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White House Down

For Roland Emmerich, a director who seems to revel in capturing the cinematic destruction of the entire planet…

By Tom Yates
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The Call

The Call is at its best when it sticks to the high-concept premise of “‘buried in a trunk”.…

By Andrew Drummond
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The Nun

Based on the 18th century novel by Denis Diderot, The Nun (aka La Religieuse) follows Suzanne, a young…

By Aoife O'Driscoll
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The Great Beauty

Rome has never been so cruel, beautiful and nostalgic as it is in Paolo Sorrentino’s sixth feature. The…

By Liloie Cazorla
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Rush

Fast cars, beautiful women, fiery explosions – Ron Howard’s Rush has all the elements of a high budget…

By Natasha Fonseka
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The Stuart Hall Project

Every one of the 103 minutes of this film is totally immersive and captivating, proving award-winning director John…

By Elly Perry
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More Than Honey

The world’s bees are disappearing. In a phenomenon termed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), millions of bees across the…

By Andrew Drummond
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Museum Hours

Directed from his own screenplay, the slight plot of Jem Cohen’s delightful film follows Anne (Margaret O’Hara), who…

By Tom Yates
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Seduced & Abandoned

If the title of the movie inevitably leads you to think of yet another cheesy love story, think…

By Rita Vicinanza