Read more about the article ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ review: Run-of-the-mill, but not unenjoyable
Chris Pine (Jack Ryan) and Kevin Costner (Thomas Harper) in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ review: Run-of-the-mill, but not unenjoyable

Some Russians living in the past are planning the collapse of the U.S. economy, and it's up to a brilliant CIA analyst to stop them. If this plot sounds familiar, it's because every other action movie ever made, save those about unstoppable vehicles or sci-fi elements (and sometimes not even then), has it, give or take a few minor changes: the nationality of the villains, the "thing" they want to collapse, the government organisation of the hero's vocation.

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Read more about the article ‘August: Osage County’ review: A surprisingly compelling family drama
The ensemble cast of August: Osage County

‘August: Osage County’ review: A surprisingly compelling family drama

August: Osage County quietly holds your attention until you realise that you are not just perfunctorily sitting through it, as you would sit through a family gathering that you have to be at -- you really are invested in what happens to this family.

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