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Review

The Killer review – throwback to the golden age of pulp fiction

by Hannah Strong

Michael Fassbender plays a contract killer suffering some professional setbacks in David Fincher’s lean, mean new thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Creator review – welcome, benevolent A.I. overlords!

by Leila Latif

Gareth Edwards serves up a visually ambitious story of war between humans and A.I. beings in this heartfelt sci-fi spectacle.

2
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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Expend4bles review – the living end

by David Jenkins

Surreally awful action spectacle which represents nothing more than the quickest route to a payday for everyone involved in its sorry creation.

1
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1
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1
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Blue Beetle review – a fairly decent time at the movies

by David Jenkins

DC plunders the musty vaults for material and comes up with a poppy Latino riff on the boilerplate superhero yarn.

2
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3
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3
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

by Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and co gear up for another high-stakes mission, but it’s diminishing returns amid all the ambitious action.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

by David Jenkins

It’s an improvement on the execrable Crystal Skull, but James Mangold’s exhumation of the Spielberg adventure serial is both tame and unnecessary.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Flash

by Hannah Strong

Ezra Miller stars as Ezra Miller and Ezra Miller, and Michael Keaton is also there, in Andy Mushietti’s take on DC’s speediest superhero.

2
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2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts

by David Jenkins

The extinction of the human race is on the table with this join-the-dots seventh entry to the apparently beloved fighting robot-based mega franchise.

2
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1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

by Leila Latif

Miles Morales returns as the web-slinging hero of Brooklyn in this smart sequel which defies expectations.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Fast X

by Jake Cole

Jason Momoa puts in a fine showing as a new villain in Louis Leterrier’s zany entry into the muscle car franchise.

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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect