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Sorry to Bother You

By Matthew Eng

Boots Riley’s surrealist vision of corporate servitude is a comedy with plenty of willpower and zero apologies.

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

By Adam Woodward

Chaos reigns in more ways than one in this muddled dinosaur pile-up from director JA Bayona and writer Colin Trevorrow.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

By Adam Woodward

This safe and fan service-heavy Han Solo origin story is the worst Star Wars movie since the prequel trilogy.

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Anon

By Lou Thomas

Hi-tech meets low morals in this timely sci-fi thriller starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried.

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Rampage

By Hannah Strong

Dwayne Johnson goes toe-to-toe with some genetically-altered giants in this silly and entertaining blockbuster.

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Annihilation

By Adam Woodward

Alex Garland delivers a visually stunning, coolly affecting allegory for life, loss and human fallibility.

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Mute

By Matt Thrift

Duncan Jones’ spiritual sequel to Moon is a neon-drenched nightmare – and not in the way anyone intended.

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Black Panther

By Hannah Strong

Creed wunderkind Ryan Coogler takes the reigns to deliver Marvel’s best origin story since Iron Man.

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Jupiter’s Moon

By David Jenkins

Bravura technique trumps narrative coherence in this garbled modern demigod saga from Hungary.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi

By Hannah Strong

Rian Johnson serves up the most spectacular, emotional and weirdest Star Wars film to date.

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Blade Runner 2049

By David Jenkins

Denis Villeneuve tangles with Replicants in this bombastic though naggingly shallow sci-fi sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult classic.

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The Dark Tower

By Elena Lazic

Idris Elba plays a cosmic gunslinger in this tame adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy saga.

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The Untamed

By Mark Allison

A family is torn apart because of their sexual obsession with a tentacled beast in this strange, grim pseudo-horror.

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Napping Princess

By Michael Leader

This entertaining animated adventure imagines a near-future powered by machines.

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Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets

By Adam Woodward

Luc Besson’s expensive bubble gum space romp is 2017’s most spectacular misfire.

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War for the Planet of the Apes

By David Jenkins

The thinking person’s blockbuster franchise returns with big emotions, incredible effects but very little to actually say.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming

By Adam Woodward

Tom Holland gets top marks as Marvel’s teenage web-slinger goes back to school.

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