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Life has changed for Paddington, but thankfully he’s still a very delightful bear
The third film in the popular franchise sends the Brown family to Peru in search of a missing Aunt Lucy.
- by Sandra Hall
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‘Horrifying, destructive’: Amber Heard throws support behind Blake Lively
Amber Heard is one of several high-profile figures to speak out in support of Blake Lively and her allegations of sexual harassment against co-star Justin Baldoni.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Tributes paid to Crocodile Dundee star with ‘challenging personality’
Burt, a “one of a kind” five-metre-long saltwater crocodile, was best known for its brief but iconic role in the 1980s film.
- by Sarah Newey
A love like no other – complete with fangs, fur, wings or feathers
Sexy beasts representing the “other” have a long history in film, and are having a moment now.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Blake Lively says she was pressured to do It Ends With Us scene nude
The actress says her co-star and director Justin Baldoni insisted she perform a birth scene naked, without prior discussion.
- by Karl Quinn
‘We can bury anyone’: Blake Lively, the director and allegations of a smear campaign
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to insult the actress after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of It Ends With Us.
- by Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate
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Summer holidays movie special: Our critics’ picks of the flicks
Already seen Wicked? Want a film that will please the family? Our reviewers have you covered from Boxing Day and beyond.
A mysterious woman, a sudden death keep us guessing in Parthenope
Paolo Sorrentino was orphaned at 16. His films still grapple with the questions that followed.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
★★★
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This is a film you can drift through, enchanted and sceptical at once
Starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman, Parthenope takes place in the kind of that world high-end advertising conjures up.
- by Jake Wilson
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Jim Carrey’s showboating double-act can’t save Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The comedian takes on a second role as Dr Robotnik’s lookalike grandpa, which doubles the number of movie characters he’s played this decade.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
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Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg collide in this entertaining double act
A Real Pain follows two bickering cousins as they travel to Poland to honour their grandmother.
- by Jake Wilson
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