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Two people, a woman in a gold dress and a man in a green suit, embrace on a dance floor with a dark, dramatic background.
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Argylle review – I’ve had more fun at dental appointments

by Hannah Strong

Bryce Dal­las Howard and Sam Rock­well attempt to add some charm to an utter­ly charm­less script in Matthew Vaugh­n’s deriv­a­tive spy comedy.

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2
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Arid desert landscape with red rock formations, wooden signage, and a person standing near a telephone booth.
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Asteroid City

by David Jenkins

The mae­stro returns, the patent­ed for­mu­la tweaked to bliss­ful per­fec­tion in this wit­ty and deeply mov­ing explo­ration of the tools that we pro­duce to help us see beyond our every­day vision.

5
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5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people, a younger man in a blue hat and a older man in a wheelchair, interacting on a city street.
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The Upside

by Thomas Hobbs

Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart pair up for a whol­ly unnec­es­sary remake of French dram­e­dy The Intouchables.

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2
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Young boy in spacesuit with two dogs wearing baseball uniforms in old-fashioned setting.
Review

Isle of Dogs

by Hannah Strong

A humon­gous cre­ative under­tak­ing and a sim­ple love of dogs com­bine for the most stag­ger­ing achieve­ment of Wes Anderson’s career.

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5
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5
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US Marines in dress uniform attending a funeral service, with a man in a dark suit holding an American flag.
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Last Flag Flying

by Craig Williams

Richard Linklater’s ​“spir­i­tu­al sequel” to The Last Detail is one of his most impres­sive achievements.

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5
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Two adults, a man and a woman, seated at a table, conversing. The woman wears a patterned dress and the man wears a white shirt and dark jacket.
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The Infiltrator

by David Jenkins

A very nuts and bolts true-life police saga in which Bryan Cranston goes deep under­cov­er to foil a drug cartel.

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2
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Kung Fu Panda 3

by Joel Philpott

Anoth­er jol­ly and ener­getic out­ing for Jack Black’s high-kick­ing, dumpling-nosh­ing endan­gered species.

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3
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Elderly couple seated at a bar, woman wearing ornate headdress, man in suit and glasses.
Review

Trumbo

by Emma Simmonds

Bryan Cranston charms his way through this breezy biopic cen­tred around the Hol­ly­wood Black­list scandal.

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3
Enjoyment
3
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Massive creature emerging from ruins, dark tones with bursts of warm colour.
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Godzilla

by Adam Lee Davies

Gareth Edwards’ Godzil­la is one of the great block­busters of mod­ern times. Believe.

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5
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Two men in suits stand behind a desk, with a flag and framed portrait in the background. The men have serious expressions and appear to be in a formal setting.
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Argo

by Ellen E Jones

Ben Affleck strays beyond Boston’s city lim­its to direct this inter­na­tion­al espi­onage caper and gets a lit­tle lost.

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3
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3
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A man with blond hair wearing a denim jacket stands in front of a cluttered garage.
Review

Drive

by Matt Bochenski

Nico­las Wind­ing Refn lets demons loose in the City of Angels with gut-wrench­ing results.

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Enjoyment
3
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