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Mena Massoud stars in Guy Ritchie's new take on Aladdin

Review – Guy Ritchie’s magical ‘Aladdin’ challenges for the Disney remake crown

22/05/201923/05/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, Adventure, Aladdin, Billy Magnussen, Certificate: PG, Fantasy, Guy Ritchie, Marwan Kenzari, May 2019, Mena Massoud, Musical, Naomi Scott, Nasim Pedrad, Navid Negahban, Rating: Pop, Will Smith

Guy Ritchie’s new take on Disney’s Aladdin, with Will Smith as the Genie, is a colourful remake of a classic 1990s animation.

Brie Larson headlines Marvel's first solo female-led movie in Captain Marvel

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “Turns out I know everything about Shark Tale”

18/03/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aladdin, Ali Abbasi, Anna Boden, Avengers: Endgame, Border, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Eva Melander, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn, Podcast, Ryan Fleck, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

Marvel has arrived in the 21st century with female-led story Captain Marvel, while Swedish fantasy Border satisfies the weirder crowd.

Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson square off in Fast & Furious 8

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 52 – Is Fast & Furious 8 just petrolhead pandemonium?

27/04/201704/05/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aladdin, Deadpool 2, Dwayne Johnson, Fast & Furious 8, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, Jason Statham, Josh Brolin, Park Chan-wook, Podcast, The Handmaiden, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Will Smith

There’s car chases aplenty as we review Fast & Furious 8, but there’s also something very different from a Korean auteur.

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News Round-up – Battle for Bond, Will Smith could play Genie, Gunn sticks with Marvel and more

23/04/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aladdin, Alexandre Aja, Anna Boden, Arctic, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Daniel Craig, Disney, Dwayne Johnson, Fast & Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Guy Ritchie, James Bond, James Gunn, James Wan, Jason Statham, Joe Penna, Mads Mikkelsen, Marvel, News, News Round-up, Ryan Fleck, Smart House, Will Smith

Sony’s deal with James Bond is running out and at least five studios are in the frame to nab the lucrative British franchise.

Eva Green and Asa Butterfield star in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 25 – Burton at his most Burton

20/10/201623/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aladdin, Asa Butterfield, Eva Green, Guy Ritchie, Louis Theroux, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, My Scientology Movie, Podcast, Rogue One, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The Social Network, The Voices, Tim Burton, War on Everyone

Is Tim Burton’s new movie a return to form for the director? How does Louis Theroux fare on the big screen? Find out in the latest podcast.

Eddie Redmayne in new JK Rowling tale Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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News Round-up – Fantastic Beasts series expands, Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin, Craig’s Bond future and more

16/10/201618/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aladdin, Bad Dads, Bad Moms, Coen Brothers, Daniel Craig, Dark Web, Disney, Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Felicity Jones, Gareth Edwards, Guy Ritchie, Harry Potter, James Bond, JK Rowling, Mads Mikkelsen, News, News Round-up, Rogue One, Star Wars, The Girl on the Train

Star Wars publicity is in full effect and Disney is set to make Aladdin a gritty gangster movie with Jason Statham… probably. It’s your news round-up.

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Top 5: Film fan theories so crazy they just might be true

26/08/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment Aladdin, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Inglourious Basterds, Pixar, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Top Five

Fans on the internet can come up with some crazy theories about films. Here are five of the best ones, covering everything from Pixar to Quentin Tarantino.