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‘What are the everyday experiences we can ruin for people?’
The grisly return of Final Destination  
‘What are the everyday experiences we can ruin for people?’
Twenty-five years after its first release, the horror franchise that made mundane life seem fraught with danger returns with a bloody but oddly moving fifth sequel
Picks of the week
‘I wish I’d never written that damn movie’  
Rust director Joel Souza on finishing his film after the fatal on-set shooting
Rust director Joel Souza on finishing his film after the fatal on-set shooting
From Baywatch to Jumanji  
Dwayne Johnson films – ranked!
Dwayne Johnson films – ranked!
'A pure comic peak'  
Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50
Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50
Playing to win  
Are video game movies replacing superhero blockbusters?
Are video game movies replacing superhero blockbusters?
Has Marvel shot itself in the foot by bringing superfreak Sentry into Thunderbolts*?
Ben Child
Has Marvel shot itself in the foot by bringing superfreak Sentry into Thunderbolts*?
‘Like sinking into a warm bath’  
Why Jaws is my feelgood movie
Why Jaws is my feelgood movie
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Paolo Sorrentino contrives a facile, bikini-clad self-parody
Parthenope review  
Paolo Sorrentino contrives a facile, bikini-clad self-parody
The heroine is a victim of her own beauty in this exercise in languorous image-making that is too conceited to allow any emotional investment
This week's reviews
Boonie Bears: Future Reborn  
Kiddie Chinese eco-fable is like Mad Max on mushrooms
Kiddie Chinese eco-fable is like Mad Max on mushrooms
Thunderbolts* review  
Florence Pugh is saving grace of Marvel’s hit-and-miss mess
Florence Pugh is saving grace of Marvel’s hit-and-miss mess
Bury Us in a Lone Desert  
Moving and macabre odd-couple road trip
Moving and macabre odd-couple road trip
Where Dragons Live  
Reflections on family life in an extraordinary setting
Reflections on family life in an extraordinary setting
Two to One  
East Berlin cash scam capers through ruins of communism
East Berlin cash scam capers through ruins of communism
We recommend
Ang Lee deserves a standing ovation for verve and ambition
Lust, Caution  
Ang Lee deserves a standing ovation for verve and ambition
Lee plays to his many strengths with this stylish, passionate espionage drama set in Japanese-occupied China
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