Showgirls (1995). Film review of the sex-fuelled drama

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Drama

2 stars film review fair passes the time
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No Way Up (2024). Film review of the ‘sharks on a plane’ thriller

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Disaster

2 stars film review fair passes the time
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Alien: Romulus (2024). Film review of the sci-fi horror

Film still from Alien: Romulus (2024)
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Science fiction

2 stars film review fair passes the time
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The Requin/From Below (2022). Film review of the survivalist thriller

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Horror

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Gerald’s Game (2017). Film review of the adaptation of a Stephen King novel

Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in a promotional image for Gerald's Game (2017)
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Drama

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching
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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024). Film review of the horror about extraterrestrial monsters

Image from A Quiet Place: Day One showing Lupita Nyong'o and the cat 'Frodo'.
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Horror

image four star rating very good lots to enjoy
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Under Paris (2024). Film review of the horror about sharks in the French capital

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Horror

image four star rating very good lots to enjoy
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Two Tickets to Greece/Les Cyclades (2022). Film review of the Greece-set French comedy

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Comedy

image four star rating very good lots to enjoy

Laugh-out loud funny French comedy about two middle-aged Parisians out to reconnect and chill out in Greece. Starring Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte, Kristin Scott-Thomas. Directed by Marc Fitoussi.

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Salome (1922). Film review of the avant-garde drama starring Alla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova in the silent movie Salome (1922)
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Silent

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching

Alla Nazimova takes the lead in this highly stylised version of the biblical tale, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Charles Bryant.

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Since You Went Away (1944). Film review of the WWII romantic drama

Colbert, Jones, Temple, stars of Since You Went Away, are pictured in a living room with Colbert reading a letter.
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star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching

Since You Went Away stars Claudette Colbert as a World War II housewife keeping the home fires burning whilst her husband is away fighting Nazis. Her daughters are played by Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple.

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