Review: Cold Pursuit
This 2019 American black comedy thriller is directed by Hans Petter Moland as a remake of his own native 2014
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Review – Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
Happy Death Day was a cheesy, teen horror-slasher that capitalised on the camp and thrived because of its fun premise.
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Review – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Genuine spectacle rises above the scraps. Manga has had a tricky, often unsuccessful journey to the big screen. Look at
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The Lowedown on “Bumblebee” (PG-13 – Theatrical – US)
Or, “My 17 year old self has a crush on Hailee Steinfeld” Well, fellow space travellers…here I am to bring
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Review – Welcome To Marwen
It happens every year: films prematurely destined for greatness eventually arrive into our cineplexes with an almighty thud, typically surrounded
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Review: Stan & Ollie
This 2018 biographical comedy-drama, based on the lives of comedy double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, is directed by
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Review: Mary Poppins Returns
This 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall is based on the books by P. L. Travers and
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Review – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
First-rate Spidey meets world-class animation. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse shouldn’t work. The stupefying, impossibly conceived action sequences beckon belief, the
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Review – Assassination Nation
As subtle as a sledgehammer to the skull but probably more bloody, Assassination Nation does nothing by halves. It is
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Here’s The Lowedown on “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (R – Theatrical – UK)
“The Girl in the Spider’s Web” or “The Girl that can Never replace Noomi.” Genre: Thriller/Suspense I have always
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Review – Green Book (London Film Festival)
Green Book was a surprise in more ways than one. Peter Farrelly’s based-on-a-true-story comedy-drama screened at LFF as the year’s
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Review – Overlord (2018)
Blood-splattered Nazisploitation fun. Any film that opens with the most insanely terrifying noise to mankind, the air siren, is setting
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Review – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (London Film Festival)
Not even the proven talents of brothers Joel and Ethan Coen can circumvent the issues with the anthology format. Conceived
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Review: Bohemian Rhapsody
Genre: Biographical, Drama. Starring: Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello. Year Of Release: 2018 Certificate: 12A (UK) Runtime:
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Review: First Man
Genre: Biographical Drama Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire foy, Corey Stall, Pablo Schreiber, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Christopher Abbott. Year Of
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The Lowedown on “Peppermint” (R – Theatrical – US)
Here’s The Lowedown on “Peppermint” (R – Theatrical – US) Genre: Action/OMA (One woMan Army) Or: “Jennifer Garner’s back
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Review – American Animals (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama. Starring: Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson. Year Of Release: 2018 Certificate: 15 (UK) Runtime:
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Review: The Darkest Minds
The Darkest Minds is the latest entry in a genre looking a little worse for wear as of late. Young
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The Lowedown on “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (PG-13 – Theatrical – US)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Genre: Sci-Fi/Monster Or: “You know they just rebooted The Lost World, right?” or I absolutely LOVED
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Review: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
As a general rule, I try to stay away from musicals. I find that the focus on song and dance
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