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Two women, one with blonde hair wearing a pink cardigan, the other with green skin and a dark outfit, posing together in front of Christmas decorations.
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Wicked review – Grande and Erivo’s chemistry is unmatched

by Fatima Sheriff

CGI Block­buster visu­als aside, there’s much to love in Jon M Chu’s adap­ta­tion of one of Broadway’s biggest musi­cal successes.

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A lively street scene with a crowd of people, including a couple dancing energetically in the foreground.
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In the Heights

by Charles Bramesco

New York is teem­ing with sweaty, joy­ous life in the exu­ber­ant musi­cal from Crazy Rich Asians’ Jon M Chu.

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Two adults, one man and one woman, looking at each other with serious expressions.
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Crazy Rich Asians

by Patrick Sproull

Jon M Chu’s sparkling Sin­ga­pore-set roman­tic com­e­dy is a water­shed moment for diver­si­ty in main­stream cinema.

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Four adults, three men and one woman, sitting together in a dark, dimly lit room.
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Now You See Me 2

by Charlie Theobald

Lizzy Caplan brings a dash of mag­ic to this oth­er­wise inef­fec­tive heist caper sequel.

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Four women performing on stage, dressed in colourful, stylish outfits with bold patterns and accessories. One woman holds an electric guitar, another a microphone. The stage is lit with vibrant colours.
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Jem and the Holograms

by Glenn Heath Jr

This anthemic adap­ta­tion of the pop­u­lar ​’80s car­toon dou­bles as an insight­ful com­men­tary on the inter­net age.

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