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Review

The Piano Lesson review – high-quality but low-impact work

by Leila Latif

Mal­colm Wash­ing­ton makes his fea­ture direc­to­r­i­al debut with an ambi­tious adap­ta­tion of one of August Wilson’s most well-known plays.

3
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3
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Review

The Garfield Movie review – as messy as a child eating spaghetti

by David Jenkins

Anoth­er lack­lus­tre ani­mat­ed for­ay into the lasagne-smeared world of Jim Davis’ most famous com­ic creation.

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1
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Review

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

by David Jenkins

This dire action-com­e­dy feels like it was thrown togeth­er with a min­i­mum of care and attention.

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2
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Review

Spiral

by Hannah Strong

This pro­ce­dur­al thriller reboot of the Saw fran­chise is painful to sit through for all the wrong reasons.

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2
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Review

Unicorn Store

by Josh Slater-Williams

Brie Lar­son directs and stars in this enjoy­ably idio­syn­crat­ic com­e­dy about real­is­ing your child­hood dreams.

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A woman with long, wavy blonde hair wearing a black leather jacket and a purple top stands in a doorway against a blurred background.
Review

Captain Marvel

by Hannah Strong

Brie Lar­son is great as Car­ol Dan­vers, but we’d hoped for slight­ly more from Marvel’s first female solo super­hero movie.

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Review

Glass

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shya­malan gets the gang back togeth­er for the bizarre finale to his ​“Eas­trail 177 Trilogy”.

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Two men holding firearms, one bald and the other with short hair, in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

by David Jenkins

This pot­ty-mouthed road trip from Coven­try to The Hague stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jack­son and some top com­ic bants.

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2
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Review

I Am Not Your Negro

by Matthew Eng

James Bald­win reclaims the spot­light in Raoul Peck’s mag­nif­i­cent film essay.

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4
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Four creepy porcelain dolls and two girls in a dark, wooded setting.
Review

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

by Adam Woodward

Tim Burton’s lat­est is an enchant­i­ng YA fairy tale that sad­ly out­stays its welcome.

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3
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3
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Review

The Hateful Eight

by Adam Woodward

Quentin Tarantino’s bloody, bloat­ed ensem­ble west­ern is over­shad­owed by his own inflat­ed ego.

5
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2
Enjoyment
3
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Review

Kingsman: The Secret Service

by Adam Woodward

Matthew Vaughn grabs the tra­di­tion­al spy movie by its tai­lored shirt and gives it a good slap.

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