The Judge (2014)

Built around a court case but in fact a better family drama than a courtroom one, this story of an estranged father (a judge) and son (a lawyer) reunited under, er, trying circumstances is about as consequential as an episode of Picket Fences, but I liked Picket Fences and I like this, too, for its humour, warmth, and for avoiding - to its great benefit - any mawkishness, even with an ending that could very easily have gone Presumed Innocent on everyone.

★★★★☆

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Jurassic World (2015)

There is a violent, undeserved death halfway through this Jurassic Park instalment that is almost torture porn, which is the moment audiences are likely to decide the dinosaurs-wreaking-havoc-on-a-theme-park spectacular, while still replete with the requisite genuinely exciting action set-pieces, is less of a lark this time around.

★★★★☆

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