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  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
    Review preview for X-Men: The Last Stand

    By far the best in the X-Men trilogy.

    Chris Brooks · 4.5 out of 5
    The mutants battle over a manmade 'cure' for their condition.
  • Lady Vengeance (2005)
    Review preview for Lady Vengeance

    Intelligent, and unsettling.

    Chris Brooks · 4.5 out of 5
    Revenge is ugly and intricately planned in South Korea. Now out to own as part of the Vengeance Trilogy box set.
  • Final Destination 3 (2006)
    Review preview for Final Destination 3

    For any Final Destination fan, it's unlikely the third will disappoint.

    Chris Brooks · 3.5 out of 5
    Third time unlucky for the youthful victims of G Reaper, Esq
  • Wild Country (2005)
    Review preview for Wild Country

    It makes a nice change to see a low budget British flick actually making a fist of it.

    Chris Brooks · 3.5 out of 5
    Monster horror flick in poundstretched kilted country.
  • It Happened Here (1966)
    Review preview for It Happened Here

    It Happened Here has been hailed as one of the all time best war films, which is amazing when you consider the constraints the filmmakers faced.

    Chris Brooks · 3.5 out of 5
    What if the Germans had occupied England after the fall of Dunkirk...

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