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Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson and Sandra Bullock in Ocean's 8

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Review – ‘Ocean’s 8’ is an enjoyable caper, but lacks the killer punch

18/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Action, Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Cate Blanchett, Certificate: 12, Crime, Dakota Fanning, Gary Ross, Heist, Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, June 2018, Mindy Kaling, Ocean's 8, Rating: Pop, Richard Armitage, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Thriller

With a killer cast of A-listers, Ocean’s 8 is a fun heist thriller that brings the franchise back with a fresh coat of stylish paint.

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

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Review – ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ marries dino adventure with gothic horror

06/06/2018 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2018, Action, Adventure, Bryce Dallas Howard, Certificate: 12, Chris Pratt, Daniella Pineda, Horror, Isabella Sermon, Jeff Goldblum, Juan Antonio Bayona, June 2018, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, Rating: Pop, Ted Levine, Toby Jones

The dinosaurs are back in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which sees director JA Bayona bring his own gothic horror sensibilities.

Ryan Reynolds returns to his superhero role in Deadpool 2

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Review – ‘Deadpool 2’ finds the balance between irreverent and infuriating

15/05/201814/05/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Action, Brianna Hildebrand, Certificate: 15, Comedy, David Leitch, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Eddie Marsan, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, May 2018, Morena Baccarin, Rating: Pop, Ryan Reynolds, Stefan Kapičić, Superhero, TJ Miller, Zazie Beetz

Ryan Reynolds is back, along with a whole host of new characters, for the bigger, louder and messier superhero sequel Deadpool 2.

Charles Bronson stars in western-thriller Breakheart Pass

DVD & Blu-ray Reviews

Blu-ray Review – ‘Breakheart Pass’ over-complicates a simple action movie premise

14/05/201815/05/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 1975, 2018, Action, Alistair MacLean, Ben Johnson, Breakheart Pass, Certificate: PG, Charles Bronson, Ed Lauter, Jill Ireland, May 2018, Rating: Poop, Richard Crenna, Robert Tessier, Thriller, Tom Gries, Western

Charles Bronson punches people on a train in thriller-western Breakheart Pass, which is out on UK Blu-ray this week.

Doctor Strange, Tony Stark and Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War

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VIDEO – Sorry, I didn’t like the ending of Avengers: Infinity War [SPOILERS]

28/04/201828/04/2018 Tom Beasley 1 Comment Action, Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Evans, Josh Brolin, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey Jr, Superhero, The Russo Brothers, Tom Holland, Video, YouTube

The ending of Avengers: Infinity War is making waves all over the internet, but is it as brave and bold as many have suggested? I don’t think so.

Josh Brolin as the villainous titan Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War

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Review – ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ pays off a decade of storytelling with a mad action spectacle

28/04/201828/04/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Action, April 2018, Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bradley Cooper, Certificate: 12, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Josh Brolin, Marvel, Rating: Pop, Road to Infinity War, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, Superhero, The Russo Brothers, Tom Holland, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

A decade of the most ambitious movie franchise in the history of a cinema finally comes to a head with Avengers: Infinity War. But was it worth the wait?