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  • Billy Elliot (1999)
    Review preview for Billy Elliot

    Lee Hall's multi-faceted script manages to open up the story behind the strike, touches on sexuality and expression through art while appearing to be just telling a damn good story.

    Symon Parsons · 4.5 out of 5
    Young lad from up north finds freedom through ballet.
  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
    Review preview for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    The strongest features of the of the film are the performances by Max von Sydow and by Sandra Bullock as Linda, Oskar's mother.

    Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5
    A boy trying to come to terms with the death of his father on 9/11 finds a mysterious key.
  • The Hours (2002)
    Review preview for The Hours

    It would be difficult to overestimate the quality of this film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Three women from different decades connect through the writing of Virginia Woolf.
  • The Reader (2008)
    Review preview for The Reader

    Thought-provoking rather than yielding insight.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A law student re-encounters an old lover as she faces a war-crimes trial.

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