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Two characters in dark attire, one with a striped costume, stand in a shadowy environment.
Review

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review – squelchy, stripy sequel fun

by Hannah Strong

Bur­ton, Keaton and Ryder turn up the juice and see what shakes loose in a sequel 36 years in the mak­ing that man­ages to deliv­er plen­ty of laughs even if it’s all a bit chaotic.

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Elephant calf resting on hay, large eyes and trunk visible.
Review

Dumbo

by Hannah Strong

Tim Burton’s over­stuffed and under­whelm­ing sideshow act lacks a sense of wonder.

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Four creepy porcelain dolls and two girls in a dark, wooded setting.
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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

by Adam Woodward

Tim Burton’s lat­est is an enchant­i­ng YA fairy tale that sad­ly out­stays its welcome.

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Young woman in white blouse posing in front of a framed artwork.
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Big Eyes

by David Jenkins

Tim Bur­ton miss­es sub­tex­tu­al tricks in this colour­ful biopic of Amer­i­can kitsch artist, Mar­garet Keane.

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Two macabre puppet figures, one holding the other, in a black and white, moody, and sinister composition.
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Frankenweenie

by Adam Woodward

Tim Bur­ton goes old-school with a mono­chro­mat­ic ani­mat­ed gem that’s sad­ly not of its time.

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Young woman in silver dress standing on steps
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Dark Shadows

by David Jenkins

Despite obvi­ous flaws, there’s a decent amount to admire in Tim Burton’s bizarre retro hor­ror comedy.

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A young woman in a blue dress sitting in a hollowed-out tree trunk, surrounded by moss and foliage.
Review

Alice in Wonderland

by Anton Bitel

Tim Bur­ton has always been a visu­al sto­ry­teller and his Alice is a source of visu­al wonder.

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