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The Kate Hudson musical weepie Song Sung Blue is pure Oscar bait
The pair are well cast as a real-life married couple who work as Neil Diamond tribute singers, but the tragedies and struggles that befall them are framed poorly by director Craig Brewer
There’s no magic in the aimless slog of Wicked: For Good
Cynthia Erivo scores, but Ariana Grande less so – and director Jon M Chu still hasn’t figured out how to properly light any of this
There’s no magic in the aimless slog of Wicked: For Good
Cynthia Erivo scores, but Ariana Grande less so – and director Jon M Chu still hasn’t figured out how to properly light any of this
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I Swear is a non-treacly crowdpleaser about Tourette syndrome
Inspired by the story of campaigner John Davidson, this British indie occasionally adheres to tearjerking genre formula, but is also nicely subtle and smart about its hero’s disorder
I Swear is a non-treacly crowdpleaser about Tourette syndrome
Inspired by the story of campaigner John Davidson, this British indie occasionally adheres to tearjerking genre formula, but is also nicely subtle and smart about its hero’s disorder
The reboot of splatter movie The Toxic Avenger feels sadly out of time
Peter Dinklage leads this long-delayed revival of a gloriously puerile 1984 classic about a man turned into a mutant by radioactive waste – but it’s hard to make a lurid, scrappy B-movie on a decent budget
The reboot of splatter movie The Toxic Avenger feels sadly out of time
Peter Dinklage leads this long-delayed revival of a gloriously puerile 1984 classic about a man turned into a mutant by radioactive waste – but it’s hard to make a lurid, scrappy B-movie on a decent budget
Sally Hawkins weaponises her niceness in the thrilling Bring Her Back
The directors of the A24 horror smash ‘Talk to Me’ have returned with a film that’s even bolder and even squelchier
Sally Hawkins weaponises her niceness in the thrilling Bring Her Back
The directors of the A24 horror smash ‘Talk to Me’ have returned with a film that’s even bolder and even squelchier
This Gillian Anderson homeless tale is just too neat and tidy
Based on the true story of a couple blighted by a painful diagnosis and the loss of their home, this drama ultimately becomes yet another pat story about how reconnecting with nature is good for the soul
This Gillian Anderson homeless tale is just too neat and tidy
Based on the true story of a couple blighted by a painful diagnosis and the loss of their home, this drama ultimately becomes yet another pat story about how reconnecting with nature is good for the soul
