23 Thursday Nov 2017
Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Comic Books, Science Fiction
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Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, Laura Harrier, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Holland, Tony Revolori, Zendaya
If you were to ask a group of people who had neither read comic books, nor have watched a single superhero film, to name three characters from a comic book. I would place high odds that one of the names most frequently mentioned would be Spider-Man, next to perhaps Batman, Wolverine or Superman.
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05 Tuesday Sep 2017
Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Comic Books, Science Fiction
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bradley cooper, Chris pratt, Dave Bautista, James Gunn, Karen Gillian, Kurt Russell, michael Rooker, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana
The freaking Guardians of the Galaxy have returned to our screens, complete with bright technicolor characters and landscapes, and with a new soundtrack to complement their numerous slow-motion strides. This time around Peter is discovered by his father Ego, while the rest of the team reaffirm their value to one other with a new addition to the group called Mantis.
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03 Monday Jul 2017
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Ansel Elgort, Edgar Wright, Eiza Gonzalez, Jamie Foxx, jon bernthal, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey, Lily James
Reboots, sequels, prequels, franchises, remakes. These five terms have come to dominate and loiter around the film experience of late. Whether it’s exploring the high seas with yet another failed ‘Pirates of The Caribbean film’, or watching Tom Cruise and his bouncy hair run around some exotic land in a failed and unnecessary franchise reboot, there seems to be no end in sight. As evidenced by last week’s trailer release for the upcoming ‘Jumanji’ reboot that no one asked for. Most of these films have created an atmosphere of repetition, sluggishness and stifling boredom, because for every thrilling ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’, we are then exposed to yet another moronic Transformers film that again, very few asked for.
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23 Sunday Apr 2017
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Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Hele McCrory, Henry Goodman, Jack Huston, Jake Lacy, Jeremy Irons, Lone Scherfig, Rachael Stirling, Richard E. Grant, Sam Claflin
For a film about propaganda, its own marketing campaign was quite well organised. Last weekend a feature was published in The Times which contained a charming interview with the film’s star Gemma Arterton. In this interview, she discussed her desire to move from big blockbuster films to smaller character driven ones. Arterton is probably better known for her roles in big blockbuster American films such as ‘Prince of Persia’, ‘Hansel & Gretel’ and ‘Clash of Titans’. Arterton explained that whilst these films offered well-paid opportunities to new talent, they were ultimately unsatisfying roles, a familiar path for many actors including Bill Nighy.
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15 Sunday Jan 2017
Directed and written by Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. An aspiring actress and a jazz Pianist fall for one another in Los Angeles.
04 Monday Jul 2016
Posted in Comedy
Directed by Mandie Fletcher, written by Jennifer Saunders, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. Patsy and Edina have returned to our screens are off in search of fame and fortune whilst being hunted by the police.
05 Monday Oct 2015
Directed by Keri Collins, Staring Ray Panthaki, Vicky McClure, Adeel Akhtar and Anthony Head. Two friends owe a strip club a debt, they decide to rob a convenience shop which results in them managing the shop for the night.
15 Saturday Aug 2015
Posted in Comedy
Directed by Etan Cohen, Staring Will Ferrell, kevin Hart, Craig T.Nelson, Alison Brie and T.I. When James king is sentenced to time behind bars, he enlists the help of Darnell to help him prepare for prison life.
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin, staring Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm. The minion are exploring the world with the sole purpose to find the most evil villain and we follow them through their interactions from dinosaurs to man, lead by Bob Stuart and Kevin who believe they may have found ‘the one’ in Scarlett Overkill.
09 Saturday May 2015
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alejandro gonzalez inarritu, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis
Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, staring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton,Emma Stone and Naomi Watts. An actor who used to play the part of a superhero for a series of films decides to try and resurrect his career and reestablish his family with a play he places all his hopes in.
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