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Review

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Finlay Spencer

Edward Berger’s trench-foot-and-all retelling of this clas­sic war sto­ry lacks orig­i­nal­i­ty in its brutality.

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Two people, a man and a woman, standing in front of a large aeroplane. The man is wearing a navy blue shirt and the woman is wearing a burgundy shirt. They are both holding firearms.
Review

Entebbe

by Adam Woodward

Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl play free­dom-lov­ing ter­ror­ists in this under­whelm­ing polit­i­cal thriller.

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Two men in fedora hats and trench coats, standing side by side against a dark background.
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Alone in Berlin

by David Jenkins

A griev­ing cou­ple decide to take on the Nazis in this drab wartime thriller that’s notice­ably short on thrills.

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The Zookeeper’s Wife

by Manuela Lazic

They bought a zoo, and now the Nazis want it. Jes­si­ca Chas­tain stars in this soft-edged wartime drama.

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Man in chef's uniform prepares food in kitchen.
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Burnt

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Bradley Coop­er as an ego­ma­ni­ac mas­ter chef makes for unin­ten­tion­al­ly hilar­i­ous viewing.

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The Face of an Angel

by David Jenkins

A stun­ning per­for­mance by Cara Delev­ingne doesn’t save this ungain­ly exam­i­na­tion of the Mered­ith Kercher murder.

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A man wearing sunglasses, a white scarf, and a red racing suit with Marlboro and OMP logos.
Review

Rush

by Oliver Lyttelton

Ron Howard mar­shals that bland bat­tle between two For­mu­la One titans from the 1970s.

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