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Two people sitting in a room, one man wearing a white jumper and the other a woman wearing a patterned cardigan. Behind them are framed artworks and a light fixture on the wall.
Review

Father Stu

by Charles Bramesco

A skep­ti­cal ama­teur wrestler finds reli­gion in writer/​director Ros­alind Ross’ unin­spired biopic.

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A man in dark clothing aiming a weapon in a chaotic urban setting with burning debris on the ground.
Review

Mile 22

by Elena Lazic

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg’s lat­est col­lab­o­ra­tion is an explo­ration of Amer­i­can mil­i­tarism that doesn’t quite work.

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Crowd of journalists and photographers surrounding a suited man and woman, both speaking into microphones.
Review

All the Money in the World

by Hannah Strong

Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg bat­tle the might of an unfeel­ing empire in Rid­ley Scott’s latest.

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Two men wearing red jackets and standing together, one with grey hair and the other with curly brown hair.
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Daddy’s Home 2

by David Jenkins

This dire sequel filled with mechan­i­cal­ly-reclaimed com­e­dy marks a depress­ing low point for Will Ferrell.

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Two figures in an action-packed sci-fi scene, with explosions, smoke, and dramatic lighting.
Review

Transformers: The Last Knight

by Adam Woodward

Michael Bay once again puts the ​‘bro’ in Has­bro with this stag­ger­ing­ly inco­her­ent Arthuri­an epic.

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Police officer in neon vest at Boston Marathon finish line.
Review

Patriots Day

by Elena Lazic

Mark Wahlberg and direc­tor Peter Berg com­bine forces for this rous­ing reen­act­ment of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Review

Deepwater Horizon

by Elena Lazic

Peter Berg puts a blue-col­lar spin on the 2010 BP oil spill in this immense­ly enter­tain­ing dis­as­ter epic.

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Review

Mojave

by Joel Philpott

Oscar Isaac turns vil­lain in this enjoy­ably moody thriller from direc­tor writer/​director William Monahan.

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Three adults sitting on a sofa, one in a suit, one in a casual shirt, and one in a blouse.
Review

Daddy’s Home

by Clarisse Loughrey

Will Fer­rell and Mark Wahlberg are a match made in mas­culin­i­ty cri­sis heav­en in this oth­er­wise bland comedy.

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A large, plush teddy bear holding a bottle of beer on a desk cluttered with office supplies.
Review

Ted 2

by Adam Woodward

Seth MacFarlane’s swear bear is back and more out­ra­geous than ever in the year’s weak­est comedy.

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Three people standing in front of a gas station sign in a desert setting.
Review

Transformers: Age of Extinction

by David Ehrlich

Michael Bay co-opts Chi­na as his new play pen in this hor­rif­i­cal­ly gar­ish but unde­ni­ably fas­ci­nat­ing third sequel.

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Soldiers in military gear carrying an injured comrade through a wooded, rocky terrain with smoke and debris in the background.
Review

Lone Survivor

by Paul Fairclough

There are nuggets of hon­esty amid the gung-ho jin­go­ism in Peter Berg’s star­ry-eyed war story.

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