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A woman with short blonde hair wearing a white lace-trimmed blouse, looking thoughtfully through a window.
Review

Kill List

by Dan Brightmore

British director Ben Wheatley delivers a future classic in the form of this white-knuckle thriller.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Police officer in uniform speaking with young boy in rural field.
Review

The Guard

by Zara Joan Miller

American cop show meets the Emerald Isle equals Lethal Weapon gone Gaelic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting on a pebbly beach overlooking the sea.
Review

Brighton Rock

by Adam Woodward

Rowan Joffe delivers a stale and soapy rehash when he should have dared to dream bigger.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man wearing a black beret and leather jacket holds a gun while aiming it at the camera.
Review

Carlos

by Matt Bochenski

Olivier Assayas serves up an imaginative but exhausting study of a man who embodied the shifting sands of history.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in green shirt and young boy in kitchen
Review

The Town

by Adam Woodward

The Town’s true colours are there, but you’ll have to scratch through a layer of Hollywood gloss to see them.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men, one gesturing angrily at the other, wearing glasses and a scarf.
Review

Down Terrace

by Anton Bitel

In his low-budget feature debut, Ben Wheatley brings a very English working-class brand of domestic banality to his evil.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up portrait of a woman and man, gazing at each other tenderly in a black and white photograph.
Review

Breathless (1960)

by Laurence Boyce

Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece stands the test of time, still managing to feel incredibly fresh and exciting.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Young woman in black dress standing against floral wallpaper, lamp in background.
Review

The Killer Inside Me

by David Jenkins

A scene of almost unwatchable violence will colour your opinion on Michael Winterbottom’s dark thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in a room, one seated wearing a suit and tie, the other standing behind him.
Review

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans

by Josh Winning

A wildly entertaining off-kilter crime thriller from the dream team pairing of Werner Herzog and Nic Cage.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a suit and tie, with a serious expression, looking at the camera.
Review

Shutter Island

by Adam Woodward

Martin Scorsese’s latest is little more than a frustrating cobwebbed box of tricks and twists.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect