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An adaptation of the novel by Vince Flynn, American Assassin is a mildly diverting action thriller that’s not quite as deep as it would like to be. Michael Keaton stars.

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Cinema 

Starring Dominic Cooper as an Naval special forces commando hunting down a terrorist cell, washed-out action thriller Stratton forgets to develop characters and finds itself in dangerously shallow waters

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Tom Cruise's perverse likeableness tips this humdrum true-story account into watchability

Features

Tom Cruise has been cast as all-American heroes for decades. This is a mistake

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Cinema 

Marvel’s Thor is back. The franchise’s third movie looks seriously villainous: there's the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), the icy Hela (Cate Blanchett) – plus plenty of cheeky comic edge

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Cinema 

Borg/McEnroe is a great double portrait for fans of the tennis stars – but, even with an incendiary Shia LaBeouf performance, the film whips up little excitement off the court

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Cinema 

The Dark Tower pits Idris Elba against Matthew McConaughey. How could that be boring, you ask? Well...

Must See

Here's our pick of the best films out now in London's cinemas

Features

Dunkirk was an incredible cinematic experience... but if you want to understand what war is really about, watch this Danish film with a terrible title

Preview

Cinema 

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets boasts imaginative visuals and four of the most distinguished eyebrows in the galaxy, but also a convoluted plot and leaden dialogue

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Cinema 

The Wall should be a taut, uber-tense chamber-piece with great performances. It's not

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Cinema 

Dunkirk is, amongst other things, an efficient device for giving you anxiety. It's also glorious

Features

Dunkirk is yet another WWII movie, but it's going to stand apart... and not just because it stars Harry Styles

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War for the Planet of the Apes is an emotionally urgent and intelligently constructed blockbuster with ideas to spare

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Spider-Man: Homecoming is a quintessential Marvel movie: brilliant and breezy, but sometimes baffling for non-initiates. Here's the story so far

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Cinema 

Spider-Man: Homecoming doesn't have gravitas or moral seriousness, but it does have jokes and a likeable hero

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Cinema 

The Baby Driver cast is impressive – Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Ansel Elgort, Lily James and Jon Hamm – but Edgar Wright's passion project lacks his usual humour

Must See

The best films out in July include a star-studded Terrance Malick movie and a slice of gothic madness by Sophia Coppola

Essential

Cinema 

Transformers: The Last Knight is more fun than critics would have you believe

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

The Mummy remake pits Tom Cruise against an ancient evil – a sorcerer with designs on world domination

Features

As The Mummy – starring Tom Cruise and Sophia Boutella – hits cinemas this Friday, we think about the franchise's enduring appeal

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Cinema 

Wonder Woman is in awe of its superhero protagonist, but that's not the same thing as coming up with decent lines for her

Features

Wonder Woman hits cinemas this week, and we ask: will it be a step forward or a lost opportunity?

Preview

Cinema 

Everything you wanted and everything you didn't: Pirates of the Caribbean is back with a squelch

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Cinema 

Alien: Covenant attempts to capture the thrills of the original while expanding its own mythology

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Cinema 

You can't stop this feeling: the Guardians of the Galaxy are back

Must See

From Anne Hathaway's drunken Godzilla to surreal Finnish comedy, the best films out in May are a varied bunch

In the Know

TV 

A preacher, lady hitman and Irish vampire set out on a road trip to find God in Preacher season two, Amazon Prime

Features

The Brick and Looper director knows how to spin a ridiculously good yarn, so The Last Jedi could be a bona fide sci-fi masterpiece

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Cinema 

The Last Jedi trailer is here, and it's both exciting and reticent

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Cinema 

Fast & Furious 8: Fate of the Furious is the latest, greatest instalment in the ostentatious franchise