I love Toy Story, but I am dreading Toy Story 4

Pixar's roster of beloved playthings returns for Toy Story 4

I love Toy Story, but I am dreading Toy Story 4

12/11/2018 Patrick Wilson 1 Comment Animation, Joan Cusack, Pixar, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4

Patrick Wilson explains why he is worried about Pixar’s Toy Story 4, but not necessarily for the cynical, financial reasons you’d expect.

Rowan Atkinson returns as the eponymous spy in Johnny English Strikes Again

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Review – Rowan Atkinson’s charm has limits in ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’

29/10/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Adam James, Amit Shah, Ben Miller, Certificate: PG, Comedy, David Kerr, Emma Thompson, Jake Lacy, Johnny English, Johnny English Strikes Again, October 2018, Olga Kurylenko, Rating: Poop, Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson returns as the titular hapless spy in Johnny English Strikes Again, which feels as curiously outdated as its protagonist.

Ryan Gosling stars as Neil Armstrong in biopic First Man

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Review – ‘First Man’ is a sophisticated masterpiece about a human triumph

26/10/201826/10/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Biopic, Certificate: 12, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Damien Chazelle, Drama, First Man, Historical, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Lukas Haas, October 2018, Pablo Schreiber, Rating: Pop, Ryan Gosling

Damien Chazelle directs Ryan Gosling to a terrific take on Neil Armstrong and the journey to the moon in historical biopic First Man.

Aubrey Plaza stars in comedy movie An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn

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Review – ‘An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn’ is silliness in search of meaning

24/10/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn, Aubrey Plaza, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Craig Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Jemaine Clement, Jim Hosking, Maria Bamford, Matt Berry, October 2018, Rating: Poop, Sam Dissanayake, Sky Elobar

Jim Hosking follows up The Greasy Strangler with offbeat comedy An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn, which is oddly even stranger.

Josh Grelle and Jerry Jewell in Yuri!!! On Ice

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DVD Review – Anime series ‘Yuri!!! On Ice’ makes a figure skating romance compelling

09/10/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Anime, Certificate: 12, DVD, Jerry Jewell, Josh Grelle, Micah Solusod, October 2018, Rating: Pop, Sayo Yamamoto, Yuri!!! On Ice

Half sporting underdog tale and half engrossing romance, Yuri!!! On Ice is an interesting and entertaining anime series.

Blake Lively stars in mystery thriller A Simple Favour

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Review – ‘A Simple Favour’ is a fun ride, despite its insanity

25/09/201826/10/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, A Simple Favour, Anna Kendrick, Bashir Salahuddin, Blake Lively, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Henry Golding, Linda Cardellini, Mystery, Paul Feig, Rating: Pop, Rupert Friend, September 2018, Thriller

Paul Feig’s mystery thriller, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, is a mess of tangled plots and murky characters.

Melanie Ehrlich and Chloë Grace Moretz in The Miseducation of Cameron Post

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Review – Chloë Grace Moretz finds a prime role in ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’

20/09/201821/09/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 15, Chloe Grace Moretz, Desiree Akhavan, Drama, Forrest Goodluck, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr, Marin Ireland, Owen Campbell, Rating: Pop, Sasha Lane, September 2018, The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The insidious methods of gay conversion therapy camps provide the focus for The Miseducation of Cameron Post.

Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike in hostage thriller Entebbe

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DVD Review – ‘Entebbe’ is important politically, but drab as a movie

13/09/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Ben Schnetzer, Certificate: 12, Daniel Brühl, Drama, DVD, Eddie Marsan, Entebbe, José Padilha, Lior Ashkenazi, Nonso Anozie, Rating: Poop, Rosamund Pike, September 2018, Thriller

Political resonance cannot save the historical hostage thriller Entebbe from its own lack of tension and lacklustre cinematic style.

Amy Schumer took a considerable amount of flak for I Feel Pretty

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‘I Feel Pretty’ on DVD and the lingering curse of bad movie trailers

10/09/201813/09/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment Amy Schumer, Comedy, DVD, Emily Ratajkowski, I Feel Pretty

Amy Schumer’s divisive comedy is out now on DVD, but the unfortunate stench of its trailer can’t help but get in the way.

Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis in The Spy Who Dumped Me

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Review – ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ misses the action-comedy balance

04/09/201804/09/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Action, August 2018, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Gillian Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, Ivanna Sakhno, Justin Theroux, Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis, Rating: Poop, Sam Heughan, Susanna Fogel, The Spy Who Dumped Me

Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon are left all at sea in a movie that can’t make up its mind when it comes to being funny or hard-edged.

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling connected in musical La La Land

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Perfect Scene – La La Land’s (2016) tortured, beautiful final fantasy

15/08/201809/08/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, La La Land, Musical, Perfect Scene, Ryan Gosling

The finale of La La Land focuses on a journey into the nostalgic fantasies of its two protagonists, and it brings the movie’s Hollywood homage to a conclusion.

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