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Celebrating the best and vilifying the worst that Hollywood offered in 2017
2017 proved Hollywood is capable of reaching new cinematic highs while lowering the bar for what counts as a movie.
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Sorry George Clooney, but no one carries out a diamond heist better than women, and Ocean’s 8 proves just that
Ocean’s 8 can take the franchise in an exciting new direction that sets it apart from its iconic predecessor.
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ just might be the ultimate superhero crossover
It teases some unlikely team-ups that fans have been waiting for, given that every famous person ever is in the cast
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‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is an unremarkable, conventional and lifeless adaptation of one of the most renowned classics
An exact opposite of its eccentric sleuth, it neither builds on the original nor does anything to violate its legacy.
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‘Downsizing’ seems pretty wacky, even for a science fiction movie
A social satire that touches on today’s issues of immigration and overpopulation without being political.
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Jigsaw is basically Saw 8 with new characters – more of the same of something most of us were tired of
Even though Jigsaw reverts back to the franchise's old roots, it is the most well-made and coherent Saw film yet.
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The 1974 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express was flawed, will the 2017 adaptation be better?
With a director such as Branagh at the helm, there’s a good chance that this film will be very good.
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If you have seen Mission Impossible, Jason Bourne or Taken, then you have already seen American Assassin
In the age of originality, American Assassin is seemingly content with recycling the best bits from its predecessors.
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Jigsaw: A new direction for an old franchise that’s been failing the mystery genre
A new cast, a new duo of directors, and possibly an attempt to meddle with some fresh new ideas.
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'It' is a twisted, terrifying and an intense piece of work
When it comes to the horror, this film most definitely does not hold back. It did for clowns what Jaws did for sharks.