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  • Antichrist (2009)
    Review preview for Antichrist

    The main horror element is a deep psychological manipulation that stays with you for days afterwards.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A couple whose child has died retreat into the woods and discover very dark things.
  • The Boss Of It All (2006)
    Review preview for The Boss Of It All

    A hilarious screwball comedy

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    An IT company trying to sell up hires an actor to pose as its president.
  • Dancer In The Dark (2000)
    Review preview for Dancer In The Dark

    Bjork demonstrates an intuitive talent for acting that breaks your heart.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A Czech migrant saves for an eye op for her son while dreaming of Hollywood song and dance numbers.
  • Dogville (2003)
    Review preview for Dogville

    Nicole Kidman, as the mysterious fugitive Grace, is luminous and breathtaking, capable of evoking strong emotions from the basis of an enigmatic outline.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A beautiful fugitive hides out in a Rocky Mountain village.
  • Europa (1991)
    Review preview for Europa

    Defies convention.

    Trinity · 3.5 out of 5
    A German-American returns to the land of his forbears to help with the reconstruction after the Second World War.
  • The Five Obstructions (2003)
    Review preview for The Five Obstructions

    Creativity that could not be planned.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    Lars von Trier asks Jorgen Leth to make five films by his rules.
  • The House That Jack Built (2018)
    Review preview for The House That Jack Built

    Dillon makes a fair fist of the role of Jack.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A serial killer's life story is told through the murders that defined him.
  • The Idiots (1998)
    Review preview for The Idiots

    There is no recognisable storyline, although the emotional content has potential if it wasn't dissipated by a Calvinist attitude towards manipulation and falsehood.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A group of drop-outs have 'fun' pretending to be mentally ill.
  • Manderlay (2005)
    Review preview for Manderlay

    Be warned: this Great Dane backs up his satiric bark with a vicious bite.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    Whether it is right to enforce democracy upon those who remain slaves.
  • Melancholia (2011)
    Review preview for Melancholia

    Lars von Trier's sublime invitation to the end of the world is a grand film by a master story teller who does not repeat himself.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Two sisters' relationship is examined as a planet threatens to bring about the apocalypse.
  • Nymphomaniac (2013)
    Review preview for Nymphomaniac

    It's a film that goes out of its way to provoke and disappoint, but to those who get its jokes and can cope with the rest, it's a delight.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her experiences.

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