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Review

It Ends With Us review – struggles to grapple with its heavy themes

by Anna McKibbin

Lit­er­ary behe­moth Colleen Hoover makes her cin­e­mat­ic debut, with this mean­der­ing, shal­low exam­i­na­tion of domes­tic abuse.

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In Retrospect
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Review

The Rhythm Section

by Charles Bramesco

Blake Live­ly is hell­bent on revenge in direc­tor Reed Morano’s female-inflect­ed riff on James Bond.

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A Simple Favour

by Hannah Strong

Hol­ly­wood fun­ny guy Paul Feig tries his hand at some­thing a lit­tle dif­fer­ent with this fizzy com­e­dy thriller.

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The Shallows

by Adam Nayman

Blake Live­ly hits the surf and gets carved in this schlocky, seri­ous­ly enter­tain­ing shark movie with attitude.

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