
    Review preview for 44 Inch Chest

    The idea of the bare room, the helpless prisoner and the group of aggressive men is profoundly Pinteresque. Unfortunately it has neither Pinter's wit nor his brevity.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    After Colin's wife leaves him, his gangster friends kidnap her lover - but will Colin actually kill him?
  • Batman Begins (2005)
    Review preview for Batman Begins

    Nolan has gone beyond DC Comics into a psychological no-man's land where lessons can be learned.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The evolution of mixed up rich kid Bruce Wayne into the Dark Knight of Gotham City.
  • Belle (2013)
    Review preview for Belle

    Despite Gugu Mbatha-Raw's fine interpretation, the film feels predictable, as if it were fiction and not based on real events.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The 18th century upbringing in aristocratic circles of the illegitimate mulatto daughter of the Lord Chief Justice of England's son
  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
    Review preview for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    As comfy and cosily British as a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Retiring to India and the promised comforts of a luxury hotel, a group of elderly Britons get less than they bargained for and more than they could have dreamed of.
  • Burke And Hare (2010)
    Review preview for Burke And Hare

    While much of the comedy might have garnered a few laughs as part of a Two Ronnies' skit back in the Seventies, here it feels dated, predictable and bland.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Story of the infamous Edinburgh-based murderers.
  • Cassandra's Dream (2007)
    Review preview for Cassandra's Dream

    Allen's most morally challenging work since Crimes And Misdemeanors, this takes what is in essence a simple story and finds depths within it which will continue to haunt the viewer long after the closing credits have rolled.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Two brothers in need of money are confronted with a terrible proposition.
  • The Catcher Was A Spy (2018)
    Review preview for The Catcher Was A Spy

    Berg's dilemma requires him to try and solve logical and ethical puzzles, and cannot be alleviated through the easy process of having him find Heisenberg likeable.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The true story of a baseball player recruited as a spy and sent to assassinate the physicist Werner Heisenberg before he can build the Nazis an atomic bomb.
  • The Conspirator (2010)
    Review preview for The Conspirator

    The parallels with The Global War On Terror are obvious, but feel over-egged.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of Mary Surratt, charged as a co-conspirator after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back) (2018)
    Review preview for Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back)

    It's well executed (a phrase I use unthinkingly) and did make me laugh, but not enough to allay my concerns.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    An ageing hitman offers to help a young man who keeps failing at suicide.
  • Denial (2016)
    Review preview for Denial

    This is a grown-up film not ashamed to ask its audience to think rather than mindlessly emote.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A film about a real life libel suit that became critical to proving that the Holocaust really happened.
  • Duplicity (2009)
    Review preview for Duplicity

    Needed a more crackling central relationship to keep it interesting.

    Val Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Two former corporate spies scheme to swindle their bosses.
  • Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
    An ex-couple delete each other from their memories after a painful split.
  • The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005)
    Review preview for The Exorcism Of Emily Rose

    The trial plays out in a courtroom that looks more like a church and the few cringe-in-your-seat scares are economically used to great effect.

    Kotleta · 4 out of 5
    Courtroom drama debates fundamental religious beliefs against a backdrop of imagined horror.
  • The Full Monty (1997)
    Review preview for The Full Monty

    Heart warming and enjoyable.

    Keith Dudhnath · 3.5 out of 5
    Unemployed labourers get their kits off for cash.
  • The Ghost (2010)
    Review preview for The Ghost

    A suspenseful, intelligent thriller.

    Andrew Grant · 4 out of 5
    A ghost writer recruited to pen the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister gets caught up in a web of political intrigue, lies and corruption.
  • Girl With A Pearl Earring (2003)
    Review preview for Girl With A Pearl Earring

    Firth gives one of his brooding, unshaven, devilishly attractive performances, borrowed from romantic fiction.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of how one of the most famous paintings in the world was conceived.
  • A Good Woman (2004)
    Review preview for A Good Woman

    It's all very messy and in the real world would clearly end in tears, but Hunt gives a bittersweet and witty performance that has you crossing your fingers for a happy ending.

    Kotleta · 4 out of 5
    Film adaptation of Lady Windemere's Fan.
  • The Governess (1998)
    Review preview for The Governess

    Minnie Driver has the best time. She is a positive performer, who loves to act.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A Jewish woman passes herself off as a gentile to secure work as a governess, only to become embroiled in an affair as a heart.
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
    Review preview for The Grand Budapest Hotel

    An emotionally engaging tale that sucks you in with its gentle humour and melancholy.

    Max Crawford · 4.5 out of 5
    The adventures of a concierge and a lobby boy who becomes his friend.
  • The Happy Prince (2018)
    Review preview for The Happy Prince

    A mixed bag, as while Everett the actor masterfully evokes the mournful mix of decadence and decay of the last years of Wilde, Everett the filmmaker is, like so many before him, too much in love with the brilliant old rogue for his own good.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The last days of Oscar Wilde.
  • The Importance Of Being Earnest (2002)
    Review preview for The Importance Of Being Earnest

    But the real disappointment is Everett, who gives a lazy performance, as if he knows he can do this backwards and simply can't be bothered.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Wilde's tale of love and identity gets saddled with unfortunate dream sequences.
  • In The Bedroom (2000)
    Review preview for In The Bedroom

    The first thing you notice about In The Bedroom is that it looks ravishing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Trouble brews in small town Maine.
  • Jackboots On Whitehall (2010)
    Review preview for Jackboots On Whitehall

    Jackboots On Whitehall isn't afraid of stomping on a few tender sensibilities and its smut level is set to 'stun'.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Animated re-imaginging of a German invasion during the Second World War
  • The Last Kiss (2006)
    Review preview for The Last Kiss

    This is almost a chick flick for guys.

    Leanne McGrath · 2.5 out of 5
    Four friends panic at the approach of their 30th birthdays.
  • The Lone Ranger (2013)
    Review preview for The Lone Ranger

    You can't help feeling British audiences may well embrace the film's oddness - and blatant anti-American stance - which while not always successfully executed, means there is rarely a dull moment.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The masked hero and his sidekick ride again.
  • Michael Clayton (2007)
    Review preview for Michael Clayton

    Swinton’s magnificent juggling of callousness and vulnerability is the single best female performance I’ve seen all year.

    The Exile · 4 out of 5
    A lawyer forced to clean up after a colleague's breakdown begins to question the ethics of his job.
  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
    Review preview for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Following the phenomenal sequences up on the Dubai skyscraper, it seems that the only way is down.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    Ethan Hunt is forced to become a rogue agent in order to clear his name.
  • The Patriot (2000)
    Review preview for The Patriot

    The film is simplistic to the point of absurdity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A farmer takes on the Redcoats in an act of revenge.
  • Rush Hour (1998)
    Review preview for Rush Hour

    The humour emanates from excellent rapport between Chan and Tucker.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Culture-clash crime and chop-socky romp.
  • Selma (2014)
    Review preview for Selma

    There are long stretches when nothing much happens

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign for equal voting rights.
  • Separate Lies (2005)
    Review preview for Separate Lies

    The film runs deeper than passion's cruel barb.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A breaking marriage exposes the meaning of love and an unsolved crime.
  • Shakespeare In Love (1998)
    Review preview for Shakespeare In Love

    The air is heavy with irony, light with laughter and alive with love.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    The young William Shakespeare - suffering writer's block - finds romance provides inspiration.
  • Snowden (2016)
    Review preview for Snowden

    Oliver Stone takes the story and gives it slick mainstream polish, bringing the issue home in a way that is understandable and urgent, even if his hero ends up seeming almost too good to be true.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Biopic of the whistleblower.
  • Smilla's Feeling For Snow (1997)
    Review preview for Smilla's Feeling For Snow

    Bille August is a director who responds to the sensibility of abandonment, recognising an outsider's perception.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A scientist investigates the death of an Inuit boy.
  • Stage Beauty (2004)
    Review preview for Stage Beauty

    It feels alienated by the nature of its concerns, as if locked in a fancy dress trunk.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    To be or not to be a woman on the London stage, circa Pepys, Charles II and 1660.
  • Valkyrie (2008)
    Review preview for Valkyrie

    Screenwriter, Christopher McQuarrie and director Bryan Singer have done a terrific job of resurrecting the Seventies style of war film spiced up with the benefits of modern editing and special effects.

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Story of a plot to assassinate Hitler.
  • Wetherby (1985)
    Review preview for Wetherby

    Thought provoking and well acted.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    The suicide of a young man, causes repressed passions to bubble up for a schoolteacher and her friends.

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