Dunkirk (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Dunkirk (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Harry Styles, James D'Arcy, Jack Lowden, Barry Keoghan

Runtime: 107 min

Christopher Nolan is back! The director of Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy and Interstellar (his last big release as a director) tells the story of the evacuation of 400.000 soldiers from Dunkirk, France, who are surrounded by the Nazi forces.

Great Britain needs all the help it can get in order to win World War II, so the help might just be on its way ...

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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary

Runtime: 140 min

Caesar (Andy Serkis) is protecting his apes from the human army for two years now, but the Colonel (Woody Harrelson) wants his race to survive at all costs ... After several casualties on the ape's side, Caesar goes on his own revenge quest to save his kind.

An epic battle between both armies goes down to decide the fate of the planet and who becomes the dominant species.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Starring:  Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo

Runtime: 130 min

10 years after the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, we find out that the humans went through a severe virus that killed most of Earth's population. The apes are living in peace in a forest with their own culture growing exponentially, but some human survivors threaten that security.

A very short and fragile agreement between both races leads to war amongst them to decide who's the dominant species of the planet.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Rupert Wyatt

Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton

Runtime: 105 min

The Planet of the Apes franchise receives yet another reboot, this time directed by Rupert Wyatt and developed by the same visual effects team that brought us The Lord of the Rings and Avatar.

Will Rodman (James Franco) is trying to find a cure for Alzheimer's Disease and when he finds one possible solution (ALZ-112), apes are his company's test subjects. A successful result changes everything and an act of compassion leads to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jon Watts

Written by: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers

Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Laura Harrier, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr.

Runtime: 133 min

Synopsis: A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine - distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man - but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.

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The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Chris McKay

Starring: Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes

Runtime: 90 min

After the huge success of The LEGO Movie, something around that same type of film definitely needed to come out. Well, Chris McKay just picked up the character responsible for a big part of that success and gave it a movie: The LEGO Batman Movie.

Batman(WillArnett) keeps saving Gotham from The Joker (Zach Galifianakis), but this time he's going to need all the help he can get. However, we know him for being a hero that works alone ...

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Get Out (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Get Out (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Written and Directed by: Jordan Peele

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Catherine Keener, LilRel Howery, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel,

Runtime: 104 min

Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) and Rose Armitage (Allison Williams) are dating for a few months now, so she invites him to meet her parents, Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford), on a weekend getaway.

Initially, what seems to be just nerves from her parents since she's in an interracial relationship, happens to be much more than what Chris expected it to be and a lot of thought-provoking and disturbing discoveries lead him to something even more surreal.

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The Mummy (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Mummy (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Alex Kurtzman

Starring: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Russell Crowe

Runtime: 120 min

Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) is a "soldier" (he's more of a thief) looking for a treasure with his companion, Chris Vail (Jake Johnson), when some mysterious Egyptian findings below the surface change their plans.

Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), a princess that had her destiny taken from her, was imprisoned there, but now she's finally awake and ready to release her anger and evil in the world.

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Wonder Woman (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Wonder Woman (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Patty Jenkins

Written by: Allan Heinberg

Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner, Saïd Taghmaoui

Runtime: 141 min

Synopsis: Gal Gadot portrays Diana, an Amazon princess that lives peacefully on an island of only women warriors until Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), a man (!), crashes his plane into the water nearby. After saving him, she learns that the world is going through war and she decides to help him in order to fulfill the destiny of her people and restore peace all around the planet, while also discovering who she really is.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: James Gunn

Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Kurt Russell

Runtime: 137 min

After the huge success of the first film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures, being "family" the main thread of this film.

The Guardians fight to protect each other while Peter Quill / Star-Lord(Chris Pratt) learns the mysteries of his lineage and characters (new and old ones) from the comics show up for the delight of the fans.

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