Adventure

Twisters review – cloudy with a chance of scattered narrative

By Hannah Strong

This sequel to the 1996 disaster blockbuster sees a new group of storm chasers set out to tame a tornado, but the results don't exactly blow us away.

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Riddle of Fire review – whimsical and imaginative child’s play

By Hannah Strong

Three precocious kids set out on a quest for blueberry pie in Weston Razooli's throwback adventure film.

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Gasoline Rainbow review – glows brightly

By Katherine McLaughlin

The Ross Brothers create a portrait of youth in revolt in their first fiction film.

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The Garfield Movie review – as messy as a child eating spaghetti

By David Jenkins

Another lacklustre animated foray into the lasagne-smeared world of Jim Davis’ most famous comic creation.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review – formulaic and uninspired

By David Jenkins

Shoddy, rushed sequel that rides ramshod over past glories without offering anything new and exciting to this stale franchise.

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Society of the Snow review – a visceral survival drama

By Emma Fraser

A harrowing yet incredibly human look at survival in the most desperate circumstances from director JA Bayona.

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Madame Web review – did anyone involved in this film actually want to be there?

By Hannah Strong

Dakota Johnson delivers a remarkably disinterested performance as a clairvoyant superhero in this shoddy Spider-Man spin-off.

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Migration review – A sorely underpowered duck tale

By David Jenkins

A ripe set-up in which a family of ducks migrate in the wrong direction is squandered in this haphazard and empty family animation.

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The Kitchen review – vindicating and explosive

By Rogan Graham

Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares' feature debut is a kinetic, prescient thriller about gentrification and isolation in a near-future version of London.

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The Book of Clarence review – hilarious highs, jumbled lows

By Cheyenne Bunsie

Jeymes Samuel's second feature follows the misadventures of one of the thieves who ended up on the cross next to Jesus Christ himself.

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The Boy and the Heron review – poetry, philosophy, pure emotion

By Mark Asch

Less a swansong and more a heronsong from the Japanese maestro Hayao Miyazaki, a mystical and ambitious message of hope for the future.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review – a superhero sequel that sinks

By David Jenkins

Aggressively unmemorable return to a garish CGI Atlantis in which Jason Momoa’s sub-aqua regent wards off another potential apocalypse.

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Godzilla Minus One review – Precision-tooled fun

By David Jenkins

Our atomic friend returns for a runout on the battered landscape of post-1945 Tokyo in Takashi Yamazaki’s stripped back action epic.

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Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet is simply sensational

By Adam Woodward

Gather round and listen close... Paul King’s dazzling prequel to Roald Dahl’s beloved story is a joyous expression of pure imagination.

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