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  • Free State Of Jones (2016)
    Review preview for Free State Of Jones

    "Every man is a man. It's as simple as that."

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
  • The Hunger Games (2012)
    Review preview for The Hunger Games

    Ross avoids the hyperbole of gore and mayhem to keep the emotions of what is happening so near the bone it hurts.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Set in a dystopian future, a young boy and girl must fight to the death on live television.
  • Ocean's Eight (2018)
    Review preview for Ocean's Eight

    Violence and testosterone have been swiped in favour of mind games and dangerously seductive evening gowns

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Danny Ocean's estranged sister attempts to pull off the heist of the century at New York's star-studded annual Met Gala. Her first stop is to assemble the perfect all-female crew. Her second is to keep them in order
  • 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.
  • 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.

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