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  • Alexander (2004)
    An epic portrait of the legendary conqueror.
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (2009)
    Review preview for Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans

    No film by Herzog has ever been so defiantly mainstream – and yet at the same time this remains one of the director's craziest, most outlandish affairs.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    Re-imagining of Abel Ferrara's film, starring Nic Cage as a cop in post-Katrina New Orleans, whose moral compass slips after he is put in charge of a murder investigation.
  • Deja Vu (2006)
    Review preview for Deja Vu

    The incomparable Denzel Washington gives another of his thoughtful, sensitive performances that carries a surplus of the dignity gene.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A detective in New Orleans goes back in time to solve a mystery and save lives.
  • The Doors (1991)
    Review preview for The Doors

    Stone emphasises the loss of innocence to an extent beyond credibility.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Biopic of Jim Morrison and his Sixties iconic rock band.
  • The Fourth Dimension (2012)
    Review preview for The Fourth Dimension

    Fawns completes the troika with a ringing emotional pop.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    Triplet of short films, conforming to a fixed 'creative brief'.
  • Heat (1995)
    Review preview for Heat

    Mann’s film is a stone-cold masterpiece.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    A cop and a career thief end up on a collision course.
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
    Review preview for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Usually with a comedy you're lucky to get one genuine laugh-out-loud moment. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang has at least half a dozen.

    Steve Harwood · 4 out of 5
    Small time crook is groomed for Hollywood with hilarious consequences.
  • MacGruber (2010)
    Review preview for MacGruber

    Plotting is afoot, so that the spirit of the Eighties is embraced and royally sent up.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Eighties spoof sees hapless bomb expert take on an old nemesis.
  • The Missing (2003)
    Review preview for The Missing

    The Missing is an entertaining film, but it feels overlong at 130 minutes and Maggie is so saintly and cold that it's hard to fully engage with her.

    David Haviland · 3 out of 5
    When an Indian tribe kidnap her daughter, Maggie is forced to accept the help of her estranged father.
  • Palo Alto (2013)
    Review preview for Palo Alto

    If there's a wish for more in Palo Alto, it's largely because what is here works so well.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Snapshot of teenage angst.
  • Pollock (2000)
    Review preview for Pollock

    As a directorial debut, the film is patchy, but intense.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The agony and the ecstasy of Jackson Pollock breaking new ground in American painting.
  • The Prince Of Egypt (1998)
    Review preview for The Prince Of Egypt

    The film looks wonderful, but suffers from its own ambition.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Animated retelling of the story of Moses.
  • Song To Song (2017)
    Review preview for Song To Song

    Some films need to be watched alone. This is one of them.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Modern love story set against the backdrop of the Austin music scene.
  • Spartan (2004)
    Review preview for Spartan

    Despite some dodgy plotholes and remarkable coincidences, the film is genuinely exciting.

    Andrea Mullaney · 3.5 out of 5
    A military expert is called in to rescue the abducted daughter of a high-profile politician.
  • The Super (2017)
    Review preview for The Super

    There are a number of familiar horror tropes here but they intersect in ways you might not expect.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing.
  • True Romance (1993)
    Review preview for True Romance

    Another victim of the style over substance genre.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    An earnest young comics geek goes on the run with an inexperienced hooker and an accidentally acquired suitcase full of cocaine - Christopher Walken's cocaine...
  • Top Gun (1986)
    Review preview for Top Gun

    Cruise, the cheesy soundtrack and the stunning aerial photography that marks out its combat scenes are its three main selling points.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A trainee fighter pilot romances his instructor.
  • Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
    Review preview for Top Gun: Maverick

    Cruise, doing many of his own stunts, owns the territory with stellar charisma.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Maverick, now a trainer, encounters the son of his old friend Goose.
  • Willow (1988)
    Review preview for Willow

    Lucas and Howard's often-dark adventure is still an enjoyable sword-and-sorcery tale.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    A would-be sorceror enlists the help of a warrior to take an abandoned baby to safety.
  • Wonderland (2003)
    Review preview for Wonderland

    Stylistically the film is a bit of a mess, frontloading with all sorts of showy technique but then settling down into a more talky, actor-dominated approach.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    The true story of the 1981 Wonderland murders, exploring the role of porn star John Holmes.

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