Why this dystopian and bloody slapstick misses the mark

Why this dystopian and bloody slapstick misses the mark

When it comes to someone getting their limbs sliced off or their head smashed in,Bill Skarsgard’s action thriller can’t be accused of stopping halfway.

  • byJake Wilson

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Drive My Car director changes gear with this slow-building forest tale
★★★½
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Drive My Car director changes gear with this slow-building forest tale

Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi has made an intriguing film,but is it a gently satirical comedy of urban and rural manners,an eco-philosophical fable or something else?

  • byJake Wilson
This striking film is Tomb Raider in Tuscany,and you won’t want to miss it
★★★★
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This striking film is Tomb Raider in Tuscany,and you won’t want to miss it

With a cast that includes Isabella Rossellini,La Chimera is a stunning,dream-like film where pretty much anything can happen.

  • byJake Wilson
This war movie is based on actual Anzac diaries – so why doesn’t it ring true?
★½
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This war movie is based on actual Anzac diaries – so why doesn’t it ring true?

Despite all of the effort put in to the look of this ambitious production I ultimately had trouble suspending disbelief.

  • byJake Wilson
Bollywood meets Batman and John Wick:Monkey Man is a genre-blending blast
★★★
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Bollywood meets Batman and John Wick:Monkey Man is a genre-blending blast

Dev Patel’s directorial debut is a bold,political and daring action film that pays homage to Hong Kong martial arts films of the 1980s and ’90s.

  • byJake Wilson
Godzilla x Kong promised to be the bromance to end all bromances – what went wrong?
★★
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Godzilla x Kong promised to be the bromance to end all bromances – what went wrong?

The much anticipated Godzilla x Kong:The New Empire is,unfortunately,less a battle of the giants and more of a jokey letdown.

  • byJake Wilson
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It’s taken four films,but Jack Black’s boisterous panda finally grows up
★★½
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It’s taken four films,but Jack Black’s boisterous panda finally grows up

The ancient Chinese warrior Po returns in Kung Fu Panda 4 and finds even animated characters can have a midlife crisis.

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Spirits old and new haunt overstuffed Ghostbusters reboot
★★½
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Spirits old and new haunt overstuffed Ghostbusters reboot

OG Ghostbusters Bill Murray,Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson return,but the new,younger cast pushes the franchise into relevance.

  • byJake Wilson
Crypto bro takes on Aussie nut farm:How did this dreadful film even get made?

Crypto bro takes on Aussie nut farm:How did this dreadful film even get made?

How this movie got a release on the big screen is a mystery.

  • byJake Wilson
Oscars 2024:What our critics thought of the best picture contenders
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Oscars 2024:What our critics thought of the best picture contenders

Read what our reviewers thought of all the films nominated for best picture at this year’s Oscars.

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Does the crazy epic Dune sequel live up to the hype?
★★★
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Does the crazy epic Dune sequel live up to the hype?

Starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya,the film is set to be one of the biggest at the box office this year.

  • byJake Wilson