Darkest passage
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (15, 150 minutes) Not just any remake of a 1947 film noir, this is a Guillermo del Toro
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Blade bummer
Scream (18, 1hr 54mins) Confession time. I had never seen the original Scream. One might ask how on earth that’s
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Spying by numbers yarn fails to add up
The 355 (12A, 122 minutes) The first two weeks in January act as the graveyard shift for film releases, as
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Witless prequel fails to convince
The King’s Man (15, 131 Minutes) What better way to start off a post-christmas cinema trip than an irate father
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Keanu cracks the code
The Matrix Resurrections (15, 148 minutes) I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched 1999’s The Matrix. I
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Web warrior spins a new crowd pleaser
Spider-Man: No Way Home (12, 148 Minutes) As I sat uncomfortably in my broken seat, ‘lads’ refusing to put their
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Fashion faux pas
House of Gucci (15, 157 Minutes) What do you get when you put a legendary director, a fun story and
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Southend children’s services review branded “a farce”
Parents who took part in a review of Southend children’s services have branded it “a farce”. The department is undergoing
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Ghostbusters reboot lacks spirit
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (12A, 125 Minutes) Who you gonna call? The CGI department! Just when you thought they couldn’t resurrect yet
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Crown Jewel
Spencer (12, 111 Minutes) “A fable based on a true story.” Those are the first words we see before we
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