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  • Atomic Blonde (2017)
    Review preview for Atomic Blonde

    The pace squeezes your windpipe; the action pulverises your senses; the plot double crosses your preconception

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent.
  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
    In this second instalment, Cody Banks jet sets to London, in an attempt to thwart a lethal mind-controlling device.
  • The Bank Job (2008)
    Review preview for The Bank Job

    The fun in the film comes from the heroes' banter, and one can't help but think that watching them take a bus trip to Alton Towers might have been just as enjoyable.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The true story of a group of bank robbers who stole more than they'd bargained for.
  • Final Portrait (2017)
    Review preview for Final Portrait

    Just because you signal to an audience that you're purposefully making them watch paint dry does not make the experience of it any less tedious.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti tries to paint a portrait.
  • Hitman (2007)
    Review preview for Hitman

    None of this is very interesting, but the action does make up for it in part.

    Ben Sillis · 2 out of 5
    Assassin Number 47 hits the big screen.
  • Manipulation (2026)
    Review preview for Manipulation

    The film’s locations are a feast for the eyes.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Across Europe and beyond, a powerful elite society operates in plain sight while exerting unseen control.
  • The Sonata (2018)
    Review preview for The Sonata

    Janis Eglitis' exquisite cinematography is beguiling in the proper sense.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    After the death of her estranged but famous composer father Richard Marlow, young virtuoso violinist Rose inherits his old French mansion. There, she discovers her father’s final work: a mysterious score marked with arcane symbols. He may be dead but his plans for her are still very much alive.

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