James Marsh
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The doll from The Conjuring gets its own origin story in the second spin-off prequel, which marks a huge improvement on its predecessor. (at 21:35) Read More
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French director Francois Ozon transforms a simple tale of a young woman, who becomes involved with a pair of twins, into an insane psycho-sexual nightmare that evokes Cronenberg, DePalma and… Read More
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Despite being subjected to occasional debacles like The Emoji Movie , there is little argument that we are experiencing a golden era for animated feature films. Read my review Read More
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Adapted from Morio Kita’s beloved children’s book of the same name by La La La at Rock Bottom director Nobuhiro Yamashita, My Uncle is a typically heart-warming affair, anchored by… Read More
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A stirring second world war escape epic featuring some of the biggest names in the South Korean film industry, The Battleship Island is also the most ambitious project yet from… Read More
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A poor man’s Wreck-It Ralph is high praise indeed for this nonsensical animated debacle set inside the world of a teenager’s smartphone. Read More
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Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris cross paths with Stellan Skarsgård’s shady Russian oligarch in this post-Cold War spy thriller adapted from the novel by John le Carré. Read More
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Mandy Moore and Claire Holt find themselves at the bottom of the Mexican ocean surrounded by great white sharks in this simple yet effective thriller. Read More
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Luc Besson unveils his hugely personal and expensive sci-fi extravaganza, centring on a pair of romantically involved space agents searching for an endangered creature. But is it any good? Read More
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Scarlett Johansson and Kate McKinnon head up this all-girl spin on The Hangover, or more closely Peter Berg’s Very Bad Things. But can the red hot cast convert some of… Read More
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Following the success of Wonder Woman, Lucy and Rogue One , Hollywood finally seems willing to support action movies fronted by female stars. Atomic Blonde casts Charlize Theron – who… Read More
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Taiwanese writer-director Giddens Ko Ching-teng follows up his smash-hit debut You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011) with a considerably darker beast. While his second directing effort also takes… Read More
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Christopher Nolan’s stirring World War II epic is a nerve-racking, experiential odyssey that rewrites the language of cinema in its use of overlapping time frames and sensory storytelling. Read More
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Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy are the highlights of this wonderfully realised tale of Britain during the Blitz, and the Ministry of Information’s efforts to make propaganda films with a… Read More
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Tom Holland gets his own stand-alone Spidey movie as Marvel finally brings their young web-slinging hero into the MCU, under the watchful eye of Tony Stark. Read More
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Andy Serkis showcases his exceptional performance capture skills once again in the powerful third chapter of the rebooted franchise. Read More
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Brian Cox and Miranda Richardson star in this modest dramatisation of the days leading up to D-Day. (at 16:00) Listen to my review Read More
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Bong Joon-ho’s controversial Netflix feature is a scathing takedown of GM foods and corporate greed built around the touching story of a young girl’s relationship with an experimental super-pig. (at… Read More
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