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  • Apocalypto (2006)
    Review preview for Apocalypto

    It has the zing of a sugar-rush from hell.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A captive, destined for sacrifice, Jaguar Paw is determined to escape and save his wife and child.
  • Braveheart (1995)
    Review preview for Braveheart

    In terms of accuracy, Braveheart is a big pile of mince.

    Symon Parsons · 3 out of 5
    Hollywood retelling of the story of William Wallace.
  • Flight Risk (2025)
    Review preview for Flight Risk

    It feels like a mid-season episode of one of the interminable slew of acronym-based law enforcement shows.

    Andrew Robertson · 1.5 out of 5
    A pilot transports an air marshal accompanying a fugitive to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.
  • Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
    Review preview for Hacksaw Ridge

    Gibson has an eye for a good story and knows how to lay it on with a trowel

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    An act of supreme bravery by a conscientious objecting junior medic in the battle for Okinawa
  • The Passion Of The Christ (2004)
    Review preview for The Passion Of The Christ

    Taut and visceral filmmaking at its most intense.

    Sobhano · 5 out of 5
    A stunning, emotionally gruelling telling of the Passion.

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