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Two people in historical costumes on the steps of a grand baroque church.
Review

Cyrano

by Leila Latif

Joe Wright returns to his wheel­house with a big-screen musi­cal adap­ta­tion of Edmond Rostand’s Cyra­no de Bergerac.

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Woman with brown hair and serious expression sitting in a car.
Review

Hillbilly Elegy

by Madeleine Seidel

Despite strong per­for­mances from Amy Adams and Glenn Close, this mis­judged melo­dra­ma is an insult to those it claims to represent.

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Woman with curly brown hair wearing a white blouse, standing in a spotlight against a dark background.
Review

Rules Don’t Apply

by Glenn Heath Jr

This minor-key return for Hol­ly­wood leg­end War­ren Beat­ty is a pas­sion­ate slow-release gem.

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Closeup of a woman with long brown hair and a serious expression, peering through a car window.
Review

The Girl on the Train

by David Jenkins

Emi­ly Blunt stars as a tip­sy mur­der wit­ness in this crush­ing­ly per­func­to­ry lit­er­ary adaptation.

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Helicopter blades being tightened by a person's hand wearing a dark jacket.
Review

Hardcore Henry

by Josh Slater-Williams

This ultra-vio­lent FPS inspired action­er is about as fun as watch­ing some­one else play a video game.

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A young man with dark hair speaks on a mobile phone, flanked by two young women, one blonde and one brunette, all appearing to be outdoors.
Review

Kaboom

by Adam Woodward

A high­ly-fetishised, hyper-sur­re­al teenage Twin Peaks that’s undone by its own excess­es and a lack of nar­ra­tive clarity.

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