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  • Candyman (1992)
    Review preview for Candyman

    Philip Glass' brilliantly constructed score gradually shifts from very formal minimalism to something far more complex.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A researcher investigates an urban legend in which the vengeful victim of a racist murder appears to kill those who say his name five times in front of a mirror.
  • The Dark And The Wicked (2020)
    Review preview for The Dark And The Wicked

    What would it mean to live in a world where damnation was a very real and tangible prospect and yet, because of one's immutable nature, nothing one did could make a difference to one's fate?

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.
  • Deepwater (2005)
    Review preview for Deepwater

    Hokum and a lamentably OTT ending ruin what had been a pleasingly ponderous piece of pap.

    Richard Mellor · 2 out of 5
    A drifter becomes sucked into the shady dealings of a businessman after saving him from an accident. But will the businessman's wife prove his downfall?
  • Fracture (2007)
    Review preview for Fracture

    Fracture is clever, masterfully controlled by an actor whose love affair with the camera never seems to wane.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    An attempted murder leads to legal mind games in a Los Angeles courtroom.
  • Gattaca (1997)
    Review preview for Gattaca

    The design has a stainless veneer, bathed in early morning light.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A man considered genetically inferior, switches identity to realise his dream of space travel.
  • Reagan (2024)
    Review preview for Reagan

    Quaid and Miller's performances do a lot to carry a film that seeks neither to deify or demonise. If it weren't for their chemistry some sections would fall flat.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Biopic of the former US president, told through the voice of a former KGB agent.
  • Shanghai Noon (2000)
    Review preview for Shanghai Noon

    Chan's fight choreography is always imaginative...The extent of his skill continues to amaze.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Imperial guard from The Forbidden City, Peking, has comic adventures in wild, wild West.
  • Sid And Nancy (1986)
    Review preview for Sid And Nancy

    A story like this could easily have been utterly bleak, despite the powerful music. It is to Cox's credit that he packs it full of energy and humour that keep one gripped right up until the end.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Biopic focusing on the last few months of The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
  • Taken (2008)
    Review preview for Taken

    Zips along so fast that you don’t really have time to question the morality of it.

    Val Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A former spy gets back into action after his daughter is kidnapped by sex traffickers.
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    Review preview for Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2 is a wonderful sequel, dramatically satisfying and a fine entertainment.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A Terminator robot comes back in time to protect a boy from another, more advanced killer robot.
  • Volunteers (1985)
    Review preview for Volunteers

    Despite comedic pitfalls, denser than the Indonesian jungle, the Tomster comes good.

    Shaun Davis · 3 out of 5
    Peace Corps comedy on remote Thai penisula, with Commie insurgents and Tom Hanks.

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