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Wonder Woman is close to wonderful
Hindi Medium is not quite well done; Manchester By The Sea is an unflinching study of grief and guilt
The Alien series is close to breaking its covenant with the fans; Half Girlfriend doesn’t give you full value for the money
Guardians Vol 2. is even better than the first movie, Boss Baby bosses nobody
Hidden Figures is a solid film with an important message; Despite Tom Hanks Sully never quite takes off
Phillauri doesn’t quite pull it together; The Salesman is another Asghar Farhadi tour de force
Kong: Skull Island is more entertaining than expected; Remaking Beauty And The Beast as a live-action feature is pointless
M. Night Shyamalan recovers some of his old form; Varun and Alia’s latest rom-com teaming is a pleasant enough time-passer
Logan is a fitting send-off for a beloved character; Moana is another charming Disney entry
Kubo And The Two Strings is a stop-motion/CGI wonder; Lion will tug at your heartstrings
Let’s get animated: A look at 2 recent animated feature films
The film gets stuck straddling two boats travelling in different directions
Dangal is a good film with an even better message; The BFG is big, friendly entertainment
Rogue One turns out to be a bit of a slog
La La Land is movie magic; A look back at the movie musical which turned Debbie Reynolds into an overnight star
Amy Adams is the heart and soul of Arrival; J.K. Rowlings returns successfully to the world of Harry Potter
Alia Bhatt is terrific but can’t save talky Dear Zindagi; Ben Affleck’s The Accountant is hokey but fun
Doctor Strange is a marvellous debut; Karan Johar’s latest doesn’t ring true
The Ghostbusters reboot falls flat; The Jack Reacher sequel is fairly standard stuff
Bridget Jones is back and almost as good as ever; MS Dhoni’s bio-pic runs itself out in its second half
