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  • 21 Jump Street (2012)
    Review preview for 21 Jump Street

    Blends zany character comedy and squeamishly surreal grossout with some postmodern wit and knowing parody of action cliché tropes.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A pair of cops are sent back to high-school under cover to bust a drugs ring in this reboot of the 80s TV series.
  • 22 Jump Street (2014)
    Review preview for 22 Jump Street

    Ideal summer entertainment.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Schmidt and Jenko go undercover at a college.
  • Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2009)
    Review preview for Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

    Meatballs doesn't bother throwing much at the audience, it uses 3D technology mainly to add depth rather than extend the action outwards.

    Martin Gray · 3 out of 5
    Will a weather wonder spell the end of the world?
  • The Lego Movie (2014)
    Review preview for The Lego Movie

    The pace is frantic, the colours electrifying and the storyline zippedy-who-dah

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A Lego man joins a quest to save the universe.
  • Project Hail Mary (2026)
    Review preview for Project Hail Mary

    All involved have properly leveraged what makes movies magic.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship light years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.

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