Sci-Fi

The End review – charming, apocalyptic musical melodrama

By Katherine McLaughlin

Joshua Oppenheimer returns with an ambitious, post-apocalyptic musical whose thematic flights of fancy are just a little too strident.

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Mickey 17 review – gross and heartwarming in equal measure

By Hannah Strong

Robert Pattinson stars as a so-called expendable in Bong Joon Ho's hotly anticipated follow-up to Parasite, facing off against perma-tanned megalomaniacs and croissant-shaped creatures.

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Companion review – no thrills, only spills in this AI apologia

By Hannah Strong

Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star as a young couple whose weekend away uncovers difficult truths about their relationship in Drew Hancock's sci-fi thriller.

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Venom: The Last Dance review – air-headed escapism

By David Jenkins

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.

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The Wild Robot review – a moving ecological parable

By Kambole Campbell

Chris Sanders crafts an expressive, visually striking fable about a robot forced to adapt to the environment of an uninhabited island.

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Megalopolis review – scintillating, absurd and violently original

By David Jenkins

Ignore the haters – this is the kaleidoscopic, enriching, Wellsian vision of a grand old master with nothing to lose.

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Alien: Romulus review – does enough to get a passing mark

By David Jenkins

The Xenomorphs are allowed to run amok once more in this passable franchise offshoot.

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Sky Peals review – the most moving film about the British highway ever made

By Hannah Strong

A man who feels disconnected from the world around him receives shocking news about his absent father in Moin Hussain's moving feature debut.

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Deadpool & Wolverine review – a mixed (ball) bag

By David Jenkins

The MCU serves up a two-hour dick joke slam in the guise of a metatextual superhero threequel. Results may vary.

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The Beast review – a mind-boggling, sprawling romantic epic

By Hannah Strong

Across three timelines, a pair of lovers find each other again and again in Bertrand Bonello's ambitious, genre-defying latest.

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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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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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Spaceman review – a moving voyage to the far beyond

By Hannah Strong

Adam Sandler stars as a lonely cosmonaut who befriends a giant, benevolent spider at the edge of the universe in Johan Renck's spiritual odyssey.

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Dune: Part Two – a rousing and stylish hard sci-fi sequel

By David Jenkins

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya shine as mystical freedom fighters in this grandiose and often-breathtaking blockbuster.

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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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The Kitchen review – vindicating and explosive

By Rógan 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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Fingernails review – lightly effective despite a flawed premise

By David Jenkins

The barroom love-tester is God in this gentle sci-fi comedy with Riz Ahmed and Jessie Buckley as working stiffs at a scientific institute for love.

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