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Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner in mystery thriller Wind River

Blu-ray Review – Wind River (2017)

22/01/201824/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, 2018, Blu-ray, Certificate: 15, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene, January 2018, Jeremy Renner, Jon Bernthal, Kelsey Chow, Mystery, Rating: Pop, Taylor Sheridan, Thriller, Wind River

Taylor Sheridan’s reservation murder-mystery Wind River is out now in the Blu-ray and it gifts Jeremy Renner his best role in years.

Daniel Kaluuys in racially-themed horror movie Get Out

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Review of 2017 – Best films of the year

02/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, Best Films of 2017, Blade Runner 2049, Call Me By Your Name, Dunkirk, Get Out, God's Own Country, It, Kong: Skull Island, La La Land, Logan, Logan Lucky, Manchester by the Sea, mother!, Okja, Paddington 2, Patti Cake$, Prevenge, Review of 2017, The Florida Project, The Greatest Showman, The Handmaiden, Wonder Woman

It has been a varied year at the cinema, but what was the best film released in UK cinemas?

Hugh Jackman stars in extravagant musical The Greatest Showman

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Review – The Greatest Showman

01/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Certificate: PG, December 2017, Drama, Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Michael Gracey, Michelle Williams, Musical, Rating: Pop, Rebecca Ferguson, Sam Humphrey, The Greatest Showman, Zac Efron, Zendaya

Hugh Jackman leaves his Wolverine claws behind for a big, broad musical extravaganza in The Greatest Showman.

Anna Kendrick takes centre stage in comedy-musical Pitch Perfect 3

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Review – Pitch Perfect 3

31/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Anna Camp, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Certificate: 12, Comedy, December 2017, Elizabeth Banks, Ester Dean, Hailee Steinfeld, Hana Mae Lee, John Lithgow, John Michael Higgins, Matt Lanter, Musical, Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 3, Rating: Poop, Rebel Wilson, Ruby Rose, Trish Sie

The Barden Bellas return for one last go around as they sing acapella again in musical comedy Pitch Perfect 3.

Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Review of 2017 – 10 most divisive films of the year

27/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, La La Land, mother!, Power Rangers, Review of 2017, Silence, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Mummy, Top Ten, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

There have been objectively good and objectively bad movies in 2017, but some divisive films have split opinion. Where do you stand on these polarising pictures?

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in adventure comedy Jumanji

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Review – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

27/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, Adventure, Alex Wolff, Bobby Cannavale, Certificate: 12, December 2017, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Jake Kasdan, Jumanji, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, Nick Jonas, Rating: Pop, Ser'Darius Blain

Nostalgia meets novelty in a fun reimagining of Jumanji, set within the confines of a deadly video game.

Vladimir Brichta stars in Bingo: The King of the Mornings

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Review – Bingo: The King of the Mornings

22/12/201701/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Bingo: The King of the Mornings, Cauã Martins, Certificate: 15, Daniel Rezende, December 2017, Drama, Emanuelle Araújo, Leandra Leal, Rating: Poop, Soren Hellerup, Vladimir Brichta

A cocaine-snorting clown gives Pennywise a run for his money in Brazilian drama and Academy Award entry Bingo: The King of the Mornings.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

17/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, Adam Driver, Adventure, Andy Serkis, Benicio del Toro, Carrie Fisher, Certificate: 12, Daisy Ridley, December 2017, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Rating: Pop, Rian Johnson, Sci-Fi, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

It’s the biggest movie franchise in the world today, but is the latest Star Wars adventure worthy of its incredible big screen predecessors.

Jake Gyllenhaal as Boston Marathon survivor Jeff Bauman in Stronger

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Review – Stronger

16/12/201716/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Certificate: 15, Clancy Brown, David Gordon Green, December 2017, Drama, Frankie Shaw, Jake Gyllenhaal, Miranda Richardson, Rating: Poop, Stronger, Tatiana Maslany

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombings in the drama film Stronger.

Zhao Tao in Chinese drama Mountains May Depart

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Review – Mountains May Depart

15/12/201716/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Certificate: 12, December 2017, Dong Zijian, Drama, Jia Zhang-ke, Liang Jingdong, Mountains May Depart, Rating: Poop, Sylvia Chang, Zhang Yi, Zhao Tao

Jia Zhang-ke has constructed an emotional and ambitious genre that spans three time periods with the flawed drama Mountains May Depart.

Jasmine Hyde in British thriller The Unseen

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Review – The Unseen

15/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Certificate: 15, December 2017, Gary Sinyor, Jasmine Hyde, Rating: Pop, Richard Flood, Simon Cotton, The Unseen, Thriller

Jasmine Hyde delivers a complex performance in British psychological thriller The Unseen, which has visual invention and darkness to spare.

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