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Power Rangers is the film based on that show you watched as a five year old and really enjoyed but looking back know in your heart that it was kind of naff. The film, shockingly, is also fairly naff but in a somewhat enjoyable way. The story is pretty predictable if you've ever seen an episode of Power Rangers, although this is mainly an origins story with the predictable Power Rangers bit in the last half an hour. The film opens with an exposition bit set in the past, then a joke about jerking off a cow, then a car crash and then a Breakfast Club bit. It's tonally very confused to begin with but then they discover their power stones, Bryan Cranston's face in the wall and then even start to discover themselves. Bad Guy Rita Repulsa turns up and wants the crystal of maguffin that is (and this isn't a joke) buried under Krispy Kreme. Hand to hand combat ensues, followed by Powerzord combat, followed by Megazord combat. This film won't win any awards for story, eve

Get Out is incredible. I want to recommend that you stop reading this review right now and just go straight to the cinema. It's probably better than Beauty and the Beast and definitely deals with much more interesting themes. If you are still here though, I'll try to keep the review as spoiler free as possible. Get Out is the story about a black man who is going to visit the house of his white girlfriend's parents. They're liberals, greet him with hearty cries of "My man!" and tell him how they wish they could vote for Obama a third time. They're very friendly. Too friendly. Clearly, something is off and Chris, our lead, has to try and work out what that is, as well as try and understand what all these oddly friendly black servants are doing here. To say anymore would spoil the superb plot but just trust me that everything you see is important (people who know what Chekhov's Gun is will be very happy) and the ending hits the perfect note to end the

Power Rangers comes out in two weeks and I am unreasonably excited about it. Much as I am looking forward to it though, it is impossible to doubt that it looks insanely stupid. In that spirit (and ignoring Power Rangers for now) I wanted to "celebrate" all the films this year that look very, very stupid. Some of these look kind of good, some might surprise but they all look ridiculous. 7. Going in Style A film directed by the main guy from Scrubs starring Micheal Caine and Morgan Freeman. Already, it sounds odd and truth be told, there's not much that makes this film massively stupid, hence the place on the list. There are some really stupid parts to it though, namely the premise. Three old men live together but lose their pensions (so far so normal) and decide to earn money by robbing the bank who are in charge of said pensions. Yeah, very stupid. The most ridiculous moment though is easily from the trailer where Morgan Freeman chases Micheal Caine on a mobility

Logan is the last Wolverine film for Hugh Jackman and it is a damn good one. It's set in the near future (of what I think is the new X Men timeline, hard to tell) and shit is bleak. Wolverine is a limo driver, living on the border of the US and Mexico in a glorified shack. He looks after Charles Xavier who seems to have Alzheimers and lives there with Caliban, an ugly mutant who fears the outside but is actually a really nice guy (I think James Mangold studied Shakespeare). They come across a young girl who has powers similar to Wolverine's and realise that they have to get her to safety, hence a road trip ensues. Superhero movies aren't famed for their plots but honestly, once you get to grips with what the movie is going to be, you are fully along for the ride and personally, I was completely invested. Now, superhero films aren't films that usually need to have their acting talked about but Logan isn't your ordinary superhero film. Obviously, the role you wa