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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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In Retrospect
Two men, one dressed in a police uniform and the other in a blue jacket, standing in a room with blue walls.
Review

Dragged Across Concrete

by Hannah Strong

Mel Gib­son and Vince Vaughn play a pair of cor­rupt cops in S Craig Zahler’s ultra­vi­o­lent latest.

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In Retrospect
Two men wearing red jackets and standing together, one with grey hair and the other with curly brown hair.
Review

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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In Retrospect
Two young people, a man and a woman, smiling and looking at each other in the front seat of a car.
Review

Hacksaw Ridge

by David Jenkins

Mel Gib­son deliv­ers an intense­ly bru­tal war movie with an intrigu­ing moral twist.

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In Retrospect
Two men, one with a beard and tattoos, the other with long hair, aiming guns and shouting intensely.
Review

Blood Father

by Adam Woodward

Mel Gib­son is back to his bruis­ing best in this huge­ly enter­tain­ing throw­back crime-thriller.

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In Retrospect
A man in a black military uniform holds a rifle, standing in a field.
Review

The Expendables 3

by David Jenkins

A cast of thou­sands coa­lesce for this jol­ly, blood­less third sor­tie by those irre­press­ible, elder­ly Expendables.

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Older man with grey hair holding a brown teddy bear, looking sombrely at the camera.
Review

The Beaver

by Lewis Bazley

At its best The Beaver is deft­ly hand­ed and gen­uine­ly mov­ing but too often it’s jar­ring and disjointed.

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