Talent Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Review

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – pleasant but forgettable

by Hannah Strong

Renée Zellweger dons her big knickers again as the frazzled heroine, this time getting her groove back after her husband's death.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Venom: The Last Dance review – air-headed escapism

by David Jenkins

Tom Hardy seems tired and confused in this comic book sci-fi sequel that hasn’t got an original bone in its alien symbiote body.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Locked Down

by Erik Nielsen

An affluent couple plot an audacious diamond heist in the Covid movie absolutely no one needed.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Lion King

by Adam Woodward

Jon Favreau’s update of Disney’s animated epic shows the studio’s remake philosophy is not so problem free.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Mary Magdalene

by Elena Lazic

Faux feminist biblical revisionism abounds in Garth Davis’ humdrum religious drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Doctor Strange

by Manuela Lazic

At long last – a light, funny superhero movie that embraces the fantasy aspects of the genre in both its story and form.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Secret in Their Eyes

by Adam White

Despite the best efforts of Chiwetel Ejiofor and Julia Roberts this remake of Juan José Campanella’s Oscar winner is DOA.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
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Review

Triple 9

by David Jenkins

Australian director John Hillcoat assembles an A-list crack squad for this gritty by-the-numbers heist flick.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

12 Years a Slave

by Ashley Clark

One of Britain’s greatest living filmmakers offers an outraged, intense and artful examination of American slavery.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
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