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  • Changing Lanes (2002)
    Review preview for Changing Lanes

    Gliding smoothly under the surface of what appears to be a serious film about coincidence and morality is that old black magic called sentiment.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    An ambitious lawyer and a recovering alcoholic have a bad day in New York after a car crash.
  • The Duke (2020)
    Review preview for The Duke

    There's some lovely family-driven humour in the script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman delivered with great comic timing by the veteran leads.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The story of a taxi driver who stole a Goya from London's National Gallery and began to send ransom notes.
  • Enduring Love (2004)
    A man is driven mad by a stalker.
  • Hyde Park On Hudson (2012)
    Review preview for Hyde Park On Hudson

    Are Bill Murray's fabulous presidential brogues what is worth remembering most, or are some of the statements about gender still valid commentary?

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
  • The Mother (2003)
    Review preview for The Mother

    No quickie run-through of plot pointers can do justice to the exquisite look of The Mother.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A suburban housewife comes to London and discovers that grief has unexpected benefits.
  • My Cousin Rachel (2017)
    Review preview for My Cousin Rachel

    This should carry you to Christmas on a wave of nostalgia... but it doesn't.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
  • Notting Hill (1999)
    Review preview for Notting Hill

    Being English and Hugh and frightfully-actually, the jokes have a cringe factor above the blush line.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A world famous film star falls for a bookseller.
  • Venus (2006)
    Review preview for Venus

    O'Toole is simply remarkable. He reinvents himself once again, stealing the breath away with his learned quicksilver wit and charisma.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Love, with catheters, for an ageing act-or who is seduced by the beauty of passion’s young promise.
  • Le Week-End (2013)
    Review preview for Le Week-End

    Likely to strike the strongest chord with couples who understand there's a double meaning to enduring love.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A couple take a make or break trip to Paris.

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