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  • Bart Got A Room (2008)
    Review preview for Bart Got A Room

    Easily the best comedy I saw in 2008 and the first I can remember in years that I’ve wanted to immediately watch again.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    It's tick-tock, tick-tock for Danny as the prom approaches, and he still doesn't have a date...
  • Bobby (2006)
    Review preview for Bobby

    Estevez uses Bobby’s words too much, but you can’t blame him, because Kennedy’s compassion and sympathy for the underprivileged shines.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Who was in the hotel on the night that Robert Kennedy was shot?
  • Boogie Nights (1997)
    A small-town boy's 'big' break in the Seventies porn industry.
  • Cellular (2004)
    Review preview for Cellular

    The central premise takes a little swallowing, but... Cellular is a lovely modern B-movie, with hi-tech gimmickry.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Abducted teacher makes contact with outside world through radio waves.
  • A Civil Action (1998)
    Review preview for A Civil Action

    The film is refreshingly cynical about a profession that, in cinematic terms, expects every lead actor to be Clarence Darrow.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Courtroom drama about poisoned water.
  • The Cooler (2003)
    Review preview for The Cooler

    Not a particularly impressive film.

    David Haviland · 3 out of 5
    The unluckiest man in Las Vegas finds love.
  • Edmond (2005)
    Review preview for Edmond

    Incredulity grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    A chance encounter with a fortune teller sees a white-collar worker descend into an urban hell.
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003)
    Review preview for Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

    This is a comprehensive and uncompromising look at some of the films that still influence many independent filmmakers today.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Documentary about 70s cinema.
  • Fargo (1996)
    Review preview for Fargo

    Either the Coens have no conception of reality, or the people they write about lost the place half way between there and here.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A cocked up kidnap leads to mayhem and murder.
  • He Was A Quiet Man (2007)
    Review preview for He Was A Quiet Man

    He Was A Desperate Man might have made a better title, as one can only assume that Slater has been short of offers lately.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    A man about to go postal at work accidentally becomes a hero when someone else does it first.
  • Jurassic Park III (2001)
    Review preview for Jurassic Park III

    Joe Johnston directs the action scenes (is there anything else?) with professional efficiency.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sam Neill goes back to dinosaur island and is chased all over again.
  • The Maiden Heist (2008)
    Review preview for The Maiden Heist

    A light-hearted caper that makes for undemanding viewing.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    Three museum security guards scheme to steal their favourite exhibits rather than let them be moved out of the country.
  • Magnolia (1999)
    Review preview for Magnolia

    Sentimentality is already dead. Irony lives! And coincidence is king.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Isolated casualties of urban malaise in the San Fernando Valley.
  • Mystery Men (1999)
    Review preview for Mystery Men

    The film doesn't know what it's doing, or where it's going.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A team of useless superheroes try to save the day.
  • Panic (2000)
    Review preview for Panic

    Watching Panic is like tracing your finger around the blueprint of a roller coaster ride, instead of actually riding it.

    Trash Fletcher · 2.5 out of 5
    A hitman with a mid-life crisis meets a girl more messed up than him.
  • Pleasantville (1998)
    Review preview for Pleasantville

    The film springboards into carefully balanced comedy, and surprising social commentary.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A couple of Californian teens are transported into a Fifties televisual adventure.
  • Psycho (1998)
    Review preview for Psycho

    In remake heaven, where all clones meet, the only question is 'Why?'

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Colour, shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's classic.
  • Sahara (2005)
    Review preview for Sahara

    Push the plot too hard and it collapses. Best to sit back and do what you do with James Bond. If nothing else, the locations are breathtaking.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    An adventure yarn, with extreme treasure hunters and a beautiful doctor on a life saving mission.
  • Seabiscuit (2003)
    Review preview for Seabiscuit

    The film's formula is as neat as a well-pressed suit.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    True story of the little horse with the big talent, set against the backdrop of the American Depression.
  • The Sessions (2012)
    Review preview for The Sessions

    It takes messy and unresolved dynamics and finds their poetry. Can’t say sexier than that.

    Sophie Monks Kaufman · 4.5 out of 5
    A man in an iron lung hires a sex surrogate to help him lose his virginity.
  • 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.
  • Speed Demon (2026)
    Review preview for Speed Demon

    Like many a familiar rail service, it suffers from delays and nothing quite works as it should – but hey, it’ll still get you from A to B.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Aboard a runaway train, a nun struggling with her faith breaks Church rules to attempt an exorcism which just might save the day.
  • The Tale Of Despereaux (2008)
    Review preview for The Tale Of Despereaux

    I found myself transported back to a time when I truly believed there was every possibility that I would grow up to be a princess.

    Robyn Jankel · 4 out of 5
    A brave little mouse sets out to rescue a princess.
  • Thank You For Smoking (2005)
    Review preview for Thank You For Smoking

    The debuting Reitman handles the film with inventive style and confident assurance.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    Satire on smoking and spin.
  • Wild Hogs (2007)
    Review preview for Wild Hogs

    Wild Hogs reflects Hollywood's attitude towards entertainment, without understanding that star names and a sound-bit scenario requires writers who know about comedy to make the thing fly.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A road trip for middle-aged, middle-class, middle-minded bikers.
  • Wag The Dog (1998)
    Review preview for Wag The Dog

    The humour is knuckle-to-knuckle, accurately sending up the media's hunger for a story, any story.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A spin doctor and a film producer concoct a war to draw attention away from a presidential sex scandal.
  • Welcome To Collinwood (2002)
    Review preview for Welcome To Collinwood

    Does not live up to its promise, but is worthy of encouragement, nevertheless.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A group of hapless crooks attempt to pull off the perfect heist in Cleveland.

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