#FILM REVIEWS

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

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Happy Halloween! This lame franchise killer is a lump of ghostly coal for your trick-or-treat bag

Burnt

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Bradley Cooper is a raging Gordon Ramsay-like chef in this undercooked drama

The Last Witch Hunter

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After Hansel and Gretel, there was Vin Diesel: witchcraft meets its match in not-quite fast & furious blockbuster

The Program

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This telling of the Lance Armstrong saga is sufficient, but dramatically flat

Legend

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Tom Hardy is incredible as Reggie and Ronnie Kray in this story of England's most famous twin-brother gangsters

Crimson Peak

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The ghosts are lacking, but the sets are terrific in this atmospheric chiller

The Walk

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See it in IMAX: The Walk's nerve-wracking wire-walking scenes overcome storytelling flaws

Youth

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Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel star in the latest feature from the director of The Great Beauty

Pan

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Floating pirate ships and fairy dust highs: blockbuster adaptation of Barrie's classic must be seen to be believed

The Martian

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Matt Damon is Robinson Crusoe on Mars in this intelligent sci-fi from director Ridley Scott

Everest

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This riveting account of the fateful 1996 expedition is one of Hollywood's best mountain climbing movies

Love

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Gaspar Noé's 3D porno is one of the most affectionate sex films you'll ever see

Straight Outta Compton

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The rise of NWA and hip hop superstars Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Eazy E

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

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No mazes, but lots of running through a scorched earth in this action-packed sequel

American Ultra

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Jesse Eisenberg is the ultimate killing machine. Uh-huh.

Sinister 2

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Bughuul is back in action in this less-than-sinister sequel

The Transporter Refueled

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Ed Skrein is no Jason Statham in this lax reboot of the Transporter franchise