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Animated characters: a plumber in red overalls, a princess in a red dress, and a mushroom-shaped creature.
Review

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

by Michael Leader

Nin­ten­do and Illu­mi­na­tion team up to give every­one’s favourite fic­tion­al plumber an ani­mat­ed makeover, with soul­less results.

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In Retrospect
Group of young people in dim lighting, sitting and interacting around a table.
Review

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

by David Jenkins

This mag­nif­i­cent mid-cen­tu­ry mem­o­ry piece from Richard Lin­klater is up there with the director’s finest films.

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5
In Retrospect
Woman in purple cardigan holding a cup, standing in a bar or cafe interior.
Review

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

by Anton Bitel

Eli Roth’s lat­est offer­ing is a Har­ry Pot­ter-fied ver­sion of a 1950s haunt­ed house horror.

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4
In Retrospect
Two cheerful panda characters with large eyes and smiling expressions, set against a green background with bamboo.
Review

Kung Fu Panda 3

by Joel Philpott

Anoth­er jol­ly and ener­getic out­ing for Jack Black’s high-kick­ing, dumpling-nosh­ing endan­gered species.

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3
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3
In Retrospect
A group of people, some in dark robes, surrounding a man wearing glasses and a black coat in a dimly lit outdoor setting.
Review

Goosebumps

by Clarisse Loughrey

Jack Black comes up trumps in this enter­tain­ing adap­ta­tion of RL Stine’s cher­ished children’s hor­ror series.

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In Retrospect