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Certificate: 12A Running time: 122 minutes  Starring: Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga Directed by: James Gray The story: Ad Astra follows the journey of a man who must go to the farthest edges of the solar system, in a search for his missing father. The verdict: Writing a review for Ad Astra has proven to be a tricky task, and that isn’t because there isn’t anything to say about the film. Rather that Ad Astra presents a slight conundrum. It reminds me of an exhibition I once went to. In this exhibition, people sat in a dark room where strange images were projected onto the walls and eerie, echoing music played. It was beautiful and intriguing, but on the other hand I didn’t really understand what was going on and there were times when it made me want to fall asleep. This is kind of how I felt about Ad Astra. When the film ended, I felt a bit disappointed and hollow, and yet at the same time - I cannot stop thinking about this film. Vis...

Certificate: 15 Running time: 169 minutes  Starring: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer Directed by: Andy Muschetti The story: Twenty seven years after battling the demonic clown Pennywise, a group of friends are forced to return to their childhood home town of Derry, Maine to confront him once again.  The verdict: It (2017) was the highest grossing horror film of all time, so of course there could be no doubt that a sequel would be imminent and that it would be highly anticipated. When a film has been massively successful, a sequel can be tricky to navigate and often sequels don’t live up to the original film. So the question is, is It Chapter Two as good as It? And my answer would have to be no it isn’t. Before we get into what makes It Chapter Two disappointing compared to its predecessor, let’s look at what was good. And in spite of its flaws, there was a lot that was good about this film. Firstly, the cast...