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Taron Egerton stars as Elton John in the musical biopic Rocketman

Review – Taron Egerton shines as the glitter fades in ‘Rocketman’

23/05/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, Biopic, Bryce Dallas Howard, Certificate: 15, Dexter Fletcher, Elton John, Jamie Bell, May 2019, Musical, Rating: Pop, Richard Madden, Rocketman, Stephen Graham, Steven Mackintosh, Taron Egerton

With the shadow of Bohemian Rhapsody looming, Taron Egerton plays pop icon Elton John in the fantastical musical biopic Rocketman.

Rami Malek stars as legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody

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Review – Messy Queen biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ rocks hard enough to keep fans happy

16/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Aidan Gillen, Allen Leech, Ben Hardy, Biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Certificate: 12, Dexter Fletcher, Drama, Gwilym Lee, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton, Mike Myers, Music, October 2018, Rami Malek, Rating: Pop, Tom Hollander

Rami Malek is terrific as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, which traces the story of the iconic British rockers Queen.

Tom Hardy does the voice of a violent symbiote and a washed-up journalist in Venom

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 122 – “Christian Bale has a secret supply of turkey twizzlers”

08/10/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Anchor and Hope, Carlos Marques-Marcet, Christian Bale, Dexter Fletcher, Lilo & Stitch, Natalia Tena, Oona Chaplin, Podcast, Riz Ahmed, Rocketman, Ruben Fleischer, Sam Rockwell, Taron Egerton, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Tom Hardy, Venom, Vice

We review the surprisingly enjoyable superhero movie Venom, starring Tom Hardy, as well as the excellent romance Anchor and Hope.

Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Fallout

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News Round-up – New Mission: Impossible trailer, first look at Bohemian Rhapsody, Zombieland 2 and more

20/05/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Adam Driver, Antonio Banderas, BlackKklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Cannes Film Festival 2018, Christopher McQuarrie, Dexter Fletcher, Emma Stone, Gary Oldman, Henry Cavill, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Jesse Eisenberg, John David Washington, Lars von Trier, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Dillon, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, News, News Round-up, Rami Malek, Rebecca Ferguson, Shoplifters, Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, The Happytime Murders, The House That Jack Built, The Laundromat, Tom Cruise, Woody Harrelson, Zombieland 2

This week, there are trailers for Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody and puppet comedy Happytime Murders.

Dave Franco and James Franco star in comedy The Disaster Artist

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 85 – Does The Disaster Artist do justice to a cult oddity?

14/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Dan Stevens, Detective Pikachu, Dexter Fletcher, Jacob Tremblay, James Franco, Podcast, Quentin Tarantino, Ryan Reynolds, Star Trek, The Disaster Artist, The Man Who Invented Christmas, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Wonder

James Franco portrays a bad movie auteur in The Disaster Artist, and we also review The Man Who Invented Christmas and Wonder.

CGI dino-carnage is the priority for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

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News Round-up – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer, Tarantino to take on Star Trek and more

10/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Baby Driver, Baby Driver 2, Batman, Ben Affleck, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DC, Detective Pikachu, Dexter Fletcher, Edgar Wright, Jeff Goldblum, JJ Abrams, Juan Antonio Bayona, Jurassic World, Jurassic World 2, Kurt Russell, Matt Reeves, Netflix, News, News Round-up, Pokemon, Quentin Tarantino, Rami Malek, Rob Letterman, Ryan Reynolds, Star Trek, The Batman

DC might be on the verge of binning its Batman, DC has binned its director and a big T-Rex is binning everybody in this week’s news round-up.

Taron Egerton as British sporting underdog Eddie the Eagle

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Review – Eddie the Eagle

27/04/201601/05/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, April 2016, British, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Dexter Fletcher, Drama, Eddie the Eagle, Hugh Jackman, Iris Berben, Jim Broadbent, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Mark Benton, Rating: Pop, Taron Egerton, Tim McInnerny

Review of 2016 drama Eddie the Eagle, starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman in a British underdog sporting tale.

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Review of 2013: Top 10 pleasant movie surprises of the year

31/12/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Alexandra Roach, Anna Faris, Antonia Thomas, Asa Butterfield, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Dan Mazer, Dexter Fletcher, Ender's Game, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, George MacKay, Harrison Ford, I Give It a Year, James Corden, James Wan, Jamie Foxx, Juan Antonio Bayona, One Chance, Rafe Spall, Review of 2013, Roland Emmerich, Rose Byrne, Sunshine On Leith, The Conjuring, The Impossible, The Kings of Summer, Top Ten, White House Down, World War Z

The Popcorn Muncher’s Review of 2013 continues with the top ten films that have been pleasant surprises over the past year, from singing Scots to warring children.

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Review: Sunshine On Leith

13/10/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Antonia Thomas, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Dexter Fletcher, Drama, Dramedy, George MacKay, Jane Horrocks, Jason Flemyng, Kevin Guthrie, Musical, Peter Mullan, Rating: 8/10, Stephen Greenhorn, Sunshine On Leith

Review of joyous 2013 musical Sunshine On Leith, based on the back catalogue of The Proclaimers.