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Assassin Club review – trashy hitman runaround is generic multiplex filler
Our nice-guy killer is entered into a hitpersons’ Champions League, destined to fulfil functional combat scenes and voice the most leaden dialogue ever transmitted in Dolby surround
Mike McCahill
12, Apr, 2023 @8:40 AM
The Pope’s Exorcist review – demonslayer-in-chief Russell Crowe has devil of a job
The Exorcist rerun as a Tiktok video is a papal potboiler saved from eternal damnation by Crowe, who is no doubt eyeing a late-career franchise
Mike McCahill
10, Apr, 2023 @10:10 AM
Selfiee review – stan v superstar caper is a copper-bottomed crowd pleaser
Director Raj Mehta’s professionally packaged comedy hits all the bright, wacky notes, just don’t expect anything more than sheer daftness
Mike McCahill
24, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
Watcher review – gaslighting and murder in Romania-set Hitchcockian thriller
A lonely resting actor in Bucharest becomes more and more disturbed by nearby events and is not reassured by her husband
Mike McCahill
02, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM
The Last Heist review – grim-faced Brit gangster thriller is Reservoir Bodge
A ripe crew of wrong’uns hole up in a bar to pick over a raid gone awry, but does deliver one welcome departure from cliche
Mike McCahill
01, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM
Vikram Vedha review – swaggering Bollywood remake of Tamil crime caper
Pushkar-Gayatri’s reboot of their 2017 hit improves on the original thanks to two zingy lead performances from Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan
Mike McCahill
30, Sep, 2022 @9:48 AM
The Cancer Conflict review – poignant documentary on alternative cancer therapies
Two patients take sharply differing approaches as they attempt to beat life-threatening tumours on their own terms
Mike McCahill
13, Sep, 2022 @10:00 AM
Redeeming Love review – pious Bible-story western struggles for salvation
Nice vistas and a scenery-chewing Famke Janssen aren’t enough to save this absurd scriptural rehash from movie hell
Mike McCahill
12, Sep, 2022 @10:00 AM
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva review – peppy superhero franchise starter
Bollywood’s answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a star-studded special effects extravaganza with Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt as convincing romantic leads
Mike McCahill
09, Sep, 2022 @8:17 AM
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy review – agreeably jolly animated caper
Only middling writing lets down the impressive-looking third instalment from an upstart Spanish studio, which follows a Chicago bricklayer’s quest to lift an ancient curse
Mike McCahill
07, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton review – YouTuber Luke Cutforth paddles in the shallow end
Young Arthur – bullied at school and struggling with his dad Johnny Vegas – seeks sanctuary at his local pool
Mike McCahill
05, Sep, 2022 @12:00 PM
It Snows in Benidorm review – Timothy Spall soldiers on through sunshine
Story of weary office drone dragged from Manchester to the Costa Blanca after his brother goes missing aims for life-affirming, gets patience-trying
Mike McCahill
31, Aug, 2022 @8:00 AM
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