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A superhero character in a red and black costume with weapons strapped to their body, standing in front of a weathered concrete wall.
Review

Deadpool & Wolverine review – a mixed (ball) bag

by David Jenkins

The MCU serves up a two-hour dick joke slam in the guise of a meta­tex­tu­al super­hero three­quel. Results may vary.

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A pensive man with a serious expression, wearing a black jumper, in a dimly lit setting.
Review

The Son

by Hannah Strong

Play­wright-turned-film­mak­er Flo­ri­an Zeller’s fol­low-up to The Father fails to achieve the emo­tion­al res­o­nance of its predecessor.

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Group of adults in formal attire standing in an office setting.
Review

Bad Education

by Hannah Strong

Hugh Jack­man plays a tricksy teacher in direc­tor Cory Finley’s pitch-black class­room comedy.

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Three animated characters: a man with blue skin, a large hairy creature with a red nose and teeth, and a woman with black hair and a red dress. They are set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and a waterfall.
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Missing Link

by Adam Woodward

Hugh Jackman’s intre­pid explor­er makes a star­tling dis­cov­ery in Laika’s lat­est stop-motion treasure.

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A man in a suit speaking into a microphone, surrounded by a crowd, in front of a Greenpeace banner.
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The Front Runner

by Adam Nayman

If noth­ing else, this tawdry polit­i­cal dra­ma proves that Jason Reit­man is no Steven Spielberg.

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Theatrical troupe in ornate costumes, including a man in a red and gold waistcoat, surrounded by people in colourful, elaborate outfits.
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The Greatest Showman

by Manuela Lazic

Hugh Jack­man brings bound­less ener­gy and enthu­si­asm to this crowd-pleas­ing cir­cus musical.

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Muscular male figure holding young child, silhouetted against fiery backdrop
Review

Logan

by David Jenkins

As Wolver­ine, Hugh Jack­man bows out in real style in this soul­ful revi­sion­ist com­ic book yarn.

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Close-up of a man with short dark hair wearing a blue jacket, looking thoughtful.
Review

X-Men: Apocalypse

by Adam Woodward

The third instal­ment in the reboot­ed com­ic book fran­chise is a colos­sal fail­ure on every con­ceiv­able level.

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Trailers

The first trailer for Eddie the Eagle soars into view

by Clarisse Loughrey

Taron Egerton stars as the cult ski-jump­ing fig­ure in this uplift­ing under­dog story.

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Two men in dark, brooding attire standing in a shadowy, dimly lit room.
Review

Pan

by Clarisse Loughrey

Cul­tur­al appro­pri­a­tion abound in Joe Wright’s iffy pre­quel to JM Barrie’s beloved children’s novel.

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A man in a white shirt confronting a large, heavily armed robot in an urban setting.
Review

Chappie

by David Ehrlich

Neill Blomkamp daz­zles and exas­per­ates in equal mea­sure with this cheer­i­ly deriv­a­tive sci-fi extravaganza.

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A blue-skinned woman with red hair, wearing a black brassiere, stands in a dimly lit room.
Review

X-Men: Days of Future Past

by Chris Blohm

A cast of thou­sands join togeth­er for this romp­ing and wit­ty super­hero sequel from Bryan Singer.

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