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Supernova - Exquisitely performed by the two stars, Tucci especially, this is a big weepie about a devoted gay couple, pianist Sam (Firth) and writer Tusker (Tucci) who are...

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Reason I Jump, The - An informative and at times distressing look at autistic children from around the world, many of them also unable to speak. Based on the book by Japanese autistic...

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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard - This is like a James Bond film without the subtlety or serious overtones - although one or two lines did make me laugh. Bodyguard Michael Bryce (Reynolds) has lost both...

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Father, The - Hopkins' towering, yet subtly poignant, Oscar-winning performance completely dominates this unflinching examination of old age dementia and its heart-rending effects. ...

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Ellie and Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) - A lesbian rom-dramedy from Australia. I was going to say romcom, but, although the film starts out like a goofy comedy, it soon develops into mainly serious stuff. ...

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Quiet Place Part II, A - The second part of what is now to be a trilogy about the efforts of the Abbott family to evade alien invaders that hunt by sound. Of course the freshness of the...

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Dream Horse - Just about the feelgood movie to end them all, this is yet another true story, this time about a collective from the Welsh valleys who invested their all in the fortunes...

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Cruella - Long and unwieldy though it is, this prequel to the 101 Dalmatians films still deserves to be seen on the big screen. There's a lot wrong with it, but the...

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