Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019). Film review of the adventure starring Isabela Moner

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star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching
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Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019). Film review of the high octane action movie

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2 stars film review fair passes the time
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Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019). Film review of the video game and toy franchise off-shoot

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2 stars film review fair passes the time
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Shazam! (2019). Review of the superhero film starring Zachary Levi

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image four star rating very good lots to enjoy
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Dumbo (2019). Film review of the new-take on the ‘elephant that flies’ romantic fantasy

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image four star rating very good lots to enjoy
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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019). Film review of the kid’s in charge fantasy

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image four star rating very good lots to enjoy
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Mortal Engines (2018). Stunning visuals and performances in this Brexit-based fantasy

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Film review, by Jason Day, of Mortal Engines, the futuristic action adventure about warring, mobile city states. Starring Hera Hilmer and Hugo Weaving, co-written by Peter Jackson.

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching

 

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Venom (2018). We’re going out on a limb – this comic-based film isn’t bad!

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the comic-based movie Venom starring Tom Hardy as a journalist who is taken over by a symbiotic parasite.

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The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018). This magic fantasy casts a decent spell

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Film review, by Jason Day, of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the fantasy movie about a young orphan who moves in with his uncle, who turns out be a Warlock with a terrible secret. Starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett.

Action/adventure/fantasy

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching

 

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The Meg (2018). Jason Statham tackles a huge shark in this action adventure

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Film review of the movie The Meg, starring Jason Statham as a rescue expert who must tackle a Megalodon, a massive prehistoric shark, after it is disturbed from an isolated existence after an engineering exploration.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

2 stars film review fair passes the time

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