Film Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
Jack Sparrow is back (again!) in a satisfying, fan-servicing fifth swashbuckling pantomime.
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Film Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
James Gunn’s second intergalactic farce is a middling mixbag of cartoon chaos.
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS Review: More Stupid And Way More Fun
Bigger is better and Jason Statham is a comedy superstar: the eighth Fast & Furious film ups the stakes, and the fun.
THE BOSS BABY Review: Corporatism for Kids
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Film Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
A vacuous Emma Watson almost spoils this live-action fairytale, rescued by Alan Menken’s stunning soundtrack.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND Review: “Gorilla La Land”
Kong is back, but this Coppola-pilfering reimagining can’t distract from the soullessness of its characters, human and otherwise.
Film Review: LOGAN
Hugh Jackman’s final Wolverine adventure is a problematic, but admirable, farewell to cinema’s greatest comic-book hero.
Film Review: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
With both The Dark Knight’s intellect and Adam West’s zany comedy, this is a wonderful tribute to everybody’s favourite Batmen.
Film Review: T2 TRAINSPOTTING
Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud are back in smack-tion. But has their story lost its unpolished charm?
Film Review: LION
Of this year’s crop of ‘true story’ human dramas, Lion is one of the more believable, and perhaps the most moving.
Film Review: HIDDEN FIGURES
Despite a weak script, this mass appeal drama gains much goodwill from its impressive ensemble cast.
Film Review: PATRIOTS DAY
Peter Berg’s marathon bombing drama is a sincere and impressively-directed tribute to a horrific day in Boston life.
Film Review: BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK
Ang Lee ruins another great novel with horribly unfocused direction and a painfully apolitical take on an important political story.
Film Review: MOONLIGHT
Barry Jenkins’ affecting Miami drama subverts cliché with remarkable sensitivity.
Film Review: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Casey Affleck is stunning in Kenneth Lonergan’s flawed Massachusetts melodrama.
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