Contributor Adam Woodward

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Review

The Equalizer 2

by Adam Woodward

Denzel Washington emphatically reaffirms his action star credentials in this slick sequel.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Escape

by Adam Woodward

Gemma Arterton excels in this quietly devastating character study about a desperate housewife.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

The Coen brothers are heading to the 2018 Venice Film Festival

by Adam Woodward

Their feature-length western will screen in competition alongside new works from Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent and Alfonso Cuarón.
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Review

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

by Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie combine for one of the most purely entertaining action movies of the new century.

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Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Damien Chazelle’s First Man to open the 2018 Venice Film Festival

by Adam Woodward

The writer/director will be hoping to use the festival as a launchpad for next year’s Oscars.
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Trailers

The first trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite is here

by Adam Woodward

Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz star in the writer/director’s farce-ridden latest.
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Posters

Check out this rare set of Alfred Hitchcock film posters

by Adam Woodward

Original alternate one-sheets for Psycho, Dial M for Murder and The Birds.
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Review

Sicario 2: Soldado

by Adam Woodward

Benicio Del Toro is at his formidable best in this deeply cynical and scattershot cartel saga sequel.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Check out this delightful footage from the set of Lady Bird

by Adam Woodward

Watch Greta Gerwig direct a young love scene between Saoirse Ronan and Lucas Hedges.
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Trailers

Watch the brand new restoration trailer for The Deer Hunter

by Adam Woodward

Michael Cimino’s searing Vietnam opus returns to cinemas this summer courtesy of Park Circus.

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