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Elvis (IMAX in some cinemas) - Luhrmann's film about the best-selling record artist of all time tries to be a serious look at the man, his love of 'black' music and his espousal of civil rights...

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Lightyear - This spin-off from the character originally seen in the Toy Story movies is a crushing disappointment. Space ranger/pilot Buzz Lightyear (Evans) crashes his...

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Listen - Social services, who have succumbed to a fair share of appalling failings in the 21st century, are portrayed as the out-and-out villains in this depressing Ken...

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Jurassic World: Dominion (IMAX in some cinemas) - After Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom prehistoric creatures of all shapes and sizes now roam the world, but the ones that are causing most concern are swarms of ...

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Swan Song - Very elegiac and rather good, Stephens' film follows the dying days of Patrick Pitzenbarger (Kier giving an understated but virtuoso turn as this real-life character),...

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Psycho (4K restoration) - A wide reissue for what is now rightly regarded as a masterpiece of chilling cinema, and one (with Vertigo) of Hitchcock's two most accomplished and...

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Top Gun: Maverick (IMAX in some cinemas) - Thirty years on, Maverick is back and it's quite a ride. Stalled at the rank of captain (promotion, apparently, would ground him because of age) while his friend Iceman...

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RoboCop (director's cut) - A 4K restoration of director Verhoeven's cut of his original blockbuster sci-fi thriller. Looking for all the world like a vehicle tailor-made for Arnold...

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