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THE EXORCISM(15) 93mins★★☆☆☆THE devil is in the detail when it comes to the well-trodden path of films about extracting an evil force from s

INSIDE OUT 2(PG) 96mins★★★☆☆IT can get emotional seeing a sequel to a film you love.You want the characters to be just as entertaining and e

BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE(15) 115mins★★☆☆☆THERE’S something to be said for casting a film with actors whose private lives are more interesting

STING(18) 92mins★★★☆☆SPIDERS get a bad rap.Most of us loathe their creepy-crawly ways, and the people that do like them are often classed as

CHALLENGERS(15) 131mins★★★★★.IF you want to see a sexually charged film served at ferocious high speed, then this tale of competition on and

ABIGAIL(18) 109mins★★★☆☆SOMETIMES, halfway through a horror film, it can feel as though it has bitten off more than it can chew.A wacky conc

CIVIL WAR(15) 109mins★★★★☆REMEMBER that eerie sequence in 28 Days Later where a be-mused Cillian Murphy discovers a ruined bus while wanderi

BACK TO BLACK(15) 122mins★★★★☆LOVE is a losing game in this biopic about the extraordinary talent that was Amy Winehouse.The tragic tale rev

SCOOP(15) 103mins★★★★☆THERE are now a disconcerting number of dramas that are quickly made after true events.Whether it’s a village serial

PIZZA Express in Woking was immortalised in one of the most infamous TV interviews of all time.Who can forget Prince Andrew telling Emily Maitlis on N

THE INVENTOR(PG) 100minsCHOOSING a movie can be like deciding what food to order from a menu.If blockbusters are the burger and fries of the big scree

DUNE: PART TWO(12A) 167 mins“THIS is only the beginning,” said desert warrior Zendaya as the end credits were about to roll in Dune: Part One.If y

WICKED LITTLE LETTERS(15) 102mins★★★☆☆IT is always funny hearing a sensible person swear.An uptight teacher or stoical grandfather blurting

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE(12A) 107mins★★☆☆☆THE combination of inspirational true-life story and incredible soundtrack can be cinematic gold.Think

EVERY trip to somewhere new should throw up an interesting piece of travel trivia.So here’s a quick quiz question to begin.Which American city is al

THE IRON CLAW(15) 132mins★★★★★IN some movie make-overs, you simply can’t believe anyone would be that devoted to a role.Christian Bale bec

American Fiction(15) 117min★★★★☆WE currently live in a society where being your “true self” is all the rage.Be it based on sexuality, et

ALL OF US STRANGERS(15) 105mins★★★★☆“I SEE dead people” became one of the most famous quotes in film 25 years ago.And while there’s no

THE HOLDOVERS(15) 133mins★★★★☆WE all had that one teacher at school who was loathed by everyone.Who makes the kids, and often other teachers

POOR THINGS(18) 141mins★★★★☆THERE has been a lot of chat recently about how there is not enough sex shown on the big screen.Blockbusters dis

PRISCILLA(15) 113mins★★★★★I LIKE to imagine that when director Sofia Coppola watched Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 film Elvis, she leaned forward du

ANOTHER year of watching the big screen has come to an end and there’s been plenty to get excited about.Here are my ten favourite flicks of 2023.MIS

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW(15) 143mins★★★★☆CANNIBALISM is never the most, er, mouth-watering of topics – even less so when it is based on a true

WONKA(PG) 116mins★★★☆☆FANCY stepping into a world of pure imagination?Then this origin story of Roald Dahl’s classic confectionery charact

EILEEN(15) 98mins★★★★☆DESPERATELY longing for a different life is the basis of many lead characters in coming-of-age dramas, and this film i