A king will rise. This review contains spoilers.  "Black Panther" is directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed); Coogler also co-wrote the film alongside Joe Robert Cole (American Crime Story). The cast includes Chadwick Boseman (42), Michael B. Jordan (Creed), Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave), Martin Freeman (The Hobbit), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Letitia Wright (The Commuter) and Angela Bassett (What's Love Got to...

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Mrs Grey will see you now. This review contains spoilers.   "Fifty Shades Freed" is the third and final instalment of E.L. James' raunchy trilogy. Director of "Fifty Shades Darker", James Foley returns and the book has been adapted to screen by Niall Leonard, also returning from the second chapter. Stars Dakota Johnson (How to Be Single), Jamie Dornan (The Fall), Eric Johnson (The...

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Not all Bad Guys are Criminals. "Den of Thieves" is the directorial debut from Christian Gudegast; he also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Gerard Butler (Olympus Has Fallen), Pablo Schreiber (13 Hours), O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton) and 50 Cent (Get Rich or Die Tryin'). "A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County...

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There's no need to have class when you have talent.  "I, Tonya" is directed by Craig Gillespie (The Finest Hours) and written by Steven Rogers (P.S I Love You). Oscar nominee Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) plays the infamous ice-skater, Tonya Harding. Her co-stars include fellow Oscar nominee Allison Janney (The Help) and Sebastian Stan (Captain America). "Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst...

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Terror is Building. This review contains spoilers.   "Winchester" is directed by The Spierig Brothers (Jigsaw) and stars Helen Mirren (The Queen), Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) and Sarah Snook (Predestination). "Eccentric firearm heiress believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle". A horror film starring Helen Mirren is an ingenious idea; why did nobody come up...

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Every Passenger is a Piece of the Puzzle.  This review contains mild spoilers.  "The Commuter" is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop) and stars Liam Neeson (Taken), Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) and Patrick Wilson (Insidious). "A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home". Liam Neeson makes films like this all of the time; is "The Commuter" another solid...

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Journey to a place with a rhythm all its own.  "Basmati Blues" is the directorial debut from Dan Baron. Baron also has a writing credit alongside Jeff Dorchen and Danny Thompson. Brie Larson (Room) plays Linda, 'A brilliant scientist [who] is plucked out of the company lab and sent to India to sell the genetically modified rice she created - which she doesn't...

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