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Philip De Semlyen

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Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026) 90% 4/5 EDIT “[James Cameron]’s not in the film loads but the rapport between this one-time Hollywood enfant terrible turning surrogate girl dad and his co-director is sweet and unexpected.” – Time Out May 7, 2026 Full Review The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) 78% 4/5 EDIT “Streep, of course, can sell the idea that Miranda has erased Andy from her mind with a single raised eyebrow. She’s staggeringly good here, spinning through Miranda’s Rolodex of stinging guilt trips and waspy put downs like she’s never been away.” – Time Out Apr 30, 2026 Full Review The Sheep Detectives (2026) 95% 3/5 EDIT “An irrepressibly jolly way to pass a couple of hours of lambing season.” – Time Out Apr 27, 2026 Full Review Apex (2026) 67% 3/5 EDIT “If the emotional side slides by, the action is nicely handled by Kormákur. By now, the Everest, Beast and Adrift director could make a brisk survival thriller in his sleep and he finds different ways to keep the pair’s clashes fresh and exciting.” – Time Out Apr 27, 2026 Full Review Ultras (2025) 3/5 EDIT “Finding positive manifestations for mass groups of men marching through cities in identical clothing is no mean feat, but you’ll walk away from Ultras with a new understanding of a misunderstood phenomenon. ” – Time Out Apr 23, 2026 Full Review Michael (2026) 39% EDIT “No respectable record collection could be without "Off the Wall" and "Thriller." No Blu-ray shelf will need a copy of "Michael." ” – Time Out Apr 21, 2026 Full Review La venue de l'avenir (2025) 95% 3/5 EDIT “The Adèle timeline, a sepia-tinged coming-of-age tale with a backdrop of characters to put Madame Tussauds to shame, is the film’s heartbeat. It’s a great excuse to revisit this gilded age in French history. ” – Time Out Apr 21, 2026 Full Review California Schemin' (2025) 96% 3/5 EDIT “McAvoy gets good performances from his cast, with Ross a boyish yet broken presence as the spiralling Bain, but ultimately the journey is more satisfying than the destination. ” – Time Out Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Underland (2025) 100% 3/5 EDIT “The photography is spectacular. Petit and his crew have abseiled, crawled and waded through the darkness to chart the earth’s shadowy recesses. ” – Time Out Mar 26, 2026 Full Review They Will Kill You (2026) 65% 3/5 EDIT “There are unfortunate parallels with the recent Ready or Not 2, but the wincing and guilty laughs never quite dry up. Cult status may await.” – Time Out Mar 26, 2026 Full Review The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) 91% 3/5 EDIT “The Magic Faraway Tree isn’t on Wonka’s level, let alone Paddington 2’s... But with the cracking cast, thoughtful message and the odd rollicking adventure, it’s a fun family movie that’ll finally give you permission to switch off the wifi. ” – Time Out Mar 24, 2026 Full Review La Grazia (2025) 87% 4/5 EDIT “La Grazia sees Sorrentino at his most sober and sincere, and his doleful muse, Servillo, at his formidable best.” – Time Out Mar 24, 2026 Full Review Two Prosecutors (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “A slow cinema treat, Two Prosecutors rewards patience, with endless waiting rooms and antechambers both a limbo state and a last-chance saloon for Kornyev. It’s a haunting, mesmerising, pessimistic piece of work. ” – Time Out Mar 18, 2026 Full Review Arco (2025) 93% 3/5 EDIT “Director Bienvenu, who also voices helpful robot Mikki in the French version, has crafted a family film that’s offbeat and full of heart. ” – Time Out Mar 18, 2026 Full Review undertone (2025) 74% 3/5 EDIT “If there were such a thing as an aural cleanse, you’d need one when the credits roll. ” – Time Out Mar 18, 2026 Full Review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) 74% 3/5 EDIT “Newton is a fun addition as the bubbly Faith, but the game Weaving is MVP again: a sharp finger in the eye of the one percent. This is a broader sequel, though, that only has more of the same for her to do.” – Time Out Mar 18, 2026 Full Review The Love That Remains (2025) 94% 4/5 EDIT “The symbolism is lightly worn here in a gently observational film that’s underpinned with humanism and compassion. Here, the healing happens when you’re busy worrying about the dishes. ” – Time Out Mar 13, 2026 Full Review Project Hail Mary (2026) 94% 4/5 EDIT “With Gosling and Hüller to the fore, Lord and Miller have delivered a cosmic adventure with hope in its heart and a twinkle in its eye. It’s the science-fiction blockbuster we need in these fractious times.” – Time Out Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) 90% 3/5 EDIT “It’s often enthralling -- especially with Murphy at its heart -- though rarely explosive. "Peaky" fans won’t care a jot. Not with Tommy Shelby trotting around Birmingham like he’s in High Noon.” – Time Out Mar 9, 2026 Full Review Hoppers (2026) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Smart storytelling and snappy editing elevate the jokes and enrich the emotions... The animation, bursting with autumnal colours, is a delight too. It won’t save the planet but it just might fire up a new generation of Mabels.” – Time Out Mar 3, 2026 Full Review Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Honestly, even if the merest waft of bagpipe on ‘Mull of Kintyre’ brings you out in hives, Man on the Run is still full of treasures.” – Time Out Feb 20, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 88% 4/5 EDIT “It’s refreshing to see a grown-up big-screen thriller this well crafted -- and one that cares for its grounded characters and their predicaments. If it comes off the road once or twice, it’s still well worth the ride. ” – Time Out Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% 4/5 EDIT “A gloriously over-the-top battle of wits that plays out like a violent mix of Cast Away, Misery, Lord of the Flies, and a day out with Bear Grylls. ” – Time Out Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 87% 4/5 EDIT “It might make you think about relationships differently; it probably won’t make you want to take up stand-up.” – Time Out Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Kangaroo (2025) 93% 3/5 EDIT “Unfussily directed by Kate Woods with an eye for spectacular Outback landscapes and the extraordinary quality of light, Kangaroo is a gentle crowd-pleaser.” – Time Out Jan 28, 2026 Full Review
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