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Film round-up: January 24, 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Presence, Flight Risk, Emanuelle and Back in Action
HAUNTING: Lucy Liu in Presence [IMDb]

Presence (15)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh

★★★

 

 

Flight Risk (15)
Directed by Mel Gibson

★★

Emmanuelle (18)
Directed by Audrey Diwan

★★

Back in Action (12)
Directed by Seth Gordon 

★★★

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