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b'Get out your ice skates, baseball bats, kitchen knives, and samurai swords\\u2014pretty much any weapon at hand, because we\\u2019re watching 2011\\u2019s \\u201cAttack the Block\\u201d! While not officially part of the Cornetto Trilogy, this British alien-invasion film shares a lot of DNA with those movies, and it\\u2019s about as close an analog to \\u201cShaun of the Dead\\u201d as you\\u2019ll find\\u2014but with the comedy dial turned down a bit. It features career-making performances by John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker, who went on to become the faces of famous sci-fi franchises. And after the last 10 years, some of the social commentary in this film hits home more than ever. Allow it!'