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Genre Action

A man wearing a rugged helmet with a blue tint, with a serious, intense expression on his face.
Review

Prisoners of the Ghostland

by Hannah Strong

Mer­chants of chaos Nico­las Cage and Sion Sono team up for a fleet-fist­ed tale of redemp­tion and uprising.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a red and white striped jacket standing in a room, looking shocked or surprised.
Review

Gunpowder Milkshake

by Charles Bramesco

Karen Gillan leads an all-star squad of female con­tract assas­sins in Navot Papushado’s all-action misfire.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man in a red and black patterned costume standing in front of a colourful, ornate background.
Review

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

by Weiting Liu

The MCU’s first Asian super­hero movie com­bines thrilling spec­ta­cle with cul­tur­al speci­fici­ty to cor­rect the comics’ racist past.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two men in close confrontation, one in police uniform with a beard, the other a young man with short dark hair.
Review

Shorta

by Lou Thomas

This slick crime-thriller sees civ­il unrest spill over on the streets of Copen­hagen as the boys in blue lose control.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Image of a muscular male character with a beard, wearing a red outfit and holding up a beverage in a dimly lit setting.
Review

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

by Kambole Campbell

The pro­duc­ers of Avatar pre­quel The Leg­end of Kor­ra expand on Netflix’s dark fan­ta­sy series with a bloody ​“ani­mé”.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a light blue shirt, tie, and khaki trousers looks surprised, with hands up near his face.
Review

Free Guy

by Leila Latif

Ryan Reynolds has an exis­ten­tial cri­sis inside a video game in this most­ly enter­tain­ing action-adventure-comedy.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Suicide Squad

by Lillian Crawford

James Gunn dou­bles down on his crass brand of humour in this charm­less, unfun­ny and facile fran­chise redo.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a wooden riverboat in a forest setting.
Review

Jungle Cruise

by Lou Thomas

Expec­ta­tions be damned: Disney’s river­boat caper is one of the year’s most pure­ly plea­sur­able motion pictures.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing black clothing and leaping from a high building.
Review

Black Widow

by Fatima Sheriff

Scar­lett Johansson’s super assas­sin final­ly gets a solo run out in this enjoy­able adven­ture about messed up families.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people - a woman and a man - climbing on tyres in an outdoor setting.
Review

Fast & Furious 9

by Hannah Strong

Vin Diesel and his fam­i­ly kick it up a gear as they face off against old faces in Justin Lin’s return to the high octane franchise.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect