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  • The Big Sleep (1946)
    Review preview for The Big Sleep

    Showcasing Bogart and Bacall at the height of their talents, it sizzles with energy.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Hired by a dying millionaire, detective Philip Marlowe finds himself embroiled in successive mysteries relating to a beautiful but dangerous woman.
  • I Was A Male War Bride (1949)
    Review preview for I Was A Male War Bride

    Works beautifully because of Hawks's eye for detail, a rattling good script and comic timing of the most relaxed kind.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Second World War mission played for comic romance.
  • Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
    Review preview for Only Angels Have Wings

    A brilliant exercise in plotting, drama, comedy and action with a fitting denouement.

    Luke Shaw · 4 out of 5
    An Andean adventure sees a bold young woman trying to cut it as a freight pilot and falling for her boss.
  • The Thing From Another World (1951)
    Review preview for The Thing From Another World

    What makes this stand out from other science fiction films of the era is its ambiguous attitude to key themes of the period.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A remote Arctic outpost is threatened by an alien organism.

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