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Review

F1 review – speed is king, subtlety is yellow-flagged

by Adam Woodward

Brad Pitt is in scin­til­lat­ing form in this shame­less PR exer­cise, which also hap­pens to be one of the year’s most pure­ly enter­tain­ing cin­e­mat­ic experiences.

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Two men discussing at a table with drinks and greenery.
Review

Wolfs review – it’s content, not cinema

by Hannah Strong

Two lone wolf fix­ers bick­er their way through Jon Watts’ spark­less action com­e­dy, which wastes the charis­ma of George Clooney.

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2
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Review

Babylon

by Hannah Strong

Damien Chazelle’s big-bud­get tale of big dreams in 1920s Hol­ly­wood hits an alarm­ing num­ber of bum notes.

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3
Enjoyment
2
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Review

Bullet Train

by Charles Bramesco

An unlucky assas­sin finds him­self on the com­mute from hell in direc­tor David Leitch’s irri­tat­ing action-thriller.

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Two people, a man and a woman, walking on a dirt path in a forested area. The woman is wearing a bright purple outfit and the man is wearing a light jacket. There is a car parked in the background.
Review

The Lost City

by Adam Woodward

San­dra Bul­lock and Chan­ning Tatum embark on a jour­ney to a mys­te­ri­ous ancient land in this charm­ing action-comedy.

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Review

Ad Astra

by David Jenkins

James Gray hits the jack­pot by send­ing a nev­er-bet­ter Brad Pitt on a voy­age of dis­cov­ery to the out­er edges of the solar system.

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5
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Review

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

by Hannah Strong

Stars and worlds col­lide as Quentin Taran­ti­no serves up his most thought­ful and per­son­al work to date.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two soldiers in camouflage uniforms standing in a room, one gesturing with his hand.
Review

War Machine

by William Carroll

David Michôd and Brad Pitt serve up a fas­ci­nat­ing but uneven satire of America’s mil­i­tary might.

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3
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3
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Man in tuxedo and woman in mint green dress stand together, holding drinks, in front of flower arrangement.
Review

Allied

by David Jenkins

Brad Pitt and Mar­i­on Cotil­lard are lovers in the cross­wind of war in this under­whelm­ing roman­tic melodrama.

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3
Enjoyment
2
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Review

The Big Short

by David Jenkins

The direc­tor of Anchor­man 2 dials back the screw­ball in this frisky tale of the sub-prime mort­gage melt­down of 2007.

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3
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3
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Woman with long brown hair in a dark top, resting her hand on her chin while gazing thoughtfully through a window.
Review

By the Sea

by David Jenkins

As a direc­tor, writer and per­former, Angeli­na Jolie-Pitt has final­ly come into her own.

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4
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4
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Group of soldiers seated on a military tank, wearing camouflage uniforms and helmets.
Review

Fury

by Adam Woodward

Brad Pitt sur­veys the hor­rors of war a bust­ed-up tank in David Ayer’s soul­ful if uno­rig­i­nal tale of con­flict and brotherhood.

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3
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3
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