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  • Bastille Day (2016)
    Review preview for Bastille Day

    Almost every action movie nowadays borrows from every other action movie and this one happens to be done incredibly well.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    A CIA agent and a pickpocket attempt to uncover police corruption in Paris with the dubious help of an activist's ex girlfriend
  • Eden Lake (2008)
    Review preview for Eden Lake

    Not so very far from where we all live today.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A young couple spending a romantic weekend in the woods fall foul of an angry group of teenagers.
  • The Woman In Black (2012)
    Review preview for The Woman In Black

    The slow-building tension of the stage play is still there, but the added narrative space sees room for for Grand Guignol shocks aplenty.

    Martin Gray · 4 out of 5
    Harry Potter and the Spooky Old House? Not quite. Out on re-issue.

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