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3/5
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Mercy
(2026)
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Laura Stott
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There is enough tension to keep you invested... But on exiting this simulated tribunal towards the end, the plot does start to feel a bit overcooked.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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3/5
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Saipan
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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Fun as it is, Saipan doesn’t have enough to sustain a 90- minute movie. By the final whistle, I was wondering what all the fuss was about.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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4/5
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H Is for Hawk
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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...this beautiful and heartbreaking film portrays with exquisite class the disarray that unrelenting grief brings to people’s lives.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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4/5
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
(2026)
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Dulcie Pearce
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This ultra-violent follow- on from Boyle’s brilliance has less humour and attitude, but plenty of bite.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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2/5
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Becoming Victoria Wood
(2026)
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Grant Rollings
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Only total aficionados should be yelling, “Let’s do it, let’s do it tonight” about this tame documentary.
Posted Jan 12, 2026
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4/5
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Giant
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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Brosnan is a revelation as the no-nonsense Irishman, proving there is a lot more to him than his looks.
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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5/5
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Hamnet
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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Mescal is a powerful presence on screen, but it is Buckley’s performance as the complicated Agnes that is bewitching.
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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4/5
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Silent Night, Deadly Night
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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It might not reinvent the slasher genre, but this film is bloody, brash and weirdly entertaining.
Posted Dec 12, 2025
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3/5
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Eleanor the Great
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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The film isn’t perfect, but Johansson shows promise behind the camera
Posted Dec 12, 2025
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2/5
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Ella McCay
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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lla McCay isn’t just a misfire for Brooks, it is a full-blown face-plant.
Posted Dec 12, 2025
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4/5
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Eternity
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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While it’s not a romcom classic, it’s a wonderfully warm watch — and it leaves you with the message that love can continue, long after life is over.
Posted Dec 05, 2025
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3/5
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Jay Kelly
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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Jay Kelly ultimately feels like an uneven sketch of a better movie. It hints at depth but never earns it.
Posted Dec 05, 2025
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4/5
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It Was Just an Accident
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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This is one of Panahi’s best works to date. It blends the personal and political in a deeply affecting way.
Posted Dec 05, 2025
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4/5
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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Craig’s detective remains as creative and unaffected as he was in the previous films — which are never referred to — and it’s great fun watching his brain work out the complexities of the case.
Posted Dec 02, 2025
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3/5
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Christy
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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At nearly two-and-a-half hours, it may test the patience, but the cast give the story just enough grit to pull this off
Posted Nov 28, 2025
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1/5
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The Carpenter's Son
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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Despite much howling and wailing and a good turn by Isla Johnston as “The Stranger”, it’s hard to engage with The Carpenter’s Son. At this time of year, you’d be better off watching the school nativity.
Posted Nov 21, 2025
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4/5
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Sisu: Road to Revenge
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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There are moments of pure comedy and stunt genius – and even slapstick, echoing classic silent movies, amid all the bloodshed. For an ambush extravaganza, there’s some surprisingly emotional moments too.
Posted Nov 21, 2025
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4/5
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Wicked: For Good
(2025)
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Colin Robertson
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From the subtle reprisals of part one’s belter, Defying Gravity, to the spine-tingling strains of the title track, this is one musical that will stick in your head. For good.
Posted Nov 21, 2025
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3/5
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Christmas Karma
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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Sadly, the storytelling has about as much depth as a seasonal supermarket ad. But if you are looking for a fun and festive musical Christmas, Karma is a gift.
Posted Nov 14, 2025
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3/5
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Nuremberg
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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Nuremberg attempts to entertain while making you think, but it doesn’t quite succeed.
Posted Nov 14, 2025
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3/5
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The Running Man
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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There is plenty to keep you entertained here, with lots of stunts and all-action near-misses to get the adrenaline pumping. Powell, however, feels a little lost in this role.
Posted Nov 14, 2025
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4/5
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The Choral
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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Poignant and heart-warming stuff.
Posted Nov 07, 2025
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3/5
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Predator: Badlands
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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Predator fans may feel dissatisfied by just how far-removed Badlands has travelled from the original. But doing so does pave the way for some unadulterated futuristic action that can be enjoyed entirely on its own merits, and by a whole new audience.
Posted Nov 07, 2025
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3/5
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Bugonia
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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With a stellar cast and frantic — occasionally shockingly violent — action, it makes it an interesting, if not often testing, watch.
Posted Nov 02, 2025
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2/5
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Regretting You
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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There is plenty of gloss but very little grit.
Posted Oct 24, 2025
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4/5
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Hedda
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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Stylish, witty and wickedly entertaining, Hedda proves director Nia DaCosta’s flair for reinventing the familiar.
Posted Oct 24, 2025
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2/5
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After the Hunt
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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Roberts is exceptional as Imhoff but the pace is so laboured and the ostentatious dialogue so pleased with itself it feels like a dull self-congratulatory lecture.
Posted Oct 17, 2025
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3/5
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Good Fortune
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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The script lacks the substance it was probably aiming for, and there’s far too much chatting about chicken nuggets, but this comedy does deliver lots of laughs.
Posted Oct 17, 2025
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3/5
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Roofman
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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...it is the pondering over how decent a person, or not, Manchester really was that will keep you gripped.
Posted Oct 17, 2025
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2/5
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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Unlike many films of the genre, the music is not overused. But this often clunky, overwritten production is a waste of a potentially fascinating subject, which we never really get to know.
Posted Oct 16, 2025
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3/5
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Night of the Zoopocalypse
(2024)
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Laura Stott
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Action and characters do skew towards basic but for a beginner horror its spooky moments fulfil the brief.
Posted Oct 10, 2025
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4/5
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I Swear
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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Charming, funny, and profound, I Swear leaves you smiling through tears.
Posted Oct 10, 2025
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1/5
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TRON: Ares
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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AI is already integrating itself into many aspects of our everyday lives. And after two hours spent watching Tron: Ares, you might wonder if ChatGPT was put in charge of making it.
Posted Oct 10, 2025
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5/5
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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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A film that makes you feel the weight of the world in real time.
Posted Oct 03, 2025
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3/5
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The Smashing Machine
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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As a sporting tale, this is in familiar triumph-over-tragedy territory, with no surprises. While the performances are gripping, the script lacks nuance.
Posted Oct 03, 2025
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3/5
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Dead of Winter
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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Like the tracks that Barb leaves in the snow, you know where most of the plot turns lead.
Posted Sep 26, 2025
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5/5
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One Battle After Another
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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The time is also well overdue for this piece of cinematic dynamite that will have you on the edge of your seat — from laughter or the high-octane action.
Posted Sep 26, 2025
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2/5
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The Strangers: Chapter 2
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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The only thing that prevents it becoming a total farce is Harlin’s occasional use of a few inspired jump scares.
Posted Sep 26, 2025
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3/5
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Steve
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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Murphy puts in a great performance as Steve and the young cast are all really impressive. But the local Tory MP, journalists and trustees are all one-dimensional caricatures in this Netflix film, which bleeds liberal values from every pore.
Posted Sep 19, 2025
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4/5
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The Lost Bus
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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No bus journey has been as hair-raising as this since Speed.
Posted Sep 19, 2025
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3/5
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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Even though their chemistry is not always entirely convincing, audiences are sure to be rooting for this romance because Margot and Colin are so good.
Posted Sep 19, 2025
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4/5
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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The film is laugh-out-loud funny whenever the original trio take centre stage, thanks to their supreme deadpan delivery.
Posted Sep 12, 2025
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4/5
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The Conjuring: Last Rites
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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The performances by Farmiga and Wilson are as extraordinary as always, bringing believable calm to the roles.
Posted Sep 05, 2025
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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While it all feels a little dusty and over-sweetened, the sleek glamour of the fine outfits, rich scenery, top cast and that beloved theme tune sees it through.
Posted Sep 03, 2025
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4/5
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The Roses
(2025)
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Dulcie Pearce
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It’s hard to take your eyes off the two leads though, who go to chaotic levels of cruelty to attack each other — all while maintaining a glint of true love. Divorce has never been so funny.
Posted Sep 02, 2025
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3/5
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The Toxic Avenger
(2023)
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Linda Marric
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For all this talent, the film often stumbles. It wants to be a sharp spoof of superhero adventures, but the jokes land sporadically and the scares are comically bad.
Posted Aug 29, 2025
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3/5
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Four Letters of Love
(2024)
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Grant Rollings
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Four Letters delivers when it’s whimsically funny, but is second class when grasping for wisdom.
Posted Aug 26, 2025
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3/5
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Smurfs
(2025)
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Grant Rollings
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Despite having plot turns as old as Papa Smurf, this movie does manage to entertain. Director Chris Miller, best known for Puss In Boots, throws in so many gags enough of them land.
Posted Aug 26, 2025
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4/5
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The Thursday Murder Club
(2025)
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Linda Marric
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While not as sharp as some whodunits, it offers cosy comfort with intrigue.
Posted Aug 22, 2025
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3/5
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Nobody 2
(2025)
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Laura Stott
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It’s brutal, big-screen fun. But if you don’t like your action with a bit of silliness it probably won’t convince.
Posted Aug 14, 2025
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