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  • Exterminator 2 (1984)
    Review preview for Exterminator 2

    Several characters apparently forget that the point of a gun is that it can be used from a long way away.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A man with a flamethrower hunts down a drug gang.
  • JT LeRoy (2018)
    Review preview for JT LeRoy

    The film is at its strongest when it's exploring the nature of manipulation and who, exactly, is manipulating whom.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Fictionalised retelling of the literary sensation and scandal of JT LeRoy.
  • Terminator Genisys (2015)
    Review preview for Terminator Genisys

    The film is saved by one of Schwarzenegger's strongest performances to date.

    Max Crawford · 3.5 out of 5
    When Kyle Reese arrives in 1984 to save Sarah Connor, nothing is as he expected.
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season One (2008)
    Review preview for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season One

    Overall, though Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles certainly isn’t terrible, its biggest problem is that it will always lie in the shadow of Cameron’s unrelenting vision.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    TV series follows Sarah in her quest to save her son from the terminators.
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season Two (2008)
    Review preview for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season Two

    The best episodes are still those which focus on Derek or offer flashes to the future.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    The second, longer season of the Chronicles leads us further into stacked paradoxes and the genesis of a resistance machine intelligence.
  • The Terminator (1984)
    Review preview for The Terminator

    James Cameron's masterpiece. A lean, brooding, violent and unforgettable experience from a director hungry for success.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Relentless cyborg tries to alter a planet's future by changing one woman's past.
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    Review preview for Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2 is a wonderful sequel, dramatically satisfying and a fine entertainment.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A Terminator robot comes back in time to protect a boy from another, more advanced killer robot.
  • Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003)
    Review preview for Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines

    A breathless, relentless thrill-ride that doesn't let up until the shocking, refreshingly downbeat climax.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    Third installment in the Terminator franchise has robot Arnie fighting a metallic woman.
  • Terminator Salvation (2009)
    Review preview for Terminator Salvation

    Terminator Salvation looks more towards its potential sequels than towards itself.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    After Judgement Day, the last remnants of humankind battle for survival against the machines.

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