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T2 Trainspott­ing Directorad­dled EdinburghD­anny Boyle clan reunitesof his 1996the drug-hit for a sequel. spirited, if melancholi­c, middle-aged Toni Nearly Erdmannthr­ee hours of German comedy. At first deadpan, then increasing­ly bewilderin­g and discombobu­lating. Rings Horror franchise stumbles along. Scarefree and bogged down with cliches. The Great Wall Medieval mercenary Matt Damon helps the imperial Chinese army fight monsters in an impressive­ly colourful but paint-by-numbers action fantasy. Silence Martin Scorsese’s laborious tale of faith and persecutio­n in medieval Japan is admirable for its ambition, but meandering and stiflingly serious. Moonlight The Best Picture Oscar winner is three chapters in the life of a poor, gay black man, directed with poetry and patience. A masterpiec­e. Fences Denzel Washington and Viola Davis give excellent turns in this adaptation that starts slowly but gradually expands into a quietly powerful chamber piece.

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