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Certificate: 12A Running time: 103 minutes  Directed by: Yimou Zhang. What's it about: European mercenaries in search of black powder find themselves imprisoned within The Great Wall, where they discover that the wall has been built to protect China from legendary monsters. The verdict: This film is said to be the most expensive Chinese production ever made, and it performed very well at the Chinese box office. Unfortunately the film is considered to be an overall box office failure as it underperformed in other territories, and it was slaughtered by critics upon its release. I found The Great Wall tricky to review because essentially it is a terrible film, but I really enjoyed it! The film has a good cast, but even acting stalwarts such as Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe are laughingly bad in parts. Matt Damon's attempt at an Irish accent is a bit ropey, and he sometimes seemed to slip into an accent of his own creation. Pedro Pascal is fun as Matt Damon's right...

Certificate: 12A Running time: 129 minutes  Directed by: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. What's it about: With Captain Jack Sparrow down on his luck, he teams up with Henry Turner and Carina Smyth in search of the mythical Trident of Poseidon. However he must also face his most formidable foe yet, the murderous and unforgiving Captain Salazar. The verdict: It has been almost fourteen years since we were first introduced to Captain Jack Sparrow, and the first Pirates of the Caribbean film was released. The franchise has been a massive financial success for Disney and has spawned four sequels, with this instalment being the fifth film in the franchise. After the box office success of this film, it looks very likely that even more films will follow. Most of the cast are back in their familiar roles with new additions Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner, and Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth joining the cast. For fans of the previous films, it's nice to see the charac...

Certificate: 12A Running time: 141 minutes  Directed by: Patty Jenkins. What's it about: Based on the DC Comics character of the same name. This film is an origin story following Diana, an Amazonian princess, as she discovers her true destiny and becomes Wonder Woman. The verdict: The DC Film Universe has been plagued with bad reviews and criticism. However, advance screenings of Wonder Woman were reported to being well received, with both critics and fans hailing Wonder Woman as 'the saviour of the DCU.' With that in mind, and having throughly enjoyed the trailers, I went to see Wonder Woman with high expectations.  In terms of the cast, I believe Gal Gadot is well cast. She is endearing as the naive and moralistic Diana, but is also convincingly commanding and impressive when she's kicking ass as Wonder Woman. I really liked Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Chris Pine is a safe pair of hands in any role. He was likeable, and provided some light relief w...