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  • Cass (2008)
    Review preview for Cass

    An affirming story of an escape from violence.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    The true story of an abandoned baby who grew up to be a notorious football hooligan.
  • Filth (2013)
    Review preview for Filth

    It's sad to see McAvoy's raving, raging talent gone to waste on something so patchy.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    An amoral, junkie police officer will do anything - and break any rule - to win back the affections of his wife and child.
  • It's A Casual Life (2003)
    Review preview for It's A Casual Life

    If there's a message to be had it's that outwardly respectable men can be violent tossers, but that's hardly a revelation.

    Martin Gray · 3 out of 5
    A footy hooligan reveals his motivations.
  • Stan & Ollie (2018)
    Review preview for Stan & Ollie

    The performances by Steve Coogan (Stan) and John C Reilly (Ollie) are above and beyond the call of duty. They give the film heart.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    True story of the late years of the comedy double-act.
  • Tetris (2023)
    Review preview for Tetris

    I was entertained, but unlike an actual game of Tetris I didn't want to go straight back to it.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A thriller based on the true story of American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of Tetris in 1988. When he set out to bring the game to the world, he entered a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.

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