3D
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Hands up anyone else suffering from superhero fatigue? Marvel Studios isn’t solely to blame for this, but the sheer conviction and prolificity with which they have attacked their shared-universe building… Read More
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Acclaimed Hong Kong cinematographer Peter Pau takes another swing at directing a major motion picture with this grand scale fantasy about legendary demon queller Zhong Kui. Assisted by co-director Zhao… Read More
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The Roman Empire takes on China’s mighty Han Dynasty in Daniel Lee’s latest period action adventure, as Jackie Chan’s Silk Road guard and John Cusack’s renegade centurion form an unlikely… Read More
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The fourth instalment of Michael Bay’s big screen robot romp offers few surprises but an abundance of the series’ familiar tropes in another marathon-length, narratively vapid action spectacular. Bay’s trademark… Read More
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This seventh instalment in the X-Men franchise doesn’t make a lick of sense but I still found it to be good fun, not least in its valiant efforts to tie… Read More
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The Cap continues to prove the most interesting of the Avengers in his second solo effort, which combines a politically charged espionage plot with the regular big canvas superhero exploits… Read More
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A triptych of short cinematic experiments into the possibilities of 3D cinema from three acclaimed European directors proves that only Peter Greenaway has any idea how to use the medium.… Read More
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Darren Aronofsky’s old testament odyssey might just be the battiest biblical epic ever committed to screen. Bold, beautiful, yet most definitely preposterous, it somehow manages to succeed as a brilliant… Read More
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A wonderful opportunity to Hitchcock’s only 3D movie restored and on the big screen, but it’s plain to see the director shot his film this way reluctantly and with huge… Read More
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The Pang Brothers have had a rocky time in recent years, but their Guangzhou-set update of The Towering Inferno, they have produced their best film in years. That’s not to… Read More
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I never got around to seeing the first film in the series that looked like little more than an American knock-off of Harry Potter, albeit one embroiled in the world… Read More
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On second viewing it must be conceded that Guillermo del Toro’s film is far more of a disappointment than many wee willing to admit – but still manages to be… Read More
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Hugh Jackman reprises his signature role yet again, this time employing James Mangold to take Logan to Japan and embrace one of the character’s best-loved comic book story arcs. While… Read More
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In what promises to be a new landmark, both in science fiction cinema and the craft of filmmaking itself, Alfonso Cuaron’s deep space survival thriller offers jaw dropping spectacle, nail-chewing… Read More
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Not that anybody wanted it, but Mike and Sully are back, in this good natured prequel to Monsters, Inc. There are jokes aplenty but a lack of real heart in… Read More
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Could this be the first American college movie to abstain completely from drugs, sex and alcohol abuse? In what was considered by many to be an unnecessary prequel to the… Read More
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Building on the success of the first film, the adorable and hilarious minions are given much more screen time this time around. When Gru is approached by the Anti-Villain League… Read More
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