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  • Aberdeen (2000)
    Review preview for Aberdeen

    It is the journey, not the arrival, that matters.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A woman is forced to confront her past and present on a trip to see her dying mum.
  • Absolution (2024)
    Review preview for Absolution

    Neeson does his best to bring something different to the character, to make it more than just a retread of his work in Martin Campbell’s Memory, but he’s up against it.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes in his past, but the criminal underworld won't loosen its grip easily.
  • Cold Pursuit (2019)
    Review preview for Cold Pursuit

    You might be forgiven for thinking: oh no! This is just Taken with snow! In every sense. But then, the film turns and something not quite right that you had begun to notice about it begins to take hold.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers he thinks killed his son.
  • In Order Of Disappearance (2014)
    Review preview for In Order Of Disappearance

    The neat trick of Aakeson and Moland is to balance the humour with unexpected moments of poignancy and humanity as fathers from both sides of the criminal tracks share the common ground of parenthood.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Vengeance thriller.
  • Out Stealing Horses (2019)
    Review preview for Out Stealing Horses

    With Petterson’s novel heavily focused on Trond’s inner life, it’s no easy task to bring it to the screen.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Trond Sander, 67, recalls the summer of 1948. When this blissful time came to an end, nothing was the same as before.

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