Toy Story 4 lives up to the series’ reputation
Rest easy. They nailed it.
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Love scotch? Then you’ll lap up amiable doco Scotch: The Golden Dream
Those with no interest can just keep walking.
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MIB: International is so unfunny, it’s painful
Imagine a Taika Waititi-less Thor: Ragnarok.
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Tense sci-fi thriller I Am Mother is a notch above most straight-to-Netflix fare
There’s plenty to recommend in this increasingly paranoid sci-fi three-hander.
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Bill Nighy’s a tour-de-force of downbeat comedy in Sometimes Always Never
The idiosyncratic script, direction and style are all very English.
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Dark Phoenix ends once-mighty X-Men franchise not with a bang, but a shrug
Apart from a few interesting wrinkles, this finale is business as usual
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Tolkien may not be 100% accurate, but it’s a compelling biopic
Nicholas Hoult gives a dignified central performance.
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Godzilla II holds some thrills and spectacle… if you can actually follow it
There isn’t nearly enough thrills in 132 minutes.
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Visually stunning Rocketman wisely forgoes any claims to realism
There is nothing subtle, nor particularly insightful, about Rocketman.
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Brightburn is a bloody watchable superhero/horror genre mash-up
What makes Brightburn tick is a tight focus, and an embrace of the grim and gory
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Terry Gilliam’s sloppy Don Quixote movie is ultimately unsatisfying
It’s very nice to look at, though.
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Will Smith isn’t a singer, but he’s a super charming Genie in enjoyable new Aladdin
The film wobbles between lame and good.
