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Review: Air
12 Apr 2023Air is the story of how Nike came to rule the basketball world when the shoe company met the greatest ever player, Michael Jordan. Starring Matt Damon, Justin Bateman and Viola Davis, and directed by…
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
5 Apr 2023Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves has surprised the critics by being thoroughly entertaining. From the people who brought us Spiderman and Horrible Bosses, it stars Chris Pine, Michelle…
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Review: The Forgiven
5 Apr 2023The Forgiven is set at a party in Morocco, thrown by more idle rich. Starring Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient), Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and Matt Smith (Dr Who), it's directed by…
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Review: John Wick Chapter 4
29 Mar 2023John Wick Chapter 4 boasts even more stunts and mayhem than the previous three episodes. Starring Keanu Reeves with Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne and action veteran Clancy Brown.
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Review: Red White and Brass
29 Mar 2023Red White and Brass is the almost-true story of Tongan rugby fans to decide to form a brass band to get tickets to the 2011 World Cup. With Suzi Cato as their music teacher.
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Review: Redemption of a Rogue
29 Mar 2023Redemption of a Rogue is a blend of black comedy, magic realism and a pub invaded by blues musicians.
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Review: Shazam Fury of the Gods
22 Mar 2023Shazam: Fury of the Gods sees Billy Batson grow older but not much wiser. Featuring, as the Daughters of Atlas, Rachel Zegler (West Side story), Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angles) and Dame Helen Mirren (The…
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Review: Corsage
22 Mar 2023Corsage is an Austrian film about one of the most famous royals of the Nineteenth Century, the Empress Elisabeth of Austro-Hungary, better known as "Sissi". Stars Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread).
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Review: Living
15 Mar 2023Living is a dream combination - English star Bill Nighy in an adaptation of a 1950s award-winning film by Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) written by English novelist Kazuo Ishiguro (Remains of the Day).
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Review: 65
15 Mar 2023Genre mashup 65 sees an astronaut land on Earth 65 million years ago and clash with dinosaurs. Stars Adam Driver (Star Wars).
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Review: Broker
15 Mar 2023Broker is the latest from Japanese writer-director Kore-eda Hirokazu (Shoplifters), in which a South Korean adoption scam takes an unexpected turn.
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Review: Triangle of Sadness
8 Mar 2023Triangle of Sadness did well at Cannes last year, and is up for three Oscars this year. But does this satire of the idle rich pack much of a punch? Written and directed by Sweden's Ruben Östlund (The…
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Review: Empire of Light
8 Mar 2023Sir Sam Mendes' nostalgic Empire of Light remembers the picture palaces of 1980s Britain. Stars Olivia Colman, Colin Firth and newcomer Micheal Ward.
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Review: Aftersun
1 Mar 2023The acclaimed Scottish independent film is one of the best films of the 21st century so far, according to Dan Slevin.
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Review: Cocaine Bear
1 Mar 2023Dan Slevin reviews Elizabeth Banks' comedy-horror based on the true story of a black bear who gets a taste for cocaine after finding a stash in the national park where she lives.
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Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp - Quantumania
22 Feb 2023Marvel Comics' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a mouthful to say. But is it a challenge to watch too? Stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer taking an eye watering trip into the…
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Review: Women Talking
22 Feb 2023Women Talking sets nine top performers in a discussion piece inspired by a true, confronting story set in a reclusive religious community. Features Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)…
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Charlotte Wells on her hit film 'Aftersun'
15 Feb 2023Writer-director Charlotte Wells chats to Simon Morris about the father-daughter relationship in Aftersun - a little gem of a film with two dynamite leads.
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Review: The Son
15 Feb 2023The Son comes from the award-winning team that made The Father. Hugh Jackman plays a father facing up to a troubled teenage son. Co-stars Oscar winners Laura Dern (Marriage Story) and Sir Anthony…
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Review: Magic Mike's Last Dance
15 Feb 2023Magic Mike's Last Dance sees Channing Tatum take his magic movies to London's West End. Co-starring Salma Hayek (Frida) and directed by Steven Soderbergh (Traffic).
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At The Movies: We Are Still Here
8 Feb 2023Eight writer-director teams present eight stories about First Nation struggles in New Zealand and Australia.
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Review: The Whale
8 Feb 2023The Whale sees the triumphant return of former action star Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) in a very different role as a morbidly obese English teacher. Directed by Darren Arinowski (Black Swan) it…
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Review: Knock At The Cabin
8 Feb 2023Knock At The Cabin, M Night Shyamalan's (The Sixth Sense) apocalyptic tale of four strange visitors to a family home, with a challenge to save the planet. Stars Dave Bautista (Guardians of the…
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Review: Tár
1 Feb 2023Tár is Cate Blanchett's Oscar-nominated film about a diva orchestra conductor. Co-starring Mark Strong and Nina Hoss, it marks the return of writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, 2001).
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