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Attack the Block (2011), The ‘Burbs (1989), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1958/1978) and throwbacks to old school “something funny’s in the water” mysteries blend into a pulpy shake of low-brow laughs and aliens-amongst-us adventure in The Watch, director Akiva Schaffer’s blokey comedy about a group of concerned citizens in an apple pie American town who form [...]

There is something truly despairing about following Robert DeDiro’s transition from a great dramatic act to a goofy, asinine comic. It feels like watching a loved one slowly deteriorate into madness and ill health; at first it might be amusing – forgettfulness, unpredictable faux pas, weird behaviour like fruit oranges under the bed, reading books [...]