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  • The Apartment (1960)
    Review preview for The Apartment

    Wittily scripted and inventively directed.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An ambitious clerk engineers his rise through the ranks by lending his apartment to his seniors for their extra-marital affairs, only to question everything when he falls for someone himself.
  • Double Indemnity (1944)
    Review preview for Double Indemnity

    Sizzling and sassy, this thriller still cuts it amongst today's effects-laden offerings.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    An insurance salesman falls for a beautiful woman and concocts the "perfect crime".
  • A Foreign Affair (1948)
    Review preview for A Foreign Affair

    Dietrich is, as usual, magnificently knowing, mannered and sensual.

    Andrea Mullaney · 5 out of 5
    Black romantic comedy with political overtones still relevant today. Out to own now as part of the 18-disc Marlene Dietrich: The Movie Collection DVD box set.
  • The Lost Weekend (1945)
    Review preview for The Lost Weekend

    Milland is rarely off screen, and his work here is every bit worth that Academy award.

    Owen Van Spall · 4.5 out of 5
    The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four day drinking bout.
  • Sabrina (1954)
    Review preview for Sabrina

    This is a movie that is not as frivolous as it first appears.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 3.5 out of 5
    Rags-to-riches meets ugly-duckling story.
  • Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Review preview for Some Like It Hot

    This is possibly the raciest picture ever to get a U-rating.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Classic cross-dressing comedy as two unemployed musicians go on the run from gangsters in an all-girl band.

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