Jason Best
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Joker: Folie à Deux review — Joaquin Phoenix is superb in a rare blockbuster that takes risks
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Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga are mesmerizing...
Lee review: Kate Winslet is better than the film
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Kate Winslet is in award-winning form...
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review: full of demonic zest
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Tim Burton's best movie since his enchanting 2012 animation Frankenweenie...
Alien: Romulus review — a palm-dampening, seat-gripping, adrenaline-pumping thrill ride
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When the plot kicks in and the action kicks off, Alvarez gets us by the throat...
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F ending explained — what happens to Foley's daughter?
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F ending sees Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley in a race to save his daughter, Jane.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review — taps a rich seam of nostalgia
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Eddie Murphy is back! His co-stars might be showing their age, but this is a lot of fun...
As we await news on Ripley season 2, I rewatched The Talented Mr Ripley on Netflix and was struck by key differences
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I'm hopeful Netflix will order Ripley season 2, in the meantime I revisited the movie...
Inside Out 2 review: a family movie that combines surreal comedy and race-against-time adventure
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Not yet ratedInside Out 2 doesn't quite reach the heights of the original film but is a lot of fun
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review — Anya Taylor-Joy makes a ferocious badass heroine
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review: 'A wildly exciting adventure'
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the fourth instalment in the blockbuster franchise.
Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver review — humongous final showdown, but a slog getting there
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In What To Watch's Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver review, we say the space opera's climax is let down by dull patches.
The Trouble with Jessica review: a deliciously dark comedy
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The Trouble with Jessica is a hilarious take on how far four friends will go to avoid financial ruin.
Why we're still talking about Fight Club a quarter of a century on
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The Brad Pitt and Edward Norton movie can still pack a hell of a punch
Dune: Part Two review — a thrillingly resonant big-screen adventure
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Dune: Part Two builds on its predecessor and there's plenty to look forward to.
Ferrari review: Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz supercharge story
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Physically commanding and effortlessly stylish, Driver looks the part
Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire ending explained
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Need the Rebel Moon — Part One ending explained? Here's our wrap-up of how the first installment of Zack Snyder's two-part sci-fi epic played out.
Rebel Moon — Part One review: Zack Snyder delivers The Magnificent Seven in space
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In What To Watch's Rebel Moon - Part One review, we called Zack Snyder's confident riff on familiar sci-fi tropes an impressive sci-fi epic with its own flavor.
The best movie mustaches of all time: warning it gets hairy
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In honour of A Haunting in Venice's arrival at the box office, we've looked back at the very best movie mustaches that have graced the big screen.
A Haunting in Venice review: Branagh's best Poirot yet
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Kenneth Branagh gives Hercule Poirot’s little grey cells a good workout in this spooky Agatha Christie mystery.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review: A touching and fun farewell
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Harrison Ford’s daredevil hero climbs back in the saddle for one last nostalgic adventure.
The Little Mermaid review: Halle Bailey shines in Disney remake
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Disney's latest live-action, The Little Mermaid, hasn't quite managed to match the magic of the animated Disney classic.
Book Club: The Next Chapter review: star charisma shines
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In our Book Club: The Next Chapter review, we argue that Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and co's charisma is what makes the film work.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review: British cinema can do road movies after all
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In our The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review, we argue that Hettie McDonald's road movie is anything but pedestrian.
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