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Two elderly individuals riding a red mobility scooter in a garden setting with lush greenery and buildings in the background.
Review

Thelma review – June Squibb finally gets her starring role

by Hannah Strong

June Squibb is a delight in this sweet com­e­dy about an irre­press­ible 93-year-old who won’t take being scammed lying down.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man waving from a car, wearing a grey jacket and yellow shirt.
Review

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review – generic cop flick falls flat

by David Jenkins

Eddie Mur­phy hits the nos­tal­gia cir­cuit with this depress­ing, algo­rith­mic homage to the sparkling 1984 original.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Man with dark curly hair and a beard wearing a red shirt, standing in an indoor setting with curtains behind him.
Review

Kill review – a bumpy ride along parallel tracks of heroism and villainy

by Anton Bitel

A young man sets out to save his true love and ends up caught in a bloody bat­tle aboard a train in Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s riotous actioner.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a heavily armed and armoured person aiming a large weapon in a dark, industrial setting.
Review

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review – Miller you absolute mad man

by Hannah Strong

George Miller fires up his war rig and roars across the Aus­tralian out­back once more, this time telling the ori­gin sto­ry of the fear­some Imper­a­tor Furiosa.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two chimpanzees with dark fur and expressive faces touching heads.
Review

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review – stop, I want to get off!

by Adam Woodward

The lat­est instal­ment in the simi­an cin­e­ma canon is a weak fol­low-up to the nar­ra­tive estab­lished in its pre­de­ces­sors, as mon­key in-fight­ing devel­ops between var­i­ous tribes.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Boxer in red jacket lying on ground, hands grasping metal pole, face obscured.
Review

The Fall Guy review – good stunts, appalling script

by Hannah Strong

In David Leitch’s bom­bas­tic salute to the Hol­ly­wood stunt indus­try, Ryan Gosling becomes inad­ver­tent­ly embroiled in a nefar­i­ous plot while try­ing to regain the trust of his for­mer lover.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women sitting on floor in gym, surrounded by weights and equipment.
Review

Love Lies Bleeding review – hot, dirty, fast, combustible

by Hannah Strong

Kris­ten Stew­art and Katy O’Brien are on fire as star-crossed lovers who get into a sweaty mess in Rose Glass’s lurid ​’80s throw­back thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman holds a camera, focusing intently on the viewfinder whilst two figures stand in the background.
Review

Civil War review – sound without the fury

by Hannah Strong

Alex Gar­land’s vision of a future Amer­i­ca rav­aged by con­flict is impres­sive­ly mount­ed but lacks polit­i­cal bite.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Nude figure seated in wooden ring, arms outstretched, with ropes surrounding frame.
Review

Monkey Man review – a ferocious, rough-hewn directorial debut

by Kambole Campbell

Dev Patel emerges as a com­pelling action star in his direc­to­r­i­al debut Mon­key Man, a scrap­py revenge tale set in a fic­tion­alised Indi­an city where cor­rup­tion is rife.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Massive, fur-covered creature with large, fierce expression in a misty, mountainous landscape.
Review

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review – big, goofy fun

by David Jenkins

A sur­pris­ing­ly enter­tain­ing show­down sequel which opts for no fun­ny stuff and doing the sim­ple things well.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect