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Amy Adams could finally win her Oscar with this raw alcoholism tale
The brilliance of the six-time Oscar nominee’s performance here lies in its subtlety and restraint, as well as its emotional rawness
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Brendan Fraser’s treacly Rental Family doesn’t ask difficult questions
The Oscar-winning star of ‘The Whale’ offers up his emotive blue eyes rimmed with tears, but they can only carry this empathetic tale so far
Brendan Fraser’s treacly Rental Family doesn’t ask difficult questions
The Oscar-winning star of ‘The Whale’ offers up his emotive blue eyes rimmed with tears, but they can only carry this empathetic tale so far
Zootropolis 2 is a witty sequel that’s better than the original
A thoughtful reframing of the Disney original’s metaphor for racism – with new character Gary De’Snake stealing the show
Zootropolis 2 is a witty sequel that’s better than the original
A thoughtful reframing of the Disney original’s metaphor for racism – with new character Gary De’Snake stealing the show
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I Swear is a non-treacly crowdpleaser about Tourette syndrome
Inspired by the story of campaigner John Davidson, this British indie occasionally adheres to tearjerking genre formula, but is also nicely subtle and smart about its hero’s disorder
I Swear is a non-treacly crowdpleaser about Tourette syndrome
Inspired by the story of campaigner John Davidson, this British indie occasionally adheres to tearjerking genre formula, but is also nicely subtle and smart about its hero’s disorder
The reboot of splatter movie The Toxic Avenger feels sadly out of time
Peter Dinklage leads this long-delayed revival of a gloriously puerile 1984 classic about a man turned into a mutant by radioactive waste – but it’s hard to make a lurid, scrappy B-movie on a decent budget
The reboot of splatter movie The Toxic Avenger feels sadly out of time
Peter Dinklage leads this long-delayed revival of a gloriously puerile 1984 classic about a man turned into a mutant by radioactive waste – but it’s hard to make a lurid, scrappy B-movie on a decent budget
Sally Hawkins weaponises her niceness in the thrilling Bring Her Back
The directors of the A24 horror smash ‘Talk to Me’ have returned with a film that’s even bolder and even squelchier
Sally Hawkins weaponises her niceness in the thrilling Bring Her Back
The directors of the A24 horror smash ‘Talk to Me’ have returned with a film that’s even bolder and even squelchier
