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Tim Blake Nelson as the titular cowboy in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Review – Western anthology ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ shows every shade of the Coens

11/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Bill Heck, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 15, Clancy Brown, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Harry Melling, James Franco, Joel Coen, Liam Neeson, Netflix, November 2018, Rating: Pop, Stephen Root, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Western, Zoe Kazan

The Coen Brothers head out West for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which is a Netflix anthology of western tales.

The bear is back for Paddington 2, which is coming to Blu-ray in the UK

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VIDEO – Does the sweetness of Paddington 2 hold up on Blu-ray?

10/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Ben Whishaw, Blu-ray, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paul King, Sally Hawkins, Video

Paddington 2 is out on Blu-ray this week and it was my favourite movie of last year. Did it work a second time around?

Ben Whishaw as the eponymous bear in family sequel Paddington 2

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Review – Paddington 2

28/11/201717/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, November 2017, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paul King, Peter Capaldi, Rating: Pop, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Simon Farnaby, Tom Conti

Ben Whishaw returns as cinema’s most adorable ursine in comedy sequel Paddington 2, which is a delightfully sweet family adventure.

Peter Capaldi and Chris Addison in political satire In the Loop

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11 best uses of the C-word in movie history

29/07/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment Alan Ford, Blade: Trinity, Brendan Gleeson, Bridesmaids, Chloe Grace Moretz, Colin Farrell, In Bruges, In the Loop, James Buckley, Kick-Ass, Kristen Wiig, Peter Capaldi, Ralph Fiennes, Richard E Grant, Robert Carlyle, Ryan Reynolds, Shane Meadows, Simon Pegg, Snatch, Stephen Graham, The Inbetweeners 2, The World's End, This Is England, Trainspotting, Withnail & I

It’s the only word that guarantees an instant adult rating in Hollywood, but which movies have made the best use of the C-word?

Brendan Gleeson and Diane Keaton in British romcom Hampstead

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Review – Hampstead

30/06/201702/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 12, Comedy, Diane Keaton, Hampstead, James Norton, Jason Watkins, Joel Hopkins, June 2017, Lesley Manville, Rating: Poop, Romance, Romcom, Simon Callow

Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson go all Richard Curtis in a sickly sweet London-set romcom.

Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express

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News Round-up – Stars line up for Murder on the Orient Express trailer, Paddington 2 preview and more

04/06/201710/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Adam Driver, Adam Wingard, Amy Schumer, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Bumblebee, Channing Tatum, Daisy Ridley, Daniel Craig, Godzilla vs. Kong, Hailee Steinfeld, Harry Potter, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, I Feel Pretty, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Kenneth Branagh, Logan Lucky, Michelle Williams, Murder on the Orient Express, News, News Round-up, Paddington, Paddington 2, Peter Capaldi, Steven Soderbergh, Transformers, Travis Knight, Voldemort

Trailers for two big ensemble blockbusters landed this week, as well as a seriously cute animated bear from Peru.

Ben Affleck stars in gangster thriller Live By Night

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Review – Live By Night

20/01/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Ben Affleck, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 15, Chris Cooper, Chris Messina, Crime, Elle Fanning, January 2017, Live By Night, Rating: Poop, Remo Girone, Robert Glenister, Sienna Miller, Thriller, Zoe Saldana

Ben Affleck writes, directs, stars, produces and presumably makes the coffee in gangster movie Live By Night.

Michael Fassbender and Ariane Labed in Assassin's Creed

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Review – Assassin’s Creed

18/01/201718/01/2017 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2017, Action, Ariane Labed, Assassin's Creed, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 12, Charlotte Rampling, January 2017, Jeremy Irons, Justin Kurzel, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Michael K Williams, Rating: Poop, Video Game

Can Michael Fassbender and Justin Kurzel finally end the drought of good video game movies?

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Top 5 – Best films of 2014 so far

29/06/2014 Tom Beasley 3 Comments 12 Years A Slave, 2014, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gareth Evans, Her, Iko Uwais, Jack O'Connell, Joaquin Phoenix, John Michael McDonagh, Jonathan Asser, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Spike Jonze, Starred Up, Steve McQueen, The Raid, The Raid 2, Top Five

2014 has already been an exciting year in cinema, with some excellent releases hitting theatres. Here are the five best films of the first six months of the year.

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Review – Edge of Tomorrow

29/06/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Action, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 12, Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow, Emily Blunt, May 2014, Noah Taylor, Rating: Pop, Sci-Fi, Tom Cruise

Review of 2014 sci-fi action movie Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.

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Review – Calvary

29/04/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2014, April 2014, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Certificate: 15, Chris O'Dowd, Comedy, David Wilmot, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Dramedy, Dylan Moran, Irish Cinema, John Michael McDonagh, Kelly Reilly, Killian Scott, Rating: Pop, The Guard

Review of 2014 black comedy drama Calvary, starring Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd and Dylan Moran.

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