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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – pleasant but forgettable

by Hannah Strong

Renée Zell­weger dons her big knick­ers again as the fraz­zled hero­ine, this time get­ting her groove back after her hus­band’s death.

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Venom: The Last Dance review – air-headed escapism

by David Jenkins

Tom Hardy seems tired and con­fused in this com­ic book sci-fi sequel that hasn’t got an orig­i­nal bone in its alien sym­biote body.

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Locked Down

by Erik Nielsen

An afflu­ent cou­ple plot an auda­cious dia­mond heist in the Covid movie absolute­ly no one needed.

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The Lion King

by Adam Woodward

Jon Favreau’s update of Disney’s ani­mat­ed epic shows the studio’s remake phi­los­o­phy is not so prob­lem free.

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Mary Magdalene

by Elena Lazic

Faux fem­i­nist bib­li­cal revi­sion­ism abounds in Garth Davis’ hum­drum reli­gious drama.

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Doctor Strange

by Manuela Lazic

At long last – a light, fun­ny super­hero movie that embraces the fan­ta­sy aspects of the genre in both its sto­ry and form.

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Secret in Their Eyes

by Adam White

Despite the best efforts of Chi­we­tel Ejio­for and Julia Roberts this remake of Juan José Campanella’s Oscar win­ner is DOA.

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Triple 9

by David Jenkins

Aus­tralian direc­tor John Hill­coat assem­bles an A‑list crack squad for this grit­ty by-the-num­bers heist flick.

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12 Years a Slave

by Ashley Clark

One of Britain’s great­est liv­ing film­mak­ers offers an out­raged, intense and art­ful exam­i­na­tion of Amer­i­can slavery.

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