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Film Review: Learning To Drive starring Ben Kingsley

Sometimes there’s more to a film than you expect.  And Learning To Drive, released this Friday, certificate 15, is a case in point.  It’s a title that leads you in one direction, but don’t underestimate it. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, discovers if it gets out of third gear. The story Successful literary critic Wendy (Patricia Clarkson) finds her world…
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Film Review: Money Monster

Hollywood royalty is out in force in cinemas.  Meryl Streep arrived as Florence Foster Jenkins at the start of the month, last week Tom Hanks was in the Arabian desert to deliver A Hologram For The King and now no less than George Clooney and Julia Roberts confront a hostage-taker in this week’s Money Monster (released this Friday, 27 May, certificate 15). London Mums’ resident film critic…
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Talking Pictures: Tom Hanks In The Desert

After Desert Island Discs, Tom Hanks is in the desert in his latest film, A Hologram For The King.  The film’s reviewed on the latest edition of Talking Pictures and its star is in the hot seat for The Big Interview. And that’s just one of this week’s new releases.  There’s low-budget British movie, Chicken, which has been attracting rave reviews and the latest from…
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Film Review: A Hologram For The King

After his appearance on Radio Four’s Desert Island Discs, Tom Hanks is back where he belongs this week.  On the big screen.  After the gloomy shadows of Bridge Of Spies, he’s in the full glare of the sun in A Hologram For The King, released this Friday, 20th, certificate 12A. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, took her sunglasses with her ….. The story Businessman…
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