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Two men, one wearing sunglasses, sitting in a car.
Review

Bad Boys for Life

by Adam Woodward

This is not a review of Bad Boys for Life. This is a requiem for Bad Boys.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of soldiers in combat gear and uniforms, amidst rubble and debris, with a central figure standing among them.
Review

1917

by Greg Wetherall

Sam Mendes’ grip­ping World War One dra­ma is light on plot but dis­plays plen­ty of tech­ni­cal panache.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Young woman in white outfit wielding staff, surrounded by lush jungle foliage
Review

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

by David Jenkins

The Star Wars saga comes to a close with a sto­ry that’s big on cameos and ref­er­ences, but short on excite­ment and surprises.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three people standing in a dark room, a man with grey hair and a beard wearing a green jacket, a young woman with dark hair wearing a red jacket, and a young man with dark hair wearing black clothing.
Review

Jumanji: The Next Level

by Hannah Strong

The gang gets a sequel… Dan­ny DeVi­to and Awk­wa­fi­na join the cast of this glossy fan­ta­sy adventure.

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2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person in a long green dress and head covering, sitting on the ground near a river surrounded by trees.
Review

Harriet

by Katie Goh

This ori­gin sto­ry of an Amer­i­can hero, star­ring Cyn­thia Eri­vo, is ren­dered as a bland adven­ture yarn.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in suits engaged in physical altercation on city street.
Review

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

by Michael Leader

Fists and bul­lets fly in this amped-up, con­sis­tent­ly enter­tain­ing action thriller from Korea’s Lee Won-tae.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three young women posing in a desert landscape, wearing casual clothing.
Review

Charlie’s Angels

by Charles Bramesco

Kris­ten Stew­art leads a squad of lethal female spies in the lat­est reboot of the ​’70s TV sensation.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A group of men standing around a red sports car, one holding a trophy aloft. The men are smiling and appear to be celebrating a victory or achievement.
Review

Le Mans ’66

by David Jenkins

The might of Ford takes on the mag­ic of Fer­rari in this full-throt­tle motor­ing dra­ma from James Mangold.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Group of men in military and naval uniforms standing in front of aircraft.
Review

Midway

by Adam Woodward

Roland Emmerich’s expen­sive­ly mount­ed re-enact­ment of the Bat­tle of Mid­way ben­e­fits from a bal­anced perspective.

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Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person climbing rock face high above cloudy sky.
Review

The Aeronauts

by Hannah Strong

Eddie Red­mayne and Felic­i­ty Jones play Vic­to­ri­an bal­loon enthu­si­asts in this unin­spired his­tor­i­cal drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect