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Natalie Portman is fantastic as the recently widowed Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larrain’s elliptical, dream-like film focusing on the days following the assassination of JFK. (at 26:25) Read More
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Picking up immediately after the events of Fifty Shades of Grey , the 2015 adaptation of E.L. James’ best-selling erotic novel, Fifty Shades Darker finds damaged twentysomething billionaire Christian Grey… Read More
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Following a string of direct-to-video animated outings for DC characters in LEGO form, themselves spawned from a series of successful video games, Batman appeared in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s… Read More
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A major awards contender with a rich diversity angle also tells the compelling story of three African American women who rose through the ranks at NASA during the Mercury space… Read More
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Ken Loach’s Palme D’Or winner trains its crosshairs on the British welfare system, with predictably grim yet effective results. (at 11:20) Read More
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The year’s first big surprise is this delightfully nostalgic sci-fi adventure that echoes the 80s classics from the likes of Amblin Entertainment and Joe Dante. Read More
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Disney’s latest animated musical follows a Polynesian island princess on a magical quest across the ocean. (at 12:30) Read More
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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone get all nostalgic in Damien Chazelle’s all-singing. all-dancing ode to classic Hollywood musicals. Read More
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Model-actress Milla Jovovich reprises her signature role for a sixth and supposedly final time in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, once again battling the nefarious Umbrella Corporation amidst a global… Read More
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Vin Diesel resurrects extreme sports secret agent Xander Cage for this belated third entry in the xXx franchise, 12 years after Ice Cube last carried the torch for counter-culture covert… Read More
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Directed by Isao Yukisada (best known for the 2004 teen-romance tearjerker Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World), this second title of Nikkatsu studio’s new wave of rebooted… Read More
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An American teenager must use his online gaming skills to protect a beautiful Chinese princess in this outdated yet inoffensive fantasy adventure written and produced by Luc Besson, responsible for… Read More
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Combining the nerve-shredding tension of Oscar winner The Hurt Locker with Dead Poets Society’s compassion for wilful adolescence, Land of Mine carefully sidesteps the clunky pun of its title to… Read More
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Spooky goings-on haunt a mother and daughter in their bombed-out Tehran apartment building in this fantastic British-made horror flick. (at 06:30) Watch Under the Shadow on Netflix here Read More
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Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner talk to the aliens in Denis Villeneuve’s fantastic sci-fi drama. Read my review for ScreenAnarchy’s Best of 2016 list Read More
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Making an early bid for worst film of 2017, Chris Chow’s (Strawberry Cliff) remarkably underwhelming psycho-thriller stars Cherry Ngan as a kidnap victim reunited with her wealthy family after 12… Read More
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Following the critical and commercial success of his surveillance thriller Cold Eyes – a remake of the Johnnie To-produced Hong Kong film Eye in the Sky – director Jo Ui-seok… Read More
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Renowned patriot Jackie Chan reaffirms his pledge of allegiance to China in Railroad Tigers, playing Ma Yuan, a Shandong railway worker who leads a plucky band of guerilla fighters in… Read More
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