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‘Utter blandness’ and ‘a beast of roaring stupidity’ are among deluge of damning review comments
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Laura Linney, Rebecca Hall, Richard Gere and Steve Coogan star in a dull, shouty, unconvincing film about four people discussing their children over a fancy meal
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One of America’s great comics for the past 60 years, the maker of films Blazing Saddles and The Producers talks about why he can’t take the president seriously – and the White House sidekicks that are no laughing matter
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The Pineapple Express director has been charged with rebooting Halloween, but faces a tough task to recreate the chills that made the originals so frightening
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Exclusive: Boss at Newcastle agency shown in Ken Loach hit criticises how it is portrayed but director says film was fair
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The sequel to the Keanu Reeves sleeper hit might be efficiently slick but its obsession with weaponry leaves a nasty taste in the mouth
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EL James’s panting couple are back – but director Sam Taylor-Johnson is not – in this daft yet dull S&M soap
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Washington directs and stars in this intelligent and brilliantly cast adaptation of August Wilson’s play about a garbage collector who was once a baseball star
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James Bowen attributes his survival to an alley cat but as viewers we need more of his story than endless closeups of a nethers-licking feline
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The star of Mike Mills’s Oscar-nominated 20th Century Women speaks of her admiration for the former president
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The Academy Award nominees class of 2016 pose for a photograph on Monday during the Oscars luncheon in Beverly Hills, California
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The Lego Batman Movie finds the Dark Knight not only dealing with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of the boy he adopted
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Play VideoDon’t Take Me Home tells the incredible story of Wales’ Euro 2016 campaign in France where Chris Coleman’s side reached the last four the tournament
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The director of Oscar-nominated civil rights drama Loving discusses how society needs to rise above the lowest impulses of human nature
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The final trailer for the Disney’s live-action adaptation of the 1991 animated classic features new footage as well as Ariana Grande and John Legend’s duet
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Ashton Kutcher opens the Screen Actors Guild ceremony with a pro-immigration message and several actors use their speeches to follow suit
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She’s about to star as the heroine of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, but post-Potter she has received more plaudits for her activism than her acting
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Writer EL James was granted total control over the film version of Fifty Shades Darker, and it’s a trend that’s set to get bigger. But some in the business think it’s bad news
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The actor is coming out of retirement to star opposite Kristen Wiig in a remake of the Oscar-tipped German film. Terrific casting – but how badly can they botch it?
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Pharrell Williams is off his hat game, Affleck perfects his pout and Denzel Washington is positively entrancing … all the highlights of this year’s gathering of Academy Award hopefuls
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The Oscar-winning actor is nominated again for box-office smash Hidden Figures, the story of Nasa’s black female mathematicians. She talks about diversity, her mentor Whoopi Goldberg – and being a control freak
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He had a hand-to-mouth childhood in a rough neighbourhood, then went to a football college. So how did the 37-year-old end up making the film of the year?
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DuVernay’s last film, Selma, was overlooked at the Oscars. Her documentary 13th, which links Trump-era America to its racist past, is a hot favourite to win an award
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After years of bit parts, low pay and a breakthrough role in Empire, Taraji P Henson is taking the lead as a Nasa scientist
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As his film goes head to head with La La Land for Oscar glory, the playwright tells how growing up in the Miami projects inspired his view of America
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The film-maker behind Oscar-nominated 20th Century Women talks about why some Americans still only want a powerful, patriarchal figure in the White House
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The Parks and Recreation star’s new film charts the rise of McDonald’s head honcho Ray Kroc. He talks about resisting the rise of another capitalist narcissist
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UK box office reportUK box office reportT2 Trainspotting gets high on UK box office's adults-only chartDanny Boyle’s sequel still tailing family favourite Sing while challenging his original cult hit on the all-time 18-certificate list
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainment555: would you pay good money for a hipster sketch series?Vimeo are the next streaming site to do original programming, but their surreal show about a bunch of Hollywood misfits could be worth coughing up for
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Mark Kermode's film of the weekMark Kermode's film of the weekToni Erdmann review – talk about embarrassing parents…Maren Ade’s German comedy-drama finds excruciating humour and great pathos in a surreal collision between father and daughter
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsThe Girl on the Train; A Date for Mad Mary and more – reviewEmily Blunt’s performance far exceeds the bounds of a glossy thriller, while Seána Kerslake is a perfect match for an ex-con drama
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Week in geekWeek in geekIn space, no one can hear you steal: is new sci-fi film Life just an Alien remake?Hollywood has caught the sci-fi bug again. But can the forthcoming space thriller improve on Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror, or will it be just another Inseminoid?
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John PattersonJohn PattersonAva DuVernay on the legacy of slavery: ‘The sad truth is that some minds will not be changed’DuVernay’s last film, Selma, was overlooked at the Oscars. Her documentary 13th, which links Trump-era America to its racist past, is a hot favourite to win an award
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He jammed for the Nazis and aided the resistance, but this tale of guitar genius Django Reinhardt’s war falls flat due to slack tempo and poor characterisation
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Film awards season is gathering pace, so we’re taking a moment to look back and salute Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando for livening up ceremonies without even being there and Miss Piggy for owning the red carpet
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The smart animated spinoff has a far better understanding of the character’s essential mythology than last year’s silly, swaggering Batman v Superman
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Trump’s travel ban bars these artists from entering the US or attending the award ceremonies, and has overshadowed some critically acclaimed work
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A stabbing for T2, a blazing station for Hot Fuzz, a bus blown up for The Foreigner … Artem are the go-to pyromaniacs for British films. Our writer gets sliced up and shot at
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