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Is this a Fassbender which I see before me? “The Scottish play” is often considered Shakespeare’s most cinematic, because of its horror-show imagery and (relative) leanness of narrative. But it’s still four hours of people in pretend rooms talking. Chopped down to a brisk 113 minutes, Australian director Justin Kurzel’s …

He refused to show us an Alien in the sensational trailers (‘Aaaaah! Aaaaah!’), he wouldn’t even use the word ‘Alien’ in the title, but Ridley Scott gives us one almost immediately in Prometheus ’ opening scene. Not the kind you’re expecting, mind. Breathtaking stereoscopic shots swoop across a gorgeous landscape. …

Against hefty odds, Gina Carano’s covert ops hard-nut Mallory Kane ably obliterates all comers in Steven Soderbergh’s revenge smack-’em-up. Likewise, Haywire delivers an agile drop-kick to doubts stacked against it. It isn’t Soderbergh at his most Oscar-fit ( Traffic ), artful ( Solaris ) or ambitious ( Che ), but …