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Two female characters in tropical setting, surrounded by palm trees and water.
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Moana 2 review – a tidal wave of joy on the big screen

by Yasmine Kandil

Although it doesn’t quite soar to the heights of the orig­i­nal, there’s a lot to enjoy in this delight­ful sequel.

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Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a wooden riverboat in a forest setting.
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Jungle Cruise

by Lou Thomas

Expec­ta­tions be damned: Disney’s river­boat caper is one of the year’s most pure­ly plea­sur­able motion pictures.

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Three people standing in a dark room, a man with grey hair and a beard wearing a green jacket, a young woman with dark hair wearing a red jacket, and a young man with dark hair wearing black clothing.
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Jumanji: The Next Level

by Hannah Strong

The gang gets a sequel… Dan­ny DeVi­to and Awk­wa­fi­na join the cast of this glossy fan­ta­sy adventure.

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Two muscular men wearing tactical gear walk through a rugged, rain-soaked environment.
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Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw

by Hannah Strong

Two titans of action cin­e­ma team up for an auda­cious block­buster romp in this well-mean­ing fran­chise spin-off.

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Two people, a man and a woman, standing in a boxing ring wearing athletic attire.
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Fighting with My Family

by Greg Evans

Flo­rence Pugh plays an aspir­ing WWE wrestler in Stephen Merchant’s enter­tain­ing sports drama.

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Two figures embracing in a warm, colourful evening light.
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Skyscraper

by Hannah Strong

Dwayne John­son takes on ter­ror­ists in a tow­er­ing infer­no in this run-of-the-mill blockbuster.

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Man in white vest wielding assault rifle amidst rubble and debris
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Rampage

by Hannah Strong

Dwayne John­son goes toe-to-toe with some genet­i­cal­ly-altered giants in this sil­ly and enter­tain­ing blockbuster.

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Two men in camouflage clothing climbing on a fallen tree, surrounded by lush greenery.
Review

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

by Hannah Strong

Dwayne John­son and co enter a vir­tu­al wilder­ness in the ​’90s reboot nobody asked for.

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Two people, a man and a woman, in a romantic pose on a beach with the ocean in the background.
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Baywatch

by Amy Bowker

Bums, guns and red lycra – Bay­watch is back and it’s exact­ly what you’re expecting.

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

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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Young woman in red top and patterned skirt running along a tropical beach
Review

Moana

by Alexia Stam

A feisty Poly­ne­sian princess takes care of busi­ness on the high seas in this delight­ful ani­mat­ed caper.

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An older, bald man wearing a suit and tie sits on a sofa, holding a young boy in his arms who is dressed in a suit.
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Central Intelligence

by Katherine McLaughlin

Dwayne John­son and Kevin Hart prove per­fect comedic bed­fel­lows in this snap­py crime caper.

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