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Review

Kneecap review – energised Irish pride

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A cou­ple of Belfast like­ly lads set out on a jour­ney of rap-based resis­tance in Rich Pep­pi­at­t’s cheeky pseu­do-bio of the band Kneecap.

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5
Enjoyment
4
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Review

Next Goal Wins review – chillingly eager to please

by Mark Asch

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti’s feel-good com­e­dy about the plight of a hap­less Samoan foot­ball team strives for noth­ing more than main­tain­ing the sta­tus quo.

2
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2
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2
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Review

The Killer review – throwback to the golden age of pulp fiction

by Hannah Strong

Michael Fass­ben­der plays a con­tract killer suf­fer­ing some pro­fes­sion­al set­backs in David Fincher’s lean, mean new thriller.

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Enjoyment
4
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Review

The Snowman

by Manuela Lazic

Michael Fass­ben­der heads up this dodgy Nordic noir based on a nov­el by best­selling thriller writer Jo Nesbø.

3
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2
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2
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Review

Song to Song

by David Jenkins

Ter­rence Malick’s daz­zling romance is a film that will be talked about for decades to come.

5
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5
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5
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Review

Alien: Covenant

by Adam Woodward

Rid­ley Scott deliv­ers a baroque mon­ster movie that’s bet­ter than Prometheus.

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3
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3
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Review

Trespass Against Us

by Phil Concannon

Michael Fass­ben­der and Bren­dan Glee­son are ter­rif­ic in this stur­dy trav­eller dra­ma from first-time direc­tor Adam Smith.

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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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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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3
Enjoyment
2
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Review

The Light Between Oceans

by David Jenkins

Michael Fass­ben­der and Ali­cia Vikan­der get hit by a del­uge of Emo­tion in Derek Cianfrance’s peri­od melodrama.

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2
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2
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Review

X-Men: Apocalypse

by Adam Woodward

The third instal­ment in the reboot­ed com­ic book fran­chise is a colos­sal fail­ure on every con­ceiv­able level.

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1
Enjoyment
1
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Review

Steve Jobs

by Ashley Clark

This triple-pronged char­ac­ter study of the Apple god­head is bogged down in reams of self-sat­is­fied Sorkinese.

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3
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2
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Review

Macbeth

by Anton Bitel

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

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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect