A Profound Journey
Est. 1995
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The franchise finally crosses into the future war it has been promising since 1984, and trades time-travel for boots in the ash. The reviews are brutal and the heart is thinner than it should be, but as a piece of post-apocalyptic spectacle it works better than its reputation. 7/10.
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J.J. Abrams takes a franchise that had run aground and reboots it with a time-travel sidestep, a flawless young cast and a sense of pace the series had forgotten. The most fun I have had with Star Trek in years. 9/10.
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Kevin Macdonald compresses Paul Abbott's six-hour BBC serial into a two-hour Washington thriller, and the result is a grown-up newspaper picture in the All the President's Men mould, carried by Russell Crowe. 8/10.
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Alex Proyas hands Nicolas Cage a page of numbers that predict the end of the world and plays the whole thing dead straight. Critics balked at the solemnity; I came out rattled in the best way. 8/10.
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Watchman, directed by Zack Snyder. Featuring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode. When an ex-superhero is murdered, vigilante Rorschach begins to investigate the murder, leading to a apocalyptical conclusion.
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Tom Tykwer aims a 1970s paranoia thriller at the banks, with Clive Owen chasing money instead of bombs. The plot strains, but the locations and the Guggenheim set piece earn it. 7/10.
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Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. With Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierce Brosnan. The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular
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We all love Indiana Jones and the wait for the fourth installment has been years. Is it any good? In a word yes. Is it the best?
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The Geek Squad has crossed from the USA to the UK. Good news for a country that needs more technological independence.
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