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Tim Burton has helmed the remake of Disney animated classic Dumbo

News Round-up – Dumbo and The Nun get trailers, first look at Wonder Woman 1984 and more

17/06/201816/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Arachnophobia, Chris Pine, Colin Farrell, Corin Hardy, Danny DeVito, Doctor Sleep, Dumbo, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Green, Ewan McGregor, Francis Lawrence, Gal Gadot, Hulk Hogan, James Wan, Michael Keaton, Mike Flanagan, News, News Round-up, Patty Jenkins, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Red Notice, The Conjuring, The Nun, The Shining, Tim Burton, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

Two very different movies got their first teasers this week, with Disney remake Dumbo and horror prequel The Nun.

Jennifer Lawrence in spy thriller Red Sparrow

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Review – ‘Red Sparrow’ is a defiantly unsexy tale of espionage and control

15/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 15, Charlotte Rampling, Ciarán Hinds, Francis Lawrence, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Irons, Joel Edgerton, March 2018, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rating: Pop, Red Sparrow, Spy, Thriller

Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton dance a strange dance as spies playing with trust, sex and control in Red Sparrow.

Jennifer Lawrence stars in spy thriller Red Sparrow

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 96 – Has Jennifer Lawrence stretched her star power too far with Red Sparrow?

12/03/201812/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Call Me By Your Name, Duncan Jones, Emily Blunt, Francis Lawrence, Game Night, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lawrence, Luca Guadagnino, Mary Poppins Returns, Mute, Podcast, Rachel McAdams, Ready Player One, Red Sparrow, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

We review spy thriller Red Sparrow, raucous comedy Game Night and the new Netflix sci-fi Mute, directed by Duncan Jones.

Frances McDormand is hoovering up awards for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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News Round-up – Golden Globe winners, BAFTA and DGA noms, DiCaprio joins Manson movie and more

15/01/201818/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment BAFTAs, BAFTAs 2018, Channing Tatum, DGA Awards, Ellen Page, Francis Lawrence, Gambit, Gary Oldman, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2018, Gore Verbinski, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marvel, News, News Round-up, Oprah Winfrey, Quentin Tarantino, Red Sparrow, Scarlett Johansson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Tim Miller

Awards season is in full swing this week and there’s also a lot of stopping and starting in the world of superheroes.

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News Round-up – Abrams lines up Star Wars return, J-Law in Red Sparrow trailer, Hellboy and more

17/09/201715/09/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alison Brie, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Dave Franco, David Harbour, Diego Luna, Francis Lawrence, Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, James Franco, Jennifer Lawrence, JJ Abrams, Liev Schreiber, Mike Myers, Neil Marshall, News, News Round-up, Rami Malek, Red Sparrow, Ron Perlman, Sean Carter, Seth Rogen, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX, Stephen King, Suffer the Little Children, The Disaster Artist, Woody Allen

JJ Abrams is back in the Star Wars fold and there are major trailers for two awards hopefuls in the shape of Red Sparrow and The Disaster Artist.

Soldiers duck for cover in the trailer for Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk

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News Round-up – Dunkirk trailer, Jolie leaves crime thriller, Pets sequel and more

08/08/201618/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Wrinkle in Time, Angelina Jolie, Ava DuVernay, Brie Larson, Christopher Nolan, David Yates, Dunkirk, Eddie Redmayne, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Francis Lawrence, Harry Styles, Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Murder on the Orient Express, News Round-up, Red Sparrow, The Secret Life of Pets, Tom Hardy, Unicorn Store

Dunkirk has a trailer, Brie Larson has a directing gig and Secret Life of Pets has a sequel. It’s your movie news round-up.

Reviews

Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

07/12/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Action, Certificate: 12, Donald Sutherland, Francis Lawrence, Jena Malone, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Liam Hemsworth, Mockingjay, Natalie Dormer, November 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rating: Pop, Sam Claflim, Sci-Fi, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, Woody Harrelson, Young Adult

Review of 2014 young adult actioner The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Julianne Moore.

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Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

21/11/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Action, Adventure, Catching Fire, Certificate: 12, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Francis Lawrence, Jena Malone, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Lenny Kravitz, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rating: Pop, Sam Claflin, Sci-Fi, Stanley Tucci, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, Toby Jones, Woody Harrelson

Review of 2013 action-adventure sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, based on Suzanne Collins’s book and starring Jennifer Lawrence as hero Katniss Everdeen.