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  Certificate: 12A Running time: 113 minutes  Directed by: Jon Turteltaub What’s it about: The members of a marine research team, who are carrying out a deep sea project, have a massive problem on their hands when a giant prehistoric shark begins terrorising them. The verdict: I was terrified of Jaws as a child, so much so that I haven’t been able to watch it for over twenty years. With that in mind, I wondered if The Meg, albeit being a CGI blockbuster, could have the same effect for a whole new generation. After seeing it, I feel that I can safely say that this will not be the case. Let’s just get this out of the way and say that The Meg is a pretty bad film. The characters are one dimensional stereotypes and typecast. The dialogue is cheesy, and the plot is highly predictable and obvious. I saw the so-called twist coming a mile off, which may or may not have been the point. But intelligent, this film is not. But most disappointingly was the lack of peril. Wi...

Certificate: 12A Running time: 118 minutes  Directed by: Peyton Reed. What’s it about: Scott Lang is struggling with the consequences of his choices as both a Superhero and a father. When he is confronted with an urgent mission, which means he must again don his Ant-Man suit and fight alongside the Wasp, he soon finds himself engaged in a battle with a powerful new enemy.  The verdict: There have been murmurings that audiences are experiencing superhero film fatigue. And with Ant-Man and the Wasp being the twentieth offering from Marvel, and the film that had to follow the massive success of Infinity War - there was the chance that Ant-Man and the Wasp might fall flat and be a disappointment. Happily, that is not the case. Ant-Man and the Wasp is a fun, easy watch, funny, throwaway film - and it’s all the better for it. After the intensity of Infinity War, this is the perfect Marvel film to remind us about the lighter side of Marvel. The action sequence...