Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016). Should Tom Cruise have just stayed at home in the latest Reacher film?

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Film review by Jason Day of the Tom Cruise starring action thriller Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, directed by Edward Zwick.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

2stars - Fair/passes the time

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Inferno (2016). Tom Hanks returns as Robert Langdon, but is this mystery thriller white hot or damp squib?

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Film review by Jason Day of the adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestseller Inferno, starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, Professor of Religious Iconology and Symbology in his latest adventure to stop a deadly global plot. Co-starring Felicity Jones and directed by Ron Howard.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

2stars - Fair/passes the time

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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2016). Should Tim Burton hang up his clapperboard and retire? Read on for more.

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Film review by Jason Day of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, about an enigmatic woman who looks after children who have mystical or magical abilities. Starring Eva Green and directed by Tim Burton.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

2stars - Fair/passes the time
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The BFG (2016). A former Roald Dahl nut has issues with this big-screen version. Find out why.

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Film review by Jason Day of the Steven Spielberg directed adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book about a giant befriending a little girl. Featuring Mark Rylance as the BFG.

Director: Steven Spielberg. Walt Disney/Amblin/Walden Media/DreamWorks et al. (PG).

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

3stars Good worth watching

 

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The Jungle Book (2016) – 4/5 from Disney, so read why we think you should see this

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the computer animated adaptation of the classic Rudyard Kipling story.

Director: Jon Favreau. Fairview Entertainment, Moving Picture Company, Walt Disney Pictures.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

 

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Hardcore Henry (2015). We got a caffeinated kick out of this; read our review for why

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Film review of the action movie that is told from a first person perspective, which puts the viewer through the protagonist’s eyes.

Director: Ilya Naishuller. (96 mins). Bazelevs Production/Versus Pictures. (18)

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

3stars Good worth watching

 

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The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016): Happily ever after, or just a fairy (tall) tale? Read our review for more.

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Film review by Jason Day of the action-packed fairy-tale which is a prequel and sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) about two wicked Queens battling for control of a far-away land. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt and Charlize Theron.

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Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. (114 mins). Roth Films/Universal. (12a).

2stars - Fair/ passes the time

 

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Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Gigantic fun or gigantic mess? Read our review to find out.

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the DC blockbuster that shows the battle between the Man of Steel and the The Dark Knight.

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Director: Zack Snyder. Warner Bros. Atlas Entertainment, DC Comics.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

3stars Good worth watching

 

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London Has Fallen (2016)

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Film review of the action thriller London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler as a Secret Service Agent who must save US President Aaron Eckhart, who is stranded in London following a terrorist attack.

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Director: Babak Najafi. (99mins). Millennium Films/Gerard Butler-Alan Siegel/LHF Film. (15).

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

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Deadpool (2016)

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Film review by Claire Durrant of one of Marvel’s most loved and unconventional superheroes, starring Ryan Reynolds.

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Director: Tim Miller. (108 mins). Marvel Enterprises, TSG Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. (15)

Action/ Adventure/Fantasy.

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

Cast and Credits

Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner.
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick.
Camera: Ken Seng.
Music: Junkie XL.
Sets: Sean Haworth.

Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapicic, Gina Carano.

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