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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review – generic cop flick falls flat

by David Jenkins

Eddie Mur­phy hits the nos­tal­gia cir­cuit with this depress­ing, algo­rith­mic homage to the sparkling 1984 original.

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by Charles Bramesco

Joseph Gor­don-Levitt plays a besieged pilot in this air­borne thriller from Ger­man direc­tor Patrick Vollrath.

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Snowden

by Adam Lee Davies

The celebri­ty NSA whistle­blow­er gets the hagiog­ra­phy he (pos­si­bly) deserves care of Oliv­er Stone.

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The Night Before

by David Jenkins

Ho-ho-hell no. This sea­son­al caper star­ring Seth Rogen is about as fun­ny as Christ­mas crack­er gag.

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The Walk

by David Jenkins

Robert Zemeck­is makes Philippe Petit’s World Trade Cen­tre wire-walk appear as fan­ta­sy in this glossy heist movie.

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A dramatic black-and-white portrait of a woman with dark hair, piercing green eyes, and red lipstick pointing a gun at the camera.
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Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For

by David Ehrlich

It’s unasked for sequel time (again), as Robert Rodriguez flogs the dead CG horse that is the Sin City franchise.

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Looper

by Matt Bochenski

Meet Loop­er, by a coun­try mile the most resource­ful, viva­cious and sav­age sci­ence fic­tion movie of 2012.

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(500) Days of Summer

by Lorien Haynes

Marc Webb’s debut fea­ture is a step in genre and gen­der devel­op­ment that will be ref­er­enced for years to come.

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Mysterious Skin

by David Jenkins

Gregg Ara­ki has aban­doned his rough-around-the-edges exploita­tion style in favour of the dream-like tex­tures of David Lynch.

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