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Two people performing on stage, one woman singing into a microphone and one man holding a microphone, against a backdrop of neon lights.
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It Ends With Us review – struggles to grapple with its heavy themes

by Anna McKibbin

Lit­er­ary behe­moth Colleen Hoover makes her cin­e­mat­ic debut, with this mean­der­ing, shal­low exam­i­na­tion of domes­tic abuse.

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Marcel the Shell with Shoes on

by Michael Leader

A sen­tient shell sets out to find his fam­i­ly with help from a doc­u­men­tary film­mak­er in Dean Fleis­ch­er-Cam­p’s effort­less­ly charm­ing fea­ture debut.

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A man carrying a woman on his shoulders against a rural backdrop.
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Gifted

by Elena Lazic

Marc Webb fol­lows up his Spi­der-Man movies with a sen­si­tive and well-made tear­jerk­er about a child genius.

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The LEGO Batman Movie

by Manuela Lazic

With great jokes and a sub­ver­sive moral core, this ani­mat­ed com­e­dy man­ages to have its brick-based cake and eat it.

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Plush toy bird in bright yellow and green colours, perched on a gaming controller on a cluttered desk.
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The Secret Life of Pets

by Adam Woodward

This ani­mat­ed adven­ture from the mak­ers of Min­ions fails to live up to its ini­tial promise.

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Obvious Child

by Oliver Lyttelton

Actor and stand-up Jen­ny Slate shines in this roman­tic com­e­dy which faces up to the real­i­ties of abortion.

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