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Movie review: Ghost in the Shell
Robotic ghost lacks soul in futuristic superhero-style body replacement experiment.

Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast
Will you be charmed by Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast remake?

Space horror carries a sweet twist
Sci-fi suspense at times silly but surprisingly satisfying with a stellar cast.

New Kiwi film will stay with you
Does Frankie Adams deliver in new feature One Thousand Ropes?

Movie review: Gary of the Pacific
There's no shred of doubt that both The Project star Josh Thomson and powerhouse production team thedownlowconcept are a winning combo

Movie Review: Trespass Against Us
Good performances from two of Ireland's finest actors, Fassbender and Gleeson.

Movie Review: Loving
Director puts human face on racial intolerance and does so with plenty of heart.

Movie review: Logan
My favourite kind of superhero film is one that doesn't feel like a superhero film at all, which is exactly why Logan shredded my

Movie Review: Alone in Berlin
It's hard to fault the stars in this sombre drama about an ordinary German couple who turn their backs on the Fascist regime in Berlin

Logan is relentless, graphic and awesome
In an era when super-heroics dominate the multiplex, Logan manages to offer something unique. For a start, Hugh Jackman and Patrick

Movie Review: Queen of Katwe
The latest film from award-winning veteran Indian filmmaker Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) is a feelgood underdog story everyone in the family can enjoy.

Movie review: T2 Trainspotting
With the release of the Trainspotting sequel T2 Trainspotting this week, the feverish pursuit of nostalgia can now finally be compared

Trainspotting 2 is much more than a sequel
After catching the same train, and walking to the same spot, our heroes stand in the same green field they stood in two decades ago

Movie review: Silence
As a lapsed Catholic I'm always keen on a tale that documents the folly, arrogance and optimism of religious conversion and missionary

Movie review: Toni Erdmann
This German comedy got Jack Nicholson's attention but what did our reviewer Francesca Rudkin think?

Movie review: The Great Wall
Does Matt Damon's new fantasy action adventure cut the mustard or does it hit the wall?

Movie review: Fifty Shades Darker
The first film adaptation of "mummy porn" global best-seller 50 Shades of Grey had audiences worldwide blushing, yawning and, in some

Movie review: Patriots Day
Boston marathon bombing flick steers away from action movie mode butfalters at its heartstring-tugging finish.

Movie review: Split
In a twist as sharp as the ending to each of his cinematic creations, M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Sixth Sense) returns to form

Movie Review: Manchester by the Sea
Much like the faulty boat engine that splutters its way through the film, Manchester by the Sea is a thoughtful study on what happens

Movie Review: Hidden Figures
Is this story about the unknown women behind the space race a winner?

Movie review: Moonlight
Let me begin by simply saying this: Moonlight is an essential film and you'd be an idiot to overlook it. Recently nabbing the Golden

Movie review: XXX: The Return of Xander Cage
Vin Diesel's back to save the world with feats of mountain jungle-skiing, motorcycle-surfing and parachute-free skydiving.

Movie review: Moonlight
Moonlight is a gritty, graceful drama about gay rites of passage in the black community

You'll need a good supply of tissues for Lion
Lion is a remarkable true story well told, a real tear-jerker, and a great advert for Google Earth.

One star film 'a rare mix of preposterous and stupid'
REVIEW: Russell Bailee says Will Smith may start out as a man who believes his own bull**** in 'Collateral Beauty'. He ends up in a movie that drowns him in it.

Review: Heartfelt messages saves film
Underneath the predictable All-American school experience, there's some real heart in this film.

Natalie Portman makes a perfect Jackie
Natalie Portman captures Jackie Kennedy's steely strength and intelligence perfectly, which elevates her performance beyond imitation.