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The Old Guard

by Hannah Strong

Net­flix eyes up a super­hero fran­chise to call their own with Gina Prince-Bythe­wood’s enter­tain­ing action epic.

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Bombshell

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This star­ry post-#MeToo take­down of tox­ic mas­culin­i­ty gross­ly mis­rep­re­sents its female subjects.

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Long Shot

by David Jenkins

Light romance in the west wing as Char­l­ize Theron hires Seth Rogen to fun­ny-up her speech­es… and more.

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Tully

by Hannah Strong

Jason Reit­man reunites with Dia­blo Cody and Char­l­ize Theron for a frank explo­ration of motherhood.

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Gringo

by Naomi Wong

Nash ​“Broth­er of Joel” Edger­ton directs this enter­tain­ing but lazi­ly script­ed Mex­i­can crime caper.

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Atomic Blonde

by Matt Thrift

Char­l­ize Theron blasts her way through Cold War-era Berlin in this glib action­er from John Wick’s David Leitch.

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Review

The Last Face

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Direc­tor Sean Penn drops an almighty clanger with this tepid war zone dra­ma star­ring Char­l­ize Theron and Javier Bardem.

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A bald, muscular man wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs appears to be in a prison setting.
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Fast and Furious 8

by Adam Woodward

Dwayne John­son ups the ante as the auto­mo­tive action fran­chise suc­cess­ful­ly nav­i­gates a tricky exis­ten­tial crossroads.

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Kubo and the Two Strings

by Charlie Theobald

Lai­ka Stu­dios may have deliv­ered their mas­ter­piece with this stag­ger­ing stop-motion fable.

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Mad Max: Fury Road

by Adam Woodward

The out­er chas­sis may look bat­tered and bruised, but there’s well-oiled action per­fec­tion under the bonnet.

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A Million Ways to Die in the West

by Adam Woodward

Seth Mac­Far­lane has opt­ed to make a com­e­dy west­ern as his fol­low-up to Ted. It’s an epic fail on every con­ceiv­able level.

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