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Three formal-dressed men, two with white shirts and ties, one with a beard, standing in a room with blue walls.
Review

The Belko Experiment

by Anton Bitel

Greg McLean and James Gunn turn just anoth­er day at the office into full-blown bat­tle royale.

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4
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A man in a green jacket speaking with a woman in a floral dress, standing in an outdoor setting.
Review

Man Down

by Jack Godwin

A fired-up Shia LaBeouf tries and fails to sal­vage this mud­dled war drama.

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2
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1
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Three men sitting together on a wall, laughing and relaxed. Warm lighting and a gritty, aged setting suggest a casual, informal scene.
Review

Free Fire

by David Jenkins

The myth of diplo­ma­cy is the key ingre­di­ent of a hot lead sal­ad in Ben Wheatley’s wicked­ly fun­ny pis­tol opera.

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4
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A close-up of a person's face, partially obscured by swirling blue and purple lighting effects, creating a mysterious and ethereal atmosphere.
Review

Ghost in the Shell

by David Jenkins

All the slick CG in the galaxy can’t save this mind-numb­ing sci-fi noir star­ring Scar­lett Johans­son as a femme cyborg.

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2
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1
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A group of men in suits and coats having a discussion at a table in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Age of Shadows

by John Wadsworth

Wily resis­tance fight­ers take on wicked for­eign occu­piers in this breath­less peri­od thriller set in 1920s Korea.

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3
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3
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A group of colourfully armoured characters in bold shades of blue, red, and purple, facing away from the camera against a scenic mountainous backdrop.
Review

Power Rangers

by David Jenkins

Angel Grove’s finest are dragged into the 21st cen­tu­ry in this glossy, respectable reboot.

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2
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Two men in dark clothes working intensely at a desk, with documents and a laptop visible.
Review

Headshot

by David Jenkins

Eye-water­ing vio­lence is the dish of the day in this styl­ish though ultra-for­mu­la­ic mar­tial arts runaround.

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2
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Four people with guns in a grassy field, surrounded by mountains in the background.
Review

Kong: Skull Island

by Adam Woodward

Tom Hid­dle­ston on Apoc­a­lypse Now, ​‘Heart of Dark­ness’, and great blockbusters.

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2
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2
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Police officer in neon vest at Boston Marathon finish line.
Review

Patriots Day

by Elena Lazic

Mark Wahlberg and direc­tor Peter Berg com­bine forces for this rous­ing reen­act­ment of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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4
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Muscular male figure holding young child, silhouetted against fiery backdrop
Review

Logan

by David Jenkins

As Wolver­ine, Hugh Jack­man bows out in real style in this soul­ful revi­sion­ist com­ic book yarn.

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