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A woman wearing a turban-style head covering, facing away from the camera with a serious expression.
Review

The Piano Lesson review – high-quality but low-impact work

by Leila Latif

Mal­colm Wash­ing­ton makes his fea­ture direc­to­r­i­al debut with an ambi­tious adap­ta­tion of one of August Wilson’s most well-known plays.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Cartoon cat-like character sitting on a plate of cooked food, with flames in the background.
Review

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.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Three people, two men and one woman, sitting in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

by David Jenkins

This dire action-com­e­dy feels like it was thrown togeth­er with a min­i­mum of care and attention.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in a busy street, one wearing a police uniform and the other a checkered shirt, tie and jacket.
Review

Spiral

by Hannah Strong

This pro­ce­dur­al thriller reboot of the Saw fran­chise is painful to sit through for all the wrong reasons.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Incoming

The Saw franchise draws new blood with the Spiral trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Chris Rock and Samuel L Jack­son as beat cops? We’re listening…
Two people sitting on a sofa, a woman in a dark jacket and a man in a pink suit.
Review

Unicorn Store

by Josh Slater-Williams

Brie Lar­son directs and stars in this enjoy­ably idio­syn­crat­ic com­e­dy about real­is­ing your child­hood dreams.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wavy blonde hair wearing a black leather jacket and a purple top stands in a doorway against a blurred background.
Review

Captain Marvel

by Hannah Strong

Brie Lar­son is great as Car­ol Dan­vers, but we’d hoped for slight­ly more from Marvel’s first female solo super­hero movie.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men, one with arms crossed sitting on a chair, one seated in meditation pose, both in a pink-tinted room.
Review

Glass

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shya­malan gets the gang back togeth­er for the bizarre finale to his ​“Eas­trail 177 Trilogy”.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Why I love Samuel L Jackson’s performance in Pulp Fiction

by Victoria Luxford

In a pro­lif­ic career span­ning four decades, it’s still Jules Win­n­field who stands tallest.
Two men holding firearms, one bald and the other with short hair, in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

by David Jenkins

This pot­ty-mouthed road trip from Coven­try to The Hague stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jack­son and some top com­ic bants.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect