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  • Brick (2005)
    Review preview for Brick

    Brick is something altogether peculiar, more than the sum of its parts

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A teenager investigates the underworld of a local high school.
  • The Brothers Bloom (2008)
    Review preview for The Brothers Bloom

    For some viewers the build up of devious plot twists may be a little overwrought but it is nevertheless an effective way of skewering the cynical viewer.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 4 out of 5
    Swindling siblings lure an eccentric heiress into their elaborate scheme.
  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    Review preview for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Rian Johnson's knife is sharper and more precise the second time out.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case.
  • Knives Out (2019)
    Review preview for Knives Out

    As a whodunit, the film is fun and forgettable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A detective is called into investigate the mysterious death of a renowned crime writer.
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
    Review preview for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    It's that old magic again.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.

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