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Review

The Gray Man

by Hannah Strong

A CIA assas­sin and a psy­chopath play a game of inter­con­ti­nen­tal cat and mouse in this poor­ly-exe­cut­ed action-thriller.

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3
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2
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Review

Lightyear

by Hannah Strong

Pixar crash land with an under­whelm­ing sci-fi spin-off focused on Toy Sto­ry’s Star Com­man­der Buzz Lightyear.

3
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2
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2
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Review

Knives Out

by David Jenkins

Rian John­son does his best Agatha Christie impres­sion in this riotous, star-packed homage to the clas­sic whodunnit.

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4
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4
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Review

Avengers: Endgame

by Hannah Strong

The stars align one final time in this emo­tion­al and fit­ting finale to the Avengers saga.

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5
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4
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Review

Avengers: Infinity War

by Hannah Strong

Mar­vel lays it all on the line in their pan-prop­er­ty pièce de résis­tance – a full-tilt tri­umph of block­buster filmmaking.

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5
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4
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Review

Gifted

by Elena Lazic

Marc Webb fol­lows up his Spi­der-Man movies with a sen­si­tive and well-made tear­jerk­er about a child genius.

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Review

Captain America: Civil War

by David Jenkins

Hey kids! Cap­tain America’s back, and he’s brought some live­ly polit­i­cal views with him.

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3
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Review

Avengers: Age of Ultron

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Joss Whe­don has once again assem­bled a creamy cast to have a whole lot of fun with the block­buster template.

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4
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3
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Review

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

by Adam Lee Davies

Chris Evans’ wel­come return to the super­hero fold can’t save this sequel from feel­ing like an awk­ward fran­chise mid-point.

4
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3
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2
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Review

Avengers Assemble

by Adam Lee Davies

Joss Whedon’s Mar­vel mael­strom is a shiny, caged beast of a film that deliv­ers on its every promise.

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4
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3
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Review

Captain America: The First Avenger

by Lewis Bazley

A fast, thrilling and unashamed­ly old-fash­ioned adven­ture that falls in with Marvel’s best.

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