James Mottram
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‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ review: Eddie Murphy’s boyish wit is missing
The 1980s were ages ago – and this rebooted franchise feels out of time

‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1’ review: Kevin Costner goes west (again)
A traditional gunslinging adventure from the master of yee-haw Hollywood

‘The Bear’ season three review: still (deservedly) the toast of television
Order's up! It's another plateful of culinary fun and delicious drama

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: daft detectives are asleep at the wheel
No one looks like they care much in this franchise-worst entry

‘Hit Man’ review: Richard Linklater’s screwball assassin comedy is serious fun
The 'School Of Rock' and 'Boyhood' director hits the target again

‘Bodkin’ review: ‘Father Ted’ meets ‘Twin Peaks’ in Irish true-crime comedy drama
There's been a murder in the Emerald Isle's quirkiest town

Steven Knight on ‘This Town’ and his big-budget ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie
From Coventry's two-tone icons to the baddest gangsters in Brum

‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ review: titanic team-up goes crash, smash and bash
Is this the loudest, most destructive movie ever made? Very likely

Ethan Coen misses the pre-streaming movie business: “I don’t know where I am anymore”
Making his solo debut without brother Joel, the 'Drive-Away Dolls' director felt like "an old timer" in a new system
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ review: crazed fantasy that banishes memories of the flop movie
Fans will be sated by this splashy live-action spectacular

Michael Winterbottom on the terrible relevance of ‘Shoshana’: “Political violence destroys people”
Recent tragedies in the Middle East have made the British director's new film appallingly pertinent

Wim Wenders’ life was saved by rock and roll: “Lou Reed is a mighty voice in my new film”
The cult German filmmaker on his Velvet Underground-inspired new indie 'Perfect Days'