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The Order review – sadly prescient true life ’80s cop thriller

by Rafa Sales Ross

It’s cops ver­sus Nazis in this old school polici­er from Justin Kurzel, pow­ered by ace lead per­for­mances from Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.

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Nitram

by Hannah Strong

Direc­tor Justin Kurzel renews his obses­sion with mass mur­der in this well-act­ed but prob­lem­at­ic retelling of the Port Arthur massacre.

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True History of the Kelly Gang

by Adam Woodward

Justin Kurzel’s bold reimag­in­ing of the life and crimes of Ned Kel­ly is a gross misfire.

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Review

Assassin’s Creed

by Elena Lazic

Michael Fass­ben­der attempts to res­cue the hum­ble video game movie in this fan­ta­sy epic. The results are baffling.

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Macbeth

by Anton Bitel

A vital reimag­in­ing of ʻThe Scot­tish Play’ with stel­lar turns from Michael Fass­ben­der and Mar­i­on Cotillard.

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