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Rooney Mara stars in Biblical drama Mary Magdalene

Review – ‘Mary Magdalene’ is Biblical blandness, with a Jesus no one would want to follow

02/04/201802/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 12, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Drama, Garth Davis, Historical, Joaquin Phoenix, March 2018, Mary Magdalene, Rating: Poop, Rooney Mara, Tahar Rahim

This supposedly revisionist take on the story of Jesus’s only female apostle is actually just Bible greatest hits.

Marvel's top heroes unite to battle Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War

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News Round-up – Avengers: Infinity War trailer, Lady Bird leads awards season charge, Mulan casting and more

03/12/201706/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Anna Kendrick, Avengers: Infinity War, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Evans, Chris Morris, Courage, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Garth Davis, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Lady Bird, Liu Yifei, Marvel, Mary Magdalene, Matthew Vaughn, Meryl Streep, Mulan, News, News Round-up, Niki Caro, Rooney Mara, Saoirse Ronan, Steven Spielberg, The Aeronauts, The Post, Tom Hanks

Marvel laid its royal flush on the table with an epic first trailer for the unbelievably massive Avengers: Infinity War. There was some other news as well… apparently.

Dane DeHaan takes centre stage in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 68 – Is Valerian a sci-fi step too far for Luc Besson?

17/08/201716/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Cara Delevingne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dane DeHaan, Deadpool 2, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Brolin, Luc Besson, mother!, Podcast, The Emoji Movie, The Lion King, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

It’s the battle of the outlandish ideas this week, as Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets squares off against The Emoji Movie.

Daniel Kaluuys in racially-themed horror movie Get Out

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News Round-up – Get Out tops profitable list, Ejiofor could be Scar, mother! teaser and more

06/08/201705/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Bumblebee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Trevorrow, Daniel Kaluuya, Darren Aronofsky, Deadpool 2, Dwayne Johnson, Get Out, Hailee Steinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Jack Thorne, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jennifer Lawrence, John Cena, Jon Favreau, Jordan Peele, Josh Brolin, Jungle Cruise, mother!, News, News Round-up, Ryan Reynolds, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX, Suicide Squad 2, The Lion King, Travis Knight, Zazie Beetz

Jordan Peele’s brilliantly ambitious horror debut is the most profitable film of the year and Disney is lining up an Oscar nominee to play its next villain.

Hugh Grant reprises his role as the PM in Red Nose Day Actually

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The Love Actually follow-up for Red Nose Day was terrible… actually

26/03/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson, Love Actually, Lúcia Moniz, Marcus Brigstocke, Martine McCutcheon, Red Nose Day Actually, Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster

All of the old favourites are back in the Love Actually follow-up, but none of them appear to have learned anything.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Marvel origin story Doctor Strange

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Review – Doctor Strange

30/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Benjamin Bratt, Certificate: 12, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, Mads Mikkelsen, Marvel, Marvel Phase Three, October 2016, Rachel McAdams, Rating: Pop, Scott Derrickson, Superhero, Tilda Swinton

Marvel is back, with a brand new superhero and some mind-bending special effects.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel's mystical master Doctor Strange

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Doctor Strange Spoiler Discussion

07/11/201604/12/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, Mads Mikkelsen, Marvel, Podcast, Rachel McAdams, Scott Derrickson, Spoiler Discussion, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Tilda Swinton

We delve deep into the secrets and surprises of Marvel’s latest, Doctor Strange.

Ezra Miller as Flash in the Justice League Comic-Con trailer

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News Round-up Comic-Con Special – Trailers galore, Brie Larson is Captain Marvel and more

25/07/201631/07/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Adam Wingard, Ben Affleck, Benedict Cumberbatch, Blair Witch, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Comic-Con, Doctor Strange, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, John Goodman, Justice League, Kong: Skull Island, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Cera, News Round-up, Samuel L Jackson, SDCC, The Lego Batman Movie, Tom Hiddleston, Will Arnett, Wonder Woman, Zach Galifianakis

Benedict Cumberbatch gets his kit off, Gal Gadot kicks butt and Brie Larson joins the MCU. It must be Comic-Con…

Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck in Triple 9

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Review – Triple 9

13/03/201617/03/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Aaron Paul, Action, Anthony Mackie, Casey Affleck, Certificate: 15, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clifton Collins Jr, Crime, February 2016, Gal Gadot, John Hillcoat, Kate Winslet, Rating: Poop, Thriller, Triple 9, Woody Harrelson

Review of 2016 crime actioner Triple 9, starring an ensemble cast that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie and Kate Winslet.

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Review – The Martian

30/11/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2015, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Drama, Drew Goddard, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Matt Damon, Michael Pena, Ridley Scott, Sci-Fi, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, September 2015, The Martian

Review of 2015 sci-fi The Martian, starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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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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