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There’s something quite inspiring and comforting about a film series that maintains cohesion from one entry to another. Continuing to showcase the same heart, soul and humour as its predecessors,…

Mary Poppins Returns (2019)

January 2, 2019

Carlo Peritore

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Much like the titular character, Mary Poppins Returns arrives at a time when we need it the most. While we live in a day and age where cynicism can easily…

Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018)

December 24, 2018

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After a rare stumble in the House of Mouse with their ambitious Nutcracker adventure, the Disney brand is more than back on track with Ralph Breaks the Internet. A sequel…

Creed II (2018)

November 29, 2018

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Essentially ushering in a new generation to the Rocky franchise, as well as satisfying the masses who have come to know and love the Sylvester Stallone-led series, Ryan Coogler’s 2015…

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

September 21, 2018

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Despite being incredibly vain, incompetent, and inexplicably conceited, Johnny English – the not-so-suave secret agent at the centre of Johnny English Strikes Again – manages to somehow be disarmingly likable. And it…

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

August 2, 2018

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Up to this point each Mission: Impossible film has operated on their own mechanisms. The 1996 Brian De Palma-directed original felt like an organic extension of the 1960’s television series it drew…

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

July 4, 2018

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Given the core-shaking reaction evoked from THAT finale sequence in Avengers: Infinity War, you’d be forgiven for letting it slip your mind that there are other Marvel stories to tell…

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

June 20, 2018

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Having an exciting director choice like J.A. Bayona (the Spanish filmmaker behind such imaginative titles as The Orphanage and A Monster Calls) behind the camera for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,…

Super Troopers 2 (2018)

April 19, 2018

Richard Eaves

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Super Troopers 2 gives you an excellent taste of what to expect right from the word go; it has the usual team back with ridiculous hijinks and a cameo from…

Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

February 7, 2018

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