Product reviews

Gadget review: Kodak Pixpro FZ201 Friendly Zoom compact camera for the family

  This Summer I will travel lightly and only take my new Kodak Pixpro FZ201 Friendly Zoom compact camera (only 109×69×38mm) ditching my Canon SLR camera. I love to take good pictures, in fact I always aim to take excellent photography, but after trying this little camera during a city break in Lisbon I have made up my mind. For me the crucial feature is the quality of the images and videos as…
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Film Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

  This Spring a Wimp has risen. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul has arrived and London Mums and Kids absolutely loved it! Read why we believe this movie is the one to watch over the half term holidays and watch the funny featurettes as well as drawing tutorials.   The story In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, a Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th…
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Film review: Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge starring Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow out on 25 May 2017

  Who can resist a swashbuckling adventure film starring Johnny Depp? My London Mums’ friends and I certainly can’t. Add to that Javier Bardem as the villain and you have a masterpiece. Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge is Disney’s latest instalment in the super popular pirates’ franchise. I cannot see it disappear any time soon. It’s too good to be…
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Film Review: Spark in cinemas 26 May 2017

The latest sci-fi comedy from the makers of The Nut Job, Spark is out in cinemas on 26 May. Animals assemble in this thrilling intergalactic adventure that sees a teen monkey and his gang (including a pig, a fox and a bug) take on the evil Zhong, featuring the talents of Patrick Stewart, Jessica Biel, Hilary Swank and Susan Sarandon. It’s more for kids, so parents you are…
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Books

Book of the week (for mums): How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn

  Do you ever hate your husband? If the answer is yes, then you’re in good company.  American journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jancee Dunn’s latest book How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids is a hilariously candid account of her own personal quest to save her post baby marriage and restore family bliss with the help of the latest relationship research as well as…
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Film review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 out on 28 April 2017

Be prepared for some belly crackling gags and over the top action because MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 is back in UK cinemas on 28 April. London Mums attended the premiere at the Hammersmith Apollo last night and totally loved it. The story Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s…
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Book of the week (for mums only): Under a Sardinian sky by Sara Alexander

  Eva Alexander aka Sara Alexander has just published her debut novel Under a Sardinian Sky, a sweeping story of star-crossed romance set against the beautiful backdrop of post-World War II Sardinia, with HarperCollins Publishers.   The story For Mina, a London-based travel writer, the enigmatic silence surrounding her aunt Carmela has become a personal obsession. Carmela…
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Book of the week: Greek Myths Volume 1 by Jacqueline Morley

When I was a school girl in the Seventies and Eighties in Italy, Greek Myths were compulsory but not difficult reads. The tales of the colourful Greek Gods contained universal messages and memorable wisdom. I am really pleased that Scribblers, an imprint of The Salariya Book Company, have just published a new book Greek Myths Volume 1 by Jacqueline Morley. With this book I am sure my 10…
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi News & teaser trailers

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Episode Eight) is most certainly the most expected movie of 2017. Finally we get to see the most revealing teaser trailer and poster that Disney has just revealed. Check it out here.  The most revealing trailer unveiled on 10 October 2017 [youtube id=”GgBH_UoTu_U” align=”center” mode=”normal&#8221…
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Blu-Ray Review: THE BLUE LAGOON (1980) starring Brooke Shields

I was 10 years old when The Blue Lagoon was released in cinemas.  In 1980 it was a prohibited film for children under 18 because it showed a lot of nudity even if it was just a sensuous story of natural love starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. I watched it for the first time when I was 18 and it felt really like porn back then (giggling). I am glad Eureka Entertainment has just…
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