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Byzantium

Director: Neil Jordan

Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan

Film United Kingdom - Drama

Trailer | Showtimes

Review of Neil Smith

'Jordan’s horror return doesn’t quite live up to expectations, and often confuses pretension with depth. Yet this remains a stylish and moody mood piece infused with an intriguing feminist slant.'

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The Big Wedding

Director: Justin Zackham

Starring: Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl

Film USA - Comedy

Trailer | Showtimes (79)

Review of Neil Smith

'But then Wedding isn’t telling a story so much as selling a lifestyle – one that, rather like Heigl’s morning sickness, makes you want to vomit.'

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Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict

Director: Tony Britten

Starring: John Hurt, Mykola Allen

Film United Kingdom - Documentary

Trailer | Showtimes (4)

Review of Steve O'Brien

'In fact, the dramatic sequences are so well done, you’ll wonder why they didn’t make a fully narrative movie instead.'

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Everybody Has A Plan

Director: Ana Piterbarg

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Soledad Villamil

Film Argentina , Spain , Germany - Detective

Trailer | Showtimes

Review of Matt Glasby

'Everybody does indeed have a plan in Ana Piterbarg’s ponderous Argentine noir – problem is, they’re all terrible.'

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The King of Marvin Gardens

Director: Bob Rafelson

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern

Film USA - Drama

Trailer | Showtimes

Review of Simon Kinnear

'...a minor-key marvel.'

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Beware of Mr. Baker

Director: Jay Bulger

Starring: Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton

Film USA - Documentary

Trailer | Showtimes (11)

Review of Tom Dawson

'A fascinating rockumentary that pays tribute to its subject’s impressive musical odyssey, while illustrating the enormous emotional costs he’s incurred along the way.'

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Fast & Furious 6

Director: Justin Lin

Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker

Film USA - Action

Trailer | Showtimes (432)

Review of James Mottram

'F&F6 delivers where it matters: exhilarating, non-stop, jump-out-your-seat action.'

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The Liability

Director: Craig Viveiros

Starring: Tim Roth, Peter Mullan

Film United Kingdom - Thriller

Trailer | Showtimes (5)

Review of Neil Smith

'Shame Peter Mullan can't keep his mad dog in check as the human trafficker hooking up with O'Connell's mom (Kierston Wareing), or that the ingenious plot eventually degenerates into blood-splattered overkill.'

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A Hijacking

Director: Tobias Lindholm

Starring: Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling

Film Denmark - Drama

Trailer | Showtimes (21)

Review of Matt Glasby

'a ruthlessly plausible thriller, stripped clean of music and melodrama, and all the more engrossing for it'

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Deadfall

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky

Starring: Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde

Film USA - Thriller

Trailer | Showtimes (17)

Review of Ken McIntyre

'Too many coincidences spoil the plot, but this is a down’n’dirty, black’n’bloody little thriller. If nothing else, you’ll truly feel the chill.'

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Mud

Director: Jeff Nichols

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan

Film USA - Drama

Trailer | Showtimes (82)

Review of Jane Crowther

'More accessible than Take Shelter but not as powerful, Mud boasts stunning photography, a mesmerising lead and a strong evocation of Americana. McConaughey’s gold run continues…'

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Our Children

Director: Joachim Lafosse

Starring: Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim

Film Belgium , Luxembourg , France , Switzerland - Drama

Trailer | Showtimes (10)

Review of Tom Dawson

'Expertly avoiding sensationalism, this potently acted drama reminds us of Jean Renoir’s celebrated dictum, that everyone has their reasons.'

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Director: Mira Nair

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson

Film USA , United Kingdom , Qatar - Thriller

Trailer | Showtimes (13)

Review of Neil Smith

'Get past the starchy title and you’ll find a compelling tour through noughties history with an admirably international outlook. Be prepared, though: this is a film that takes its time…'

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Vehicle 19

Director: Mukunda Michael Dewil

Starring: Paul Walker, Katelynn Tilley

Film USA - Action

Trailer | Showtimes

Review of Jamie Graham

'Vehicle 19 rivals Running Scared as the best of Walker’s smaller, grittier (read: home entertainment) titles.'

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Star Trek Into Darkness

Director: J.J. Abrams

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto

Film USA - Science Fiction

Trailer | Showtimes (510)

Review of Matthew Leyland

'After a confident take-off, Abrams keeps the franchise flying with a faster, faster, FASTER sequel that makes for the most thrilling Star Trek since First Contact.'

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21 & Over

Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Starring: Skylar Astin, Miles Teller

Film USA - Comedy

Trailer | Showtimes (257)

Review of Emma Johnson

'Desperate to shock, it mostly comes across as needy and pathetic, a night where you wish you’d just stayed in with a book instead.'

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Chimpanzee

Director: Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill

Starring: Tim Allen

Film USA , Tanzania - Documentary

Trailer | Showtimes (42)

Review of Ken McIntyre

'Chimpanzee intermittently veers into Disney-esque cheese – seriously, a ‘bad’ monkey named Scar? – but is otherwise a delight.'

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Dead Man Down

Director: Niels Arden Oplev

Starring: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace

Film USA - Thriller

Trailer | Showtimes (22)

Review of Ken McIntyre

'In an era where CGI and destruction-porn can often trump idiosyncrasy, it’s refreshing to see a director like Oplev ladling a tasty dollop of high weirdness into the mix.'

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Dragon

Director: Peter Chan

Starring: Kara Hui, Takeshi Kaneshiro

Film China , Hongkong - Action

Trailer | Showtimes

Review of Neil Smith

'Peter Chan directs this refreshing film for the martial arts genre'

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Gimme the Loot

Director: Adam Leon

Starring: Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson

Film USA - Drama

Trailer | Showtimes (16)

Review of Kevin Harley

'[Director] Leon never forces the drama’s hand. Instead, he favours an on-the-fly empathy for the underdog that’s seductive without being sentimental and charming without being cheap, right up to a well-earned closing grace note that’ll make you grin for days.'

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