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King of New York
Solid, grimy 90s crime drama that also now delivers a big nostalgic hit. Star turns from everybody except David Caruso. →
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Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Look, it’s a franchise that knows exactly what its fans want, and routinely delivers just that and no more. Four films in, you’re probably on board with it. →
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Into the Forest
A slow and thoughtful apocalyptic drama that sees two sisters learning to survive on their own. Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood are almost hypnotically good. →
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Drive
Ryan Gosling’s silent, soulless schtick is less impactful than it used to be, but Drive remains a beautifully shot, beautifully scored masterpiece, expertly performed →
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Wind River
Spectacularly filmed and there’s also a decent crime thriller in here in between Jeremy Renner’s mumbling, but nothing really all that surprising. →
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Strings
A brilliantly-inventive mythic fantasy where the strings on the marionettes are an acknowledged part of life. Visually stunning and technically impressive; loved it. →
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The Fall of the House of Usher
A perfectly respectable adaptation, but Vincent Price is pretty much carrying the whole thing. →
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Muppet Treasure Island
Possibly one of the more overlooked Muppet films but unfairly so: It’s Tim Curry in a Muppet film, what stronger recommendation do you need? →
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A Simple Plan
A solid 90s crime thriller that’s narratively straightforward but with lots of chewy characterisation. Also, a bonus Gary Cole. →
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Wayne’s World
It has aged about as well as can be expected and let’s just leave it at that. →
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Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
A fascinating documentary on Bergman told largely through her diaries and own home movies. Quietly riveting. →
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Mary and Max
A pitch-black dark comedy from Australia that’s dry, funny, charming and sad all at once. →
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The Limehouse Golem
A solid Ripper Street-style murder mystery. Nothing too challenging, but gets a long way on some magnetic performances from Bill Nighy and Olivia Cooke in particular. →
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Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
At this point the films feel more like hobbies than anything else, but the cast is enthusiastic and everyone’s having fun so who cares. →
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tolerably functional, immediately forgettable. →
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It
Mixed feelings; wished they’d focused more on the actually-terrifying psychological horror and less on the CGI, and there’s awkward and unnecessary sexualisation. Overall, a misfire. →
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Beyond Skyline
Surprisingly decent sci-fi action that goes in unexpected directions. A dumb, fun Friday night film to watch with a takeaway. →
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Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Not the best-quality animation, but still an affectionate revisit of the 60s series with a lot of charm, particularly with West, Ward and Newmar returning. →
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Hellmouth
Heavily-stylised horror from the writer of Pontypool. Fairly incomprehensible, but anything starring Stephen McHattie gets a pass from me. →
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
So charmingly touching and funny it practically made me angry. →