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Inheritance movie review: ill fortune

Tue, May 26, 2020
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Nothing works in this ludicrous thriller, which fails to compel us with its roster of monstrous characters. Lily Collins is woefully miscast; Patrick Warburton and Simon Pegg are criminally wasted.

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a message from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost…

Wed, Mar 25, 2020
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…in the time of coronavirus.

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The Fight movie review: a woman’s struggle is real…

Sat, Mar 16, 2019
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Actor Jessica Hynes makes an astonishing directorial debut with this disconcerting little movie about women’s everyday anger and resentment, and the absolute battle just to get through the day.

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Slaughterhouse Rulez movie review: no, it doesn’t

Wed, Oct 31, 2018
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This unfunny, unscary mess is a series of missed opportunities that has no idea what to do with its attempted class-warfare satire. It’s cheap but not even cheesy: that would require some passion, which is completely lacking.

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout movie review: here we go again

Tue, Jul 24, 2018
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Masterful. I had so much fun with this, often laughing out loud in relief when the tension of a breathless action scene finally broke. So why am I feeling a bit meh about it?

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Star Trek Beyond movie review: future positive (but it won’t come easily)

Thu, Jul 21, 2016
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Intense action; smart, funny nods to its roots while moving in a new direction; and explicit confrontation of a problem always at the heart of Star Trek.

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Absolutely Anything movie review: absolutely appalling

Tue, Aug 18, 2015
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Subjuvenile and offensive, sentimental and ridiculous. Every attempt at a joke falls flat. Every talent here is wasted. Save yourself.

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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation movie review: familiar yet fresh

Mon, Jul 27, 2015
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Works for your appreciation with gasp-inducing action sequences and an ethos that has fun with its legacy while moving in a new direction.

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Man Up movie review: lie cute

Thu, May 28, 2015
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I hate movies like this, in which it’s meant to be adorable when people lie in the name of love. And I particularly hate what this movie does to Lake Bell.

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London photo: Simon Pegg at London Film Festival

Mon, Oct 20, 2014
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Simon Pegg on the red carpet at the London Film Festival on Saturday night for his new film Kill Me Three Times.

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