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Review

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

by David Jenkins

The Star Wars saga comes to a close with a sto­ry that’s big on cameos and ref­er­ences, but short on excite­ment and surprises.

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Review

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

by David Jenkins

JJ Abrams deliv­ers big time with his supreme­ly classy and stir­ring addi­tion to this cher­ished franchise.

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Review

Star Trek Into Darkness

by Adam Woodward

Cum­ber­bitch­es rest easy: JJ Abrams ably nav­i­gates the USS Enter­prise through dark skies.

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Review

Super 8

by Matt Glasby

JJ Abrams deliv­ers big in this enthralling nos­tal­gia trip to small-town USA cir­ca the 1970s.

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Review

Star Trek

by Jonathan Crocker

JJ Abrams’ fran­chise reboot is the most pure­ly enjoy­able block­buster of the summer.

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