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Review

Speak No Evil review – an effective game of cat and mouse

by David Jenkins

James McAvoy is a blast as the over­ly-friend­ly patri­arch who invites unwit­ting tourists back to his west coun­try stack for fun and games.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four people standing in a lush, green forest.
Review

IT Chapter Two

by Anton Bitel

Time stands still in more ways than one as this dull rehash of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 hor­ror over­stays its welcome.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men, one with arms crossed sitting on a chair, one seated in meditation pose, both in a pink-tinted room.
Review

Glass

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shya­malan gets the gang back togeth­er for the bizarre finale to his ​“Eas­trail 177 Trilogy”.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Atomic Blonde

by Matt Thrift

Char­l­ize Theron blasts her way through Cold War-era Berlin in this glib action­er from John Wick’s David Leitch.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Split

by Anton Bitel

James McAvoy is on spine-tin­gling form in this effec­tive thriller from M Night Shyamalan.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person wearing a black and yellow superhero costume with a helmet covering their face, standing with their hands raised.
Review

X-Men: First Class

by Jonathan Williams

Not the phoenix like rebirth the X‑Men need­ed, but a shot of adren­a­lin to the heart nonetheless.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Atonement

by Lorien Haynes

Joe Wright’s World War Two weepie is a near mas­ter­piece that only lacks the sub­stance of great performances.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect