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Cartoon cat-like character sitting on a plate of cooked food, with flames in the background.
Review

The Garfield Movie review – as messy as a child eating spaghetti

by David Jenkins

Anoth­er lack­lus­tre ani­mat­ed for­ay into the lasagne-smeared world of Jim Davis’ most famous com­ic creation.

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Two costumed individuals, one with long dreaded hair, standing in a sci-fi spacecraft interior.
Review

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

by Hannah Strong

James Gunn bids the MCU an emo­tion­al farewell in the final out­ing for his rab­ble-rous­ing gang of space pirates.

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Animated characters: a plumber in red overalls, a princess in a red dress, and a mushroom-shaped creature.
Review

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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A woman with red hair floating in a murky, green-tinted body of water, surrounded by lush foliage.
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Jurassic World: Dominion

by Leila Latif

The return of some famil­iar faces can’t save this dire dino flick from feel­ing like a cyn­i­cal cash grab.

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Silhouette of a child sitting by a glowing lantern on a beach at sunset, looking out over the ocean.
Review

Onward

by Hannah Strong

Tom Hol­land and Chris Pratt play teenage elves on a quest in Pixar’s under­whelm­ing fan­ta­sy adventure.

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Two individuals, a man and a woman, standing in a dark, shadowy environment surrounded by large, textured surfaces.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

by Adam Woodward

Chaos reigns in more ways than one in this mud­dled dinosaur pile-up from direc­tor JA Bay­ona and writer Col­in Trevorrow.

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Racoon and small tree creature in forest setting with fire in background
Review

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

by David Jenkins

This big shiny super­hero sequel deliv­ers on expec­ta­tion, but nev­er threat­ens to do any­thing more than that.

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Two people, a man and a woman, standing in a futuristic space with a robot-like figure in between them.
Review

Passengers

by Adam Woodward

Chris Pratt and Jen­nifer Lawrence find love in a hope­less place in this cat­a­stroph­ic space romp.

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A group of men dressed as cowpokes, sitting on a wagon in a rural setting with bushes and trees in the background.
Review

The Magnificent Seven

by David Jenkins

Antoine Fuqua drags the beloved 1960 all-star dad west­ern kick­ing and scream­ing into the 21st century.

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Man holding device while woman stands beside car in woodland setting.
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Jurassic World

by David Ehrlich

Sil­ly self-reflex­iv­i­ty dom­i­nates in Col­in Trevorrow’s noble attempt to sell CG dinos to a jad­ed mod­ern audience.

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Two heavily armed men in dark outfits stand in a gloomy, industrial-looking setting.
Review

Guardians of the Galaxy

by Adam Woodward

Chris Pratt and co deliv­er big in Marvel’s smartest and most sur­pris­ing film to date.

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A woman wearing sunglasses and a black jacket, standing in a desert setting.
Review

Zero Dark Thirty

by Simon Crook

Kathryn Bigelow’s rapid response to the death of Osama Bin Laden is a taut and moral­ly ambigu­ous pro­ce­dur­al for the ages.

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