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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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3
In Retrospect
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Review

Nosferatu review – an earthy, erotic masterwork

by Charles Bramesco

Robert Eggers realis­es a life­long dream in reimag­in­ing the tale of Count Orlok, with spell­bind­ing results.

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Review

Juror #2 review – one of Clint Eastwood’s finest late-era films

by David Jenkins

Clint Eastwood’s 40th film offers a moral­ly com­plex riff on the tried-and-test­ed court­room dra­ma which cul­mi­nates in a killer final shot.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

Renfield

by Hannah Strong

Nicholas Hoult plays Count Dracula’s long-suf­fer­ing ser­vant in Chris McKay’s under­whelm­ing horror-comedy.

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Review

The Menu

by David Jenkins

Mark Mylod’s one-dimen­sion­al dark com­e­dy serves up an under­cooked feast of pro­found­ly smug commentary.

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Those Who Wish Me Dead

by Charles Bramesco

Angeli­na Jolie is pit­ted against the forces of nature in this damp squib of a thriller from writer/​director Tay­lor Sheridan.

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Review

Tolkien

by Matt Thrift

Nicholas Hoult stars in this bland lit­er­ary biopic of the life of Lord of the Rings scribe JRR Tolkien.

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Review

Kill Your Friends

by David Jenkins

Nicholas Hoult gets nasty in this lairy, sweary and utter­ly joy­less dirge through the ​’90s music industry.

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Review

Mad Max: Fury Road

by Adam Woodward

The out­er chas­sis may look bat­tered and bruised, but there’s well-oiled action per­fec­tion under the bonnet.

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