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  • The Acid House Trilogy (1998)
    Review preview for The Acid House Trilogy

    Instead of curbing Welsh's excesses, he platforms them. The result, with the exception of The Granton Star Cause, is unwatchable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Three stories told atypically - through Irvine Welsh's prose.
  • Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool (2017)
    Review preview for Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool

    Annette Bening plays a different character, raging against the truth, a bitch angel feeding her emotions.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A faded romance between a young British actor and an aging Hollywood star is rekindled as her terminal illness draws a veil over the sunset finale
  • Gangster No 1 (2000)
    Review preview for Gangster No 1

    Perhaps not as good as the sum of it’s parts, McGuigan’s second effort is visually impressive, a great comeback for McDowell and a launching pad for Bettany.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    As his former mentor is due for release from jail a gangster considers his life.
  • Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
    Review preview for Lucky Number Slevin

    It's the pace of the film that wins the day.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A case of mistaken identity in a fast-paced gangster milieu.
  • Push (2009)
    Review preview for Push

    The best praise you can heap on Push is that it’s nearly good.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Young telekinetics and clairvoyants band together to try to escape a sinister government agency.
  • Wicker Park (2004)
    Review preview for Wicker Park

    Indulges a form of slow motion romantic slush that smoothes the rough edges and gives the film a polished sheen to disguise its mediocrity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Love triangle in Chicago turns into a slow motion flashback puzzle.

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