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Stand by Me
(1986)
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Adam Whyte
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The photography, by Thomas Del Ruth, perfectly captures a half-remembered Summer without feeling too rose-tinted.
Posted Jan 12, 2026
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2.5/5
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Hook
(1991)
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Stuart W. Bedford
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There's an abundance of action but it's almost entirely plot driven and often falls flat, failing to generate the sort of meaning and substance that Spielberg's high-concept features are famous for.
Posted Dec 18, 2025
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4/5
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988)
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Stephen Leigh
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The Naked Gun is one of the best comedies ever made and features such a high gag rate that it lends itself nicely to repeat viewings.
Posted Jul 22, 2025
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
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Jack Pooley
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No Way Home is a testament to how enjoyable the "legacy sequel" can be when it respects what came before without letting it upstage the new(er) characters.
Posted Dec 29, 2021
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4/5
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The Green Knight
(2021)
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Robert Kojder
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The Green Knight tells an enthrallingly hypnotic cautionary tale about honor, packed with some of the most potent acting and craftsmanship likely to be seen in a film all year
Posted Jul 26, 2021
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The Last Out
(2020)
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Motzie Dapul
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The Last Out is an absolute curveball of a film (pun intended).
Posted Jun 04, 2021
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1/5
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Monday
(2020)
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Robert Kojder
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At one point, Mickey and Chloe throw a bash dubbed "the pointless party", which turns to shit incredibly fast like everything in their lives, but is more than appropriate titling for this utterly pointless waste of time
Posted Apr 14, 2021
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2/5
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Vanguard
(2020)
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Robert Kojder
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Comes close to having a few decent set pieces that typically end up bogged down by either terrible CGI, awkward camera angles, or severe disorientation
Posted Nov 16, 2020
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The Air I Breathe
(2007)
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Ray DeRousse
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The story has no emotional heft or philosophical investment upon which to base its contortions. Instead, it is a gimmick looking for a purpose.
Posted May 01, 2020
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5/5
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Joker
(2019)
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Simon Gallagher
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It's provocative, disturbing, occasionally funny, sometimes heartbreaking and the way Phillips plays with the intensity dial is incredible.
Posted Oct 02, 2019
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3.5/5
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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
(2011)
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Mike Edwards
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It's not another powerhouse for the Gosling repertoire, but it is a funny, moving relationship movie that does its job ably.
Posted Sep 23, 2019
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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
(2019)
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Noah Dominguez
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If you want a fresh take on the utter insanity Invader Zim's original television run was known for, Enter the Florpus is definitely for you.
Posted Aug 21, 2019
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Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
(2019)
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Simon Gallagher
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It's a great companion piece to the show and offers some great revelations and new insight.
Posted May 28, 2019
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3/5
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The Dirt
(2019)
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Simon Gallagher
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Hurtles a little too quickly through the moments of substance in favour of fetishising the moments inspired by substances.
Posted Mar 24, 2019
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5/5
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Avengers: Infinity War
(2018)
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Simon Gallagher
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The MCU has arrived at one hell of a climax.
Posted Jan 09, 2019
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4/5
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Deadpool 2
(2018)
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Simon Gallagher
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David Leitch and Ryan Reynolds have done something quite incredible with the Merc With A Mouth's second REAL cinematic appearance... They made it better than the first one.
Posted Jan 09, 2019
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3.5/5
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Brexit
(2019)
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Simon Gallagher
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Cumberbatch's accent, in particular, is so minutely well observed that it deserves awards on its own.
Posted Jan 09, 2019
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Dr. Who and the Daleks
(1965)
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Jonathon Carley
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I can't recommend it to Peter Cushing fans either as it is hardly his finest hour and he is in no way centre stage.
Posted Nov 30, 2018
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2.5/4
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Haunt
(2014)
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Frank Ochieng
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However if your ideal horror ride consists of a slight, choppy-driven chiller with a wicked streak of understated genuine jolts then fine there is a certain abandoned haunted house in the woods that is waiting for your arrival not to mention your approval
Posted Nov 11, 2018
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A Star Is Born
(2018)
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Jack Pooley
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Cooper and Gaga are both fantastic in roles that ask a lot of both of them.
Posted Oct 18, 2018
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The Week Of
(2018)
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Jack Pooley
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It's a simple premise and, to the surprise of just about nobody, it's executed with little panache, ingenuity, heart or even basic comic merit. It is a textbook example of what people mean when they say "straight to Netflix" in a negative way.
Posted Jul 16, 2018
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Pumping Iron
(1977)
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Simon Gallagher
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Schwarzenegger is irresistible, dominating every scene he appears in and offering the kind of T-Shirt slogan soundbites that continue to make him a favourite source for anyone looking for inspiration.
Posted May 30, 2018
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Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
(2016)
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Ewan Paterson
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That said, the lack of a live action element and the transition to animation has allowed West's Batman to grow more bombastic, brilliant, and more brazenly silly than ever before
Posted Feb 22, 2018
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4/5
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Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
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Simon Gallagher
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If you're already a fan of Waititi, Ragnarok will be like a warm bath of his particular brand of humour, but if - for some reason - you like your comic book movie homogenous, it might not be for you. But maybe try broadening your horizons, yeah?
Posted Oct 20, 2017
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4/5
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(2014)
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Adrian Smith
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The Winter Soldier isn't simply a far more competent movie than its predecessor, The First Avenger, but is perhaps the most complete and assured MCU film since Iron Man.
Posted Dec 29, 2016
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3/5
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Blair Witch
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Like most strong directors going into the bosom of a franchise there's some feeling of restriction to Adam Wingard's latest, but pure terror still works its way through.
Posted Sep 16, 2016
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3/5
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Sausage Party
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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If Sausage Party had been a twenty minute short it could have been a highlight of 2016. However, stretched to feature-length it's just another mildly funny stoner comedy.
Posted Sep 01, 2016
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3/5
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David Brent: Life on the Road
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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The big question any self-respecting fan of The Office has is whether there's even a point. Well, rest assured - it's more Alpha Papa than Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.
Posted Aug 11, 2016
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2/5
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Suicide Squad
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Suicide Squad may not be the end of the DC Extended Universe, but it does hurt it, really, really bad
Posted Aug 05, 2016
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4/5
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Jason Bourne
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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It looks like Summer 2016 is saving the best for last.
Posted Jul 28, 2016
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4/5
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Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Pegg has story and narrative structure down, although where he really wins is how he gives Star Trek back that philosophical side.
Posted Jul 21, 2016
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3/5
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Ghostbusters
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Who ya gonna call? These guys, actually!
Posted Jul 11, 2016
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1/5
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Independence Day: Resurgence
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Perhaps it's fate that Independence Day 2 was released over a week before the Fourth of July, showing upfront how far Resurgence is from fighting to be good cinema.
Posted Jun 28, 2016
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2/5
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Warcraft
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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While it may not be quite as damnable as some are making out (it's no 2016 companion to Fant4stic or anything), Warcraft is a pretty resounding disappointment.
Posted Jun 03, 2016
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2/5
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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For everything the film improves over the original, it ultimately winds up mired in the exact same problems.
Posted Jun 03, 2016
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2/5
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The Measure of a Man
(2015)
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Alex Leadbeater
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You could say he's discovering the measure of a man. You could also say this is a head-bangingly dull movie full of nothing.
Posted May 18, 2016
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2/5
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X-Men: Apocalypse
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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An upsetting failure that sets the franchise back ten years.
Posted May 17, 2016
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5/5
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Captain America: Civil War
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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A near-perfect comic book movie.
Posted Apr 29, 2016
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2/5
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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At the end of the UK press screening there were pockets of cheers from the crowd and I literally could not hold in an exclamation of "Are you f*cking serious?"
Posted Mar 24, 2016
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Southbound
(2015)
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Jack Pooley
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Like practically every horror anthology in existence it doesn't totally hit the mark, but Southbound on the whole is a demented, weird and occasionally hilarious selection of genre shorts.
Posted Mar 07, 2016
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2/5
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The Forest
(2016)
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Simon Gallagher
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A morality tale that if you're good and helpful and choose not to pick away at darkness and evil you're a lot more likely to find yourself in something deep and odious and disastrous.
Posted Feb 26, 2016
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1/5
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The Brothers Grimsby
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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There are only really a handful of films I would say that I actively hate. Grimsby is one of them.
Posted Feb 24, 2016
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3/5
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Deadpool
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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The superhero genre is in trouble.
Posted Feb 08, 2016
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2/5
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Dirty Grandpa
(2016)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Oh well, at least I can strike "See Robert De Niro wanking" off my bucket list.
Posted Jan 23, 2016
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3/5
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Goosebumps
(2015)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Goosebumps is a nostalgia ride (even if you've never read the books).
Posted Jan 18, 2016
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5/5
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The Revenant
(2015)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Leonardo DiCaprio isn't even the best thing in this.
Posted Jan 18, 2016
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5/5
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Creed
(2015)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Creed is as good as the original Rocky (seriously).
Posted Jan 12, 2016
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5/5
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Spotlight
(2015)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Deserves to be an Oscar favourite.
Posted Jan 12, 2016
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3/5
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Joy
(2015)
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Alex Leadbeater
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Joy is a very stressful movie (and that's a very good thing).
Posted Jan 01, 2016
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2/5
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The Danish Girl
(2015)
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Alex Leadbeater
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There's Oscar bait, then there's The Danish Girl.
Posted Dec 23, 2015
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