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Review

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

by Fatima Sheriff

A film­mak­er sets out to doc­u­ment her best friend’s arranged mar­riage in Shekhar Kapur’s cul­ture clash roman­tic comedy.

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2
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A woman with blonde hair standing in front of a rocky outcrop, wearing a cream-coloured blouse and skirt.
Review

The Dig

by David Jenkins

Carey Mul­li­gan shines in this dour arche­o­log­i­cal dra­ma on the dis­cov­ery of the Sut­ton Hoo his­tor­i­cal payload.

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3
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Two women with fearful expressions peering through a partially open wooden door.
Review

Rebecca

by Hannah Strong

Armie Ham­mer and Lily James are woe­ful­ly mis­cast in this limp adap­ta­tion of Daphne du Maurier’s clas­sic novel.

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2
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A man with curly hair and a checked shirt playing an electric guitar on stage, singing into a microphone.
Review

Yesterday

by David Jenkins

The Bea­t­les’ sub­lime song­book is the sub­ject of this sad­ly under­pow­ered and incu­ri­ous roman­tic Britcom.

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2
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Three people - a woman with long blonde hair in a white coat, a man with dark hair, and a woman with curly blonde hair wearing a colourful patterned shawl - standing together in an indoor setting with decorative lighting.
Review

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

by Manuela Lazic

This tri­umphant sequel to 2008’s ABBA musi­cal is the most pure­ly enjoy­able big screen expe­ri­ence of the summer.

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Review

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by David Jenkins

A wartime book group har­bours a dark secret in this sparky British dra­ma from direc­tor Mike Newell.

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Review

Darkest Hour

by Trevor Johnston

Gary Old­man is on career-best form in this stan­dard issue Win­ston Churchill biopic from direc­tor Joe Wright.

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Two men, one young and one older, in an intense discussion, with serious expressions on their faces.
Review

Baby Driver

by Charles Bramesco

Edgar Wright’s fine­ly-tuned lat­est is a glo­ri­ous joyride that will leave you spinning.

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Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Cinederella

by David Jenkins

Ken­neth Branagh’s refresh­ing, irony-free retelling of Cin­derel­la with Down­town Abbey’s Lily James slid­ing on the glass slipper.

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