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Movie review: The King's Man 

The King’s Man is a20th Century Fox prequel to the Kingsman series.It’s not a family film but a good watch for fans of the movies based on theKingsmancomics created by Mark Millar. The story One man must race against time to stop history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds as they get together to plot a war that could wipe out millions of people and…
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Film review: Boxing Day

Boxing Day is an uplifting family Christmas movie!With jubilant characters! The story Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for the holidays to introduce his American fiancee (Lisa) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test, as she discovers the world Melvin left behind revolves around his ex-girlfriend (Georgia), who is…
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Film review: Cry Macho starring Clint Eastwood in cinemas now

Cry Macho is Clint Eastwood’s latest cowboy movie that continues his cinematic legacy. It’s not what you would expect. Bear in mind that he is 91 now. A good family flick for Christmas. The story InCry Machovisibly frailClint Eastwoodplays a former rodeo star called Mike Milo, who is a widower and a cowboy who gets sacked by his stable boss Howard. He is…
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Film review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (in cinemas on 18 November 2021)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the fourth instalment of the supernatural action comedy Ghostbusters franchise that began with the 1984 hit movie.In three words Ghostbusters: Afterlife is contemporary, quirky and super fun and for me it will be the top family flick for this Christmas. It will hit UK cinemas on 18 November 2021. The story The next chapter in the original Ghostbusters…
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Film review Dune

Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name. It’s in cinemas now. The story A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born…
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Movie review: Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds

Today new comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Jodie ComerFree Guyis released in UK cinemas. One to cheer us up! The story In Twentieth Century Studios’ epic adventure-comedy Free Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story… one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are…
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Family movie review: Disney’s Jungle Cruise in cinemas on 30 July 2021

Fan favourites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt join forces inDisney’s Jungle Cruisefor a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon. To help you visualise the latest family flick coming out of Disney, think aboutPirates of the Caribbean meets Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Ark. Disney’s JungleCruisereleases in cinemasand on Disney+ with Premier…
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Film review: In The Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway musicalIn the Heights has been adaptedfor the big screen and will bereleased nationwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on 18th June 2021. It’s the perfect summer movie that will lift our spirits. The story The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” have created this cinematic event, where the streets…
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Indie Film review: Zebra Girl

Going to a premiere these days seems like an extraordinary event. This week, I attended the premiere of independent movie Zebra Girl in the West End that made me forget for a few hours that we are still in pandemic times. It was good to be back in cinemas, although the film was a bit too scary and disturbing for my liking. Zebra Girlis a psychological thriller with a bold streak of…
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Movie review: Peter Rabbit 2 starring James Corden

Today cinemas re-open after over a year in lockdown and what a cracker of a movie to go back to the big screen. This morning I attended a special press screening of Peter Rabbit 2 – whose release has been delayed for a year – starringRose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and James Corden asPeterRabbit. A perfect mix of CGI and…
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