Reviews by Angus Wolfe Murray

Order by: Date, A–Z

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  Bring It On (2000)

  Cheerleaders battle to regain their national title.
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  The Brixtonian (2002)

  Short about a former public schoolboy who thinks he's better dread than dead.
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  The Broken Hearts Club (2000)

  An ensemble piece about a group of gay friends hanging out in LA.
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  Broken Wings (2002)

  An Israeli family comes to terms with grief and loss.
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  Brotherhood (2016)

  Review preview for Brotherhood

  You could have written the script on the back of Ray Winstone's betting slip

  First there was Kidulthood then Adulthood now comes Noel Clarke's last installment of his personal Odyssey.
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  The Brothers (2001)

  Four black professional guys talk about sex, relationships and commitment.
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  Brother Bear (2003)

  A Native American boy becomes a bear and learns what it feels like to be hunted.
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  Bruce Almighty (2003)

  Review preview for Bruce Almighty

  To say that this is nothing like funny enough is to suggest that it's not funny at all, which is wrong, because it is, some of the time.

  Jim Carrey becomes the Almighty, pray it isn't so.
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  Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

  Review preview for Buena Vista Social Club

  The character of the players, the vibrant energy of the music, the faded grandeur of a city spared the vanity of restoration gives the film a unique quality.

  Documentary about the Cuban stars who went on to become an international phenomenon.
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  Buffalo '66 (1997)

  A man convicted for a crime he didn't commit, gets out of prison, kidnaps a girl and heads back to his dysfunctional family.
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  A Bug's Life (1998)

  Review preview for A Bug's Life

  Make no mistake: all ages will leave the cinema with a big fat grin on their faces.

  An ant recruits a troupe of circus insects to save his colony from grasshoppers.
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  Bulletproof Monk (2003)

  A monk with no name protects a scroll with special powers.
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  Bullet Boy (2004)

  A boy's efforts to go straight are tested by his gang loyalties.
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  Bully (2001)

  Review preview for Bully

  The performances are uninhibited and utterly believable.

  The true story of a motiveless murder amongst middle-class teenagers in Florida.
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  Bulworth (1998)

  Review preview for Bulworth

  Beatty cannot decide whether to exaggerate wacky wrinkliness, or press for prizes in the turkey neck beauty contest.

  Political satire sees a Democrat up for re-election take out a contract on himself, before getting honest with voters.
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  Bump, Tick, Scratch (2005)

  Review preview for Bump, Tick, Scratch

  Odd? Definitely.

  A punk drummer cuts up old vinyl records.
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  Burma VJ (2009)

  Review preview for Burma VJ

  A Japanese journalist is shot dead in the street. Gunfire can be heard everywhere. Crowds run in panic.

  Burmese journalists risk life imprisonment to report from inside their sealed-off country.
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  The Business Of Strangers (2001)

  Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles verbally spar in a clever talkie about the art of manipulation
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  The Butcher Boy (1997)

  A boy's childhood in Ireland with a depressed mum, an alcoholic dad and a vivid imagination.
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  Butterfly (2003)

  Imagine a kaleidoscope where shodows become leaves.
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  Butterfly's Tongue (1999)

  A boy grows up in Thirties Spain.
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  Cake (2014)

  Review preview for Cake

  The trouble is you don't care

  A woman becomes fascinated with the suicide of a woman in her support group.
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  Calvary (2014)

  Review preview for Calvary

  In Sligo, it seems, God is dead

  A priest finds himself under threat.
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  Camp (2003)

  Review preview for Camp

  Graff has created a unique piece of work that will, eventually, receive its standing ovation.

  A summer camp for kids who adore musicals.
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  Caprice (2015)

  Review preview for Caprice

  Question: how can attractive women fall for someone as dull and useless as Clement? Answer: who knows.

  A stupid man becomes embroiled in an unlikely love triangle.
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  The Captive (2000)

  A rich young man in tasteful tailoring becomes obsessed with a lesbian who lives with him and his grandmother in large Parisian apartment.
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  Captive (2015)

  Review preview for Captive

  Authenticity is well matched by the performances

  A drug-addicted single mum is taken hostage in her own home.
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  Carandiru (2003)

  Fictionalised reimagining of a doctor's life looking after the populace of a Sao Paulo jail.
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  Cars (2006)

  Review preview for Cars

  Let's hope that Pixar hasn't run out of gas.

  A rookie racing car learns humility and down-home values in a rusty old town as Pixar's CGI animators wipe away a tear.
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  Cars 3 (2017)

  Review preview for Cars 3

  It has a kick in its heel and a nice surprise at the end

  Will Lightning McQueen retain pole position as the young bloods race to take him down? Has new technology made the old hometown garage a sentimental memory?
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  The Cat Returns (2002)

  A teenage Japanese girl becomes betrothed to the Prince of Cats.
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  The Cave Of The Yellow Dog (2005)

  A little girl cares for a stray dog in the magnificent wilderness of the Mongolia steppe.
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  Cabin Fever (2002)

  Review preview for Cabin Fever

  It is to Roth's credit that he maintains a degree of tension to what could easily have ended in farce.

  Deadly virus attacks teens in the woods.
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  Calendar Girls (2003)

  Comedy about middle-aged Yorkshire ladies, baring all for charity, based on a true story.
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  Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

  Review preview for Can You Ever Forgive Me?

  McCarthy is a revelation.

  The true story of Lee Israel who became a literary forger.
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  Capricorn One (1978)

  Review preview for Capricorn One

  Despite flaws that in hindsight appear obvious, it's a great story and Holbrook, especially, is terrific.

  The first manned mission to Mars may not be entirely what it seems.
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  Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

  Review preview for Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  Cinema is a visual medium and the directors of The Winter Soldier deserve recognition as master craftsmen

  Suspicion within S.H.I.E.L.D. complictes matters as our hero takes on a new enemy.
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  Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2000)

  Review preview for Captain Corelli's Mandolin

  Nicolas Cage plays against type, retaining his movie star persona, which is not the same as being convincing in the role of a man who lives for opera.

  An Italian serviceman finds unexpected love while on service in the Aegean during the Second World War.
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  Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)

  Review preview for Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

  No synopsis can do justice to the sense of fun, or the ingenuity of the animation

  A head teacher is hypnotised by two naughty boys into becoming an unconvincing superhero.
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  Casablanca (1942)

  Review preview for Casablanca

  Essentially a love story, Casablanca is darker than a camel's eyeball.

  A reunion between former lovers forces a bar owner to make an impossible choice amid the incivility of war.
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  Casino Royale (2006)

  Review preview for Casino Royale

  Forget charm school veneer; forget gentlemen's club small talk. This man is not messing.

  James Bond earns his double zero status and relaxes at the poker table with a mass murderer.
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  Cast Away (2000)

  Tom Hanks plays a modern-day Robinson Crusoe stranded on a desert island with a punctured football for a friend.
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  Catch Me If You Can (2002)

  Review preview for Catch Me If You Can

  It's never dull and always looks good, although the Sixties have become the Fifties - not a hippie, or civil rights marcher in sight

  True story of a boy who conned his way into being an airline pilot.
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  Cats & Dogs (2001)

  Review preview for Cats & Dogs

  So silly only a certified boring person would not enjoy.

  Evil cats try to take over the world.
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  Celebrity (1998)

  Review preview for Celebrity

  Branagh has none of Allen's flair for comedy.

  Woody Allen comedy that is more about sex than fame.
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  Central Station (1997)

  Review preview for Central Station

  What improves the chemistry is Dora's reluctance to be involved in anything so unselfish as street boy charity.

  A schoolteacher helps a young boy hunt for his dad.
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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.

  An ambitious lawyer and a recovering alcoholic have a bad day in New York after a car crash.
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  Character (1997)

  Review preview for Character

  The actors perform with admirable restraint in an atmosphere that cuts holes in your heart.

  How a boy came to attack his father.
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  Chariots Of Fire (1981)

  Racist and snobbish undercurrents to British success at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.
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  Charlie's Angels (2000)

  Review preview for Charlie's Angels

  The script has a sense of humour that doesn't dazzle with punchy one-liners, but is consistently witty, without showing off.

  Can girls kick it in big-screen adaptation? Course they can.