Alita: Battle Angel is another live action Japanese manga adaptation containing some very familiar science fiction tropes.
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Green Book – a pair of great performances in a glossy road trip drama
The original Green Book was a guide book containing reviews of establishments in America’s Deep South in the 1960s likely to welcome black travellers.
The Favourite – A funny, and explicit period drama featuring three great performances
It’s 18th Century Britain and Queen Anne is being petitioned by her government about when to end the expensive and politically explosive war with France.
Stan and Ollie – A touching story about a fading double act’s last hurrah
It’s 1953, 16 years after world famous double act Laurel and Hardy split up as a result of studio power after the duo attempted to negotiate a production deal that would remunerate them to the same scale as contemporaries.
Beautiful Boy is a powerful drama, slightly dimmed by musical choices and editing
Based on the memoirs of father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy tells the story of drug addiction and its effect on a family over several years.