This anime-style journey to Middle Earth dials back on risk and charm to robustly tell a simple tale of good versus evil.
Although it doesn’t quite soar to the heights of the original, there’s a lot to enjoy in this delightful sequel.
It’s three for three in the beloved bear franchise, as our marmalade-scoffing scamp heads off for an adventure in his South American homeland.
Tom Hardy seems tired and confused in this comic book sci-fi sequel that hasn’t got an original bone in its alien symbiote body.
Chris Sanders crafts an expressive, visually striking fable about a robot forced to adapt to the environment of an uninhabited island.
By Juan Barquin
Eli Roth's slapdash adaptation of the brash video game series is a joyless slog despite the presence of Cate Blanchett.
By Joel Oiku
Michael Morpurgo‘s beloved children's novel gets an animated adaptation, courtesy of Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
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.
Three precocious kids set out on a quest for blueberry pie in Weston Razooli's throwback adventure film.
The Ross Brothers create a portrait of youth in revolt in their first fiction film.
Another lacklustre animated foray into the lasagne-smeared world of Jim Davis’ most famous comic creation.
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.
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.
A surprisingly entertaining showdown sequel which opts for no funny stuff and doing the simple things well.
Shoddy, rushed sequel that rides ramshod over past glories without offering anything new and exciting to this stale franchise.
By Emma Fraser
A harrowing yet incredibly human look at survival in the most desperate circumstances from director JA Bayona.
Dakota Johnson delivers a remarkably disinterested performance as a clairvoyant superhero in this shoddy Spider-Man spin-off.
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