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  • The African Queen (1951)
    Review preview for The African Queen

    It’s a classic feel good film for grown ups and in this digitally restored form is a real treat.

    Max Blinkhorn · 5 out of 5
    A prim missionary and boozy river trader sail a boat through Africa.
  • The Dead (1987)
    Review preview for The Dead

    I defy anyone not to be moved by this performance.

    Caro Ness · 5 out of 5
    Superior adaptation of James Joyce short story, about guests at an Epiphany party.
  • Freud (1962)
    Review preview for Freud

    Montgomery Clift presents Freud as a rather more dashing figure than we are used to seeing but his dark eyes and furrowed brow are ideal for conveying the intensity at the heart of the tale.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A noirish biopic of the father of psychoanalysis.
  • The Misfits (1961)
    Review preview for The Misfits

    Monroe inhabits the role, becomes the role – and with everything we now know about Monroe's final years, it becomes uncomfortably hard to say where the boundaries of fact and fiction lie.

    James Benefield · 3.5 out of 5
    An unhappy woman takes a road trip with two strangers, looking to round up wild horses.
  • The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    Review preview for The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon provides us with one of the earliest, and undoubtedly one of the best, examples of Hollywood Noir.

    Robert Munro · 5 out of 5
    A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
  • The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
    Review preview for The Man Who Would Be King

    An amazing piece of work.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    Two schemers plot a coup in the Middle East.
  • The Unforgiven (1960)
    Review preview for The Unforgiven

    Huston wanted to make a film about racism, and succeeded.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Gritty John Huston western about heritage and race.

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