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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review – Miller you absolute mad man

by Hannah Strong

George Miller fires up his war rig and roars across the Aus­tralian out­back once more, this time telling the ori­gin sto­ry of the fear­some Imper­a­tor Furiosa.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie

by Michael Leader

Nin­ten­do and Illu­mi­na­tion team up to give every­one’s favourite fic­tion­al plumber an ani­mat­ed makeover, with soul­less results.

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The Menu

by David Jenkins

Mark Mylod’s one-dimen­sion­al dark com­e­dy serves up an under­cooked feast of pro­found­ly smug commentary.

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The Northman

by Hannah Strong

Robert Eggers assem­bles an intre­pid team for the epic tale of a wronged Viking prince’s quest for vengeance.

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Last Night in Soho

by David Jenkins

This time-trav­el­ling neo-gial­lo from Edgar Wright con­tains a few stun­ning sequences, but flubs the final act.

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Emma

by Hannah Strong

It’s no Clue­less, but a strong cast just about sus­tains Autumn de Wilde’s faith­ful take on Jane Austen’s novel.

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The Secret of Marrowbone

by David Jenkins

Despite boast­ing a tal­ent­ed young cast, Ser­gio G Sánchez’s creepy cham­ber piece doesn’t add up to much.

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Thoroughbreds

by David Jenkins

Anya Tay­lor-Joy and Olivia Cooke are a rev­e­la­tion in this sub­ur­ban black com­e­dy from Cory Finley.

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Split

by Anton Bitel

James McAvoy is on spine-tin­gling form in this effec­tive thriller from M Night Shyamalan.

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The Witch

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Some­thing wicked this way comes… Robert Eggers’ New Eng­land folk tale is steeped in mag­ic and menace.

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