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BlacKkKlansman - One of the problems with Lee's in-your-face portrait of Ku Klux Klan activities in the 1970s is that it's painted in uncomfortably broad strokes, only underlining the...

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Children Act, The - Another miserable little number from the pen of Ian McEwan, partially reminiscent of the old British film Life for Ruth, in that part of its plot involves the...

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Spy Who Dumped Me, The - If you fancy a film with lots of mindless action, car chases and gun battles, on a big budget, then (well, no, actually you should see Mission Impossible:...

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Equalizer 2, The (IMAX in some cinemas) - A further adventure of Robert McCall (Washington), part-time cab driver and part-time government enforcer, in a standard, thoroughly routine thriller. We're treated...

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Negotiator, The - It's about time that Mad Men's Hamm found a film vehicle worthy of his talents and here it is. Director Anderson's grip never relaxes as we follow the career...

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Heathers (reissue) - Now there's weird, very weird and major weird. But Heathers, described by its makers as a teenage black comedy, is mega-weird, as well as being a...

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Ant-Man and The Wasp (3D/IMAX) - While Marvel/Disney's Ant-Man was fast and flashy, in the final analysis it was fun but mostly forgettable. Here, thanks to hard work on both sides of the camera (the...

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Apostasy - I admit it - given the heavy cost of moviegoing these day, I am not exactly ecstatic when I see the letters BBC and BFI in the opening credits of a film since they mean...

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