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Baby Driver - Nobody puts this Baby in a corner. And, if they did, he'd probably drive his way out of it. It's not clear what hold gang leader Doc (Spacey) has on his youthful...

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Transformers: The Last Knight (3D) - This fifth film in the money-making franchise is a mess of mashed metal mayhem. Incoherent and full of pointless 'bot action, the plot, to which Hopkins contributes...

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Book of Henry, The - *There are unavoidable spoilers in this review.

This starts out well enough as a pleasant little film about a genius 11-year-old (Lieberher) who prefers to be a...

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Hampstead - A pleasant, if unexceptional time-passer set against sunny days (and the odd rainy one) on and around London's Hampstead Heath. Despite charismatic leads, it's not...

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Dying Laughing - The first thing you should know about this documentary on stand-up comedians is that there are no jokes, although some of the experiences they relate may make you smile....

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Gifted - A tug-of-love weepie about a seven-year-old girl, Mary (Grace) who is a mathematical genius along the lines of the real-life figure recently played by Taraji P Henson in...

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My Cousin Rachel - After a gap of 65 years, here's another try at Daphne Du Maurier's 19th century suspense drama about the enigmatic Rachel Ashley.

The old black-and-white version made...

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Wonder Woman (3D/2D) - Although it's well-made (and well-dressed) with some exciting action sequences, the plot of Wonder Woman is ludicrous even by superhero standards, with Diana...

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