Everyman Harrogate

• 2017
• US
• 2h 43min
• 15

• Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
• Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Mackenzie Davis, Sylvia Hoeks, Lennie James, Carla Juri, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Jared Leto

Blade Runner K (Gosling) is tasked with finding replicants who are passing themselves off as human, but then he makes an earth-shattering, game-changing discovery. Villeneuve’s long-awaited sequel to Scott’s original is beautiful, powerful and relevant; Gosling is exceptional, and Ford steals the show as the ageing but still gruff and quick-witted Deckard. A triumph.

• 85%
• 81%

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• 1983
• US
• 1h 39min
• 18

• Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (uncredited)
• Written by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
• Cast: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams, M Emmet Walsh

Auspicious debut from the Coen brothers' direction/production team. Walsh excels as the seedy sheriff investigating a simple murder whose devilish Texan chronicle of double-crossing is anything but simple. An enthusiastic attempt at contemporary film noir which keeps everyone guessing even after the final frame.

• 77%
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• 2016
• US
• 2h 29min
• 18

• Directed by: Martin Koolhoven
• Cast: Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Kit Harington, Emilia Jones,

America, the end of the 19th century: Liz (Fanning) is a young woman who is mercilessly stalked by an evil Reverend (Pearce). The persistent violence becomes increasingly absurd the longer the film goes on, and despite the occasional arresting image concerning the silencing and erasure of women, it’s relentlessly brutal and weirdly flat.

• 71%
• 45%

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• 2016
• UK
• 1h 30min
• 15

• Directed by: Peter Mackie Burns
• Written by: Nico Mesinga
• Cast: Emily Beecham, Geraldine James, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Daphne (Beecham) is a wisecracking 31-year-old who thinks she knows it all before she witnesses something which knocks her for six. The script could be punchier and James is wasted as Daphne’s mum, but Burns’s narrative debut benefits from Beecham’s charismatic performance: a star in the making.

• 60%

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• 2017
• UK/France
• 1h 47min
• 15

• Directed by: Armando Iannucci
• Cast: Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Buscemi, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend

When Joseph Stalin abruptly dies in 1953, his subordinates immediately start jockeying for the position of his replacement. The political backstabbing makes for maximum black comedy and exuberant farce, and the deft interplay of a gifted cast makes the whole film a consistent joy.

• 76%
• 86%

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• 2017
• US
• 1h 30min
• U

• Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
• Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Julie Andrews, Jenny Slate, Pierre Coffin

Gru (Carell) and new wife and fellow agent Lucy (Wiig) are ensconced with their adorable adopted daughters when supervillain Balthazar Bratt (Parker) decides to take revenge on Hollywood for neglecting him. It’s all a bit familiar but it skilfully balances kid and adult appeal with its madcap approach and embarrassment of mischievous energy.

• 63%
• 49%

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• 2017
• 1h 46min
• 12A

• Directed by: Christopher Nolan
• Written by: Christopher Nolan
• Cast: Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Harry Styles

Survival story set during the battle of Dunkirk in WWII. The younger cast members acquit themselves admirably, including pop star Harry Styles; and, in its uncomfortable depiction of frightened men looking to save their own skin, this is far from straightforwardly patriotic fare. As he delivers non-stop visual audacity, once again Nolan shows himself to be a master of pure cinema.

• 83%
• 94%

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• 2017
• 2h 2min
• 15

• Directed by: Malcolm D Lee
• Cast: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith

Four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival and rediscover their wild sides. The fact that peeing on a crowd of partygoers is depicted as a show of female solidarity and mega dance-offs are the way to recover from hallucinogenic absinthe freak-outs makes this an indecently refreshing tonic of a film.

• 65%
• 71%

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• 2017
• 15

• Directed by: Sophie Fiennes

A look into the world of Grace Jones as she discusses her life and work with some of her closest collaborators.

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• 2016
• Israel / France
• 1h 43min

• Directed by: Maysaloun Hamoud
• Cast: Mouna Hawa, Sana Jammelieh, Shaden Kanboura

Hamoud's elegant and sensitive story of three Palestinian women who share a flat in Tel Aviv.

• 75%

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• 2017
• France
• 1h 37min
• U

• Directed by: David Alaux
• Cast: Paul Borne, Philippe Bozo, Pascal Casanova

Maurice (Bozo) is a penguin who’s been raised by Natacha, a tigress (Darah). He leads his own team of crime-fighting creatures against evil koala Igor (Darbois) and his baboons. Lush animation and a brisk, unpretentious story make for a cheap but cheerful rumble in the jungle for pre-teens.

• 50%
• 38%

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• 2017
• UK
• 2h 21min
• 15

• Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
• Written by: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
• Cast: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong

After the Kingsman HQ is destroyed, street kid-turned-superspy Eggsy (Egerton) and gadget man Merlin (Strong) team up with their US equivalents to defeat drug baroness Poppy (Moore). Vaughan and Goldman turn up the preposterous comic book shenanigans at the expense of charm and basic plausibility, but fans will like it.

• 72%
• 44%

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• 2017
• US / Denmark
• 1h 41min
• U

• Directed by: Charlie Bean/Paul Fisher/Bob Logan
• Cast: Dave Franco, Olivia Munn, Justin Theroux, Jackie Chan

Lloyd (Franco) is the son of evil Lord Garmadon (Theroux), who wants to conquer Ninjago; however, Lloyd is also one of the team of ninja dedicated to combatting Garmadon and his minions. Not the most inspired of the LEGO movies but bright, brash and amusing, with intricate action, lots of slapstick fun and a delightful sequence of a cat destroying a city.

• 61%
• 55%

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• 2017
• 1h 39min
• PG

• Directed by: Jayson Thiessen
• Cast: Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber

The Friendship Festival of Canterlot is disrupted by ruthless unicorn Tempest Shadow (Blunt), so Twilight Sparkle (Strong) and pals must embark on a rescue mission. It manages to showcase the brand without sacrificing every last ounce of soul, and is cute, simple and surefooted enough for its target audience, if not for anyone else.

• 66%
• 39%

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• 2017
• UK
• 1h 11min
• 15

• Directed by: Sally Potter
• Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones

Janet (Scott Thomas) is throwing a party to celebrate her promotion to Shadow Health Minister, but as friends arrive, secrets emerge and it all starts to unravel. Potter’s most accessible and uproarious film yet runs to a succinct 71 minutes but expertly takes the pulse of the nation.

• 73%
• 73%

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• 1987
• US
• 1h 39min
• PG

• Directed by: Rob Reiner
• Written by: William Goldman
• Cast: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, André the Giant, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane

Princess Buttercup is chosen by the nasty Prince Humperdinck to be his bride but her heart belongs to the farm boy Westley. The princess' kidnapping prompts the return of Westley, now a pirate, and launches a series of swashbuckling adventures, after which true love can prevail. William Goldman's heavily ironic fairy tale is given a spirited treatment by the director of Stand By Me and an enthusiastic troupe.

• 81%
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• 2017
• 2h 50min

• Directed by: Christopher Wheeldon

Christopher Wheeldon's exuberant ballet inspired by Lewis Carroll’s much-loved book.

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• 2017
• UK
• 1h 59min
• 15

• Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
• Written by: Hossein Amini, Peter Straughan
• Cast: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Chloë Sevigny

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found decorating an ominous-looking snowman. He sets out to connect decades-old cases to the new one in the hope of putting an end to them before the next snowfall.

• 54%
• 34%

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• 2017
• US
• 2h 10min
• 12A

• Directed by: Taika Waititi
• Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins

Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilisation.

• 71%

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• 2017
• UK/US
• 1h 51min
• PG

• Directed by: Stephen Frears
• Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon

When Queen Victoria (Dench) is introduced to a young man from India, Abdul Karim (Fazal), she is charmed when he prostrates himself and kisses her foot: unlikely cross-cultural friendship and Urdu lessons duly ensue. Fazal and Dench are excellent and there’s a surprisingly effective political subtext.

• 69%
• 57%

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