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The FILMS

Total Film’s acting editor, Matt Maytum, picks the most Hammer-friendly blockbuste­rs of the year

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THOR: RAGNAROK

MARVEL

Marvel’s Asgardian god got more than a haircut in his third solo outing; director Taika Waititi completely overhauled the tone to suit Chris hemsworth’s comedy chops. As well as being one of 2017’s laugh-out-loud funniest movies, Ragnarok also boasted psychedeli­c action scenes, a gladiatori­al hulk and two perfectly deployed uses of Immigrant Song.

IT

WARNER BROS

Post-Stranger Things, 80s-set, kid-centric horror IT couldn’t have come at a better time. As well as bringing the scares, this adaptation didn’t neglect the themes of friendship, isolation and the horrors of growing up that made the novel a classic. And Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise is a boogeyman for the ages…

BLADE RUNNER 2049

WARNER BROS

Critics soiled themselves over this longawaite­d sequel, with good reason: 35 years after the original cult sci-fi redefined cinema, this brooding sequel had killer cinematogr­aphy, atmosphere to burn, and stayed pleasingly ambiguous to the very end. Ryan Gosling brought ice-cool charisma, but a returning harrison Ford sealed it with a powerhouse performanc­e.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

MARVEL

Pumping up the volume, action and heart, the MCU’s ragtag team of oddball heroes returned for a crowd-pleasing sequel.

Key new players included Kurt Russell as the swaggering Ego, and bug-eyed empath Mantis, but overly literal muscleman Drax and tree-infant Groot remain the MVPs.

Roll on Awesome Mix Vol. 3.

BAND PICK!

THE INVISIBLE GUEST

Atresmedia Cine

“It’s on Netflix, and it’s about a woman who kills somebody and tries to get out of it via an elaborate scheme with her boyfriend, but it backfires.

It’s kind of a murder mystery, and the script is superb.

It has a very hitchcock vibe to it, and it’s in Spanish, so your concentrat­ion’s totally on it.”

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NICK HOLMES, PARADISE LOST

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