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Schemers - If you can get past the sometimes impenetrable Scottish accents, the first 40 minutes of this autobiographical film are lively and sometimes amusing. But it does get...

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Life Ahead, The - A remake of the award-winning 1977 film Madame Rosa, but now with an 86-year-old Loren in the part created by Simone Signoret, and directed by Loren's real-life...

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Stardust - Made without the approval of David Bowie's family, and unable to use any of his songs, this is still a competent and sometimes entertaining account of the singer's...

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One Night in Miami - Another play-based drama that still leaves us feeling like we're sitting in the sixth row of the stalls. The film begins well but soon develops into a talkathon that...

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Pieces of a Woman - Not so much Call the Midwife as Sue the Midwife. Living with her blue-collar partner Sean (a heavily bearded LaBeouf), Martha (Kirby) is expecting her...

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Prom, The - Corden, Streep and Ullman are making a habit of making splashy musicals with totally unmemorable songs. After Into the Woods, here comes another. And it's...

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Da 5 Bloods - Part polemic and part action-adventure, Spike Lee's new 'joint' is a huge disappointment as a follow-up to his Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman. The two sides of...

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Soul - Another brilliant animation feature from Pixar, although the few scary moments and density (and swiftness) of thought may not suit all younger children. It is, however,...

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