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Contributor Adam Woodward

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Trailers

Watch the first trailer for Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo remake

by Adam Woodward

There’s thrills, spills and pink pachy­derms in this ear­ly look at Disney’s lat­est live-action adventure.
A muscular man in a red shirt and black trousers standing in heavy rain, with a neon sign in the background.
Trailers

Watch the intense first trailer for Bad Times at the El Royale

by Adam Woodward

Chris Hemsworth, Dako­ta John­son and Jeff Bridges star in the lat­est from writer/​director Drew Goddard.
Two individuals, a man and a woman, standing in a dark, shadowy environment surrounded by large, textured surfaces.
Review

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.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Trailers

Steve McQueen’s Widows gets a pulsating first trailer

by Adam Woodward

Vio­la Davis and Michelle Rodriguez head up an all-star cast in the director’s female-dri­ven heist thriller.
A man in a blue jacket standing by a microphone and holding a medal.
Review

Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager

by Adam Woodward

This evoca­tive doc­u­men­tary cel­e­brates the life and career of one of football’s true greats.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Trailers

Watch the first trailer for Jacques Audiard’s western The Sisters Brothers

by Adam Woodward

Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyl­len­haal and John C Reil­ly star in the French director’s Ore­gon oater.
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Trailers

Paul Dano’s Wildlife gets a stunning first trailer

by Adam Woodward

Carey Mul­li­gan plays a lovelorn 1960s house­wife in the actor’s impres­sive direc­to­r­i­al debut.
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Trailers

Take a first look at Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old To Die Young

by Adam Woodward

The Dan­ish writer/​director promis­es to take us on a tour of LA’s dark crim­i­nal underbelly.
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Festivals

Dogman – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Mat­teo Gar­rone returns to the crime-stained streets of south­ern Italy for his lat­est social real­ist parable.
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Review

Solo: A Star Wars Story

by Adam Woodward

This safe and fan ser­vice-heavy Han Solo ori­gin sto­ry is the worst Star Wars movie since the pre­quel trilogy.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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