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David Tennant plays psychiatrist RD Laing in biopic Mad To Be Normal
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VOD Review – ‘Mad To Be Normal’ is a muddled 60s biopic with David Tennant

05/08/201805/08/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, August 2018, Biopic, Certificate: 15, David Tennant, Drama, Elisabeth Moss, Gabriel Byrne, Mad To Be Normal, Michael Gambon, Olivia Poulet, Rating: Poop, Robert Mullan, VOD

David Tennant stars as psychiatrist RD Laing in biopic Mad To Be Normal, which follows a psychiatric experiment in the 1960s.

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The Witch, Hereditary and The Babadook have all been described as elevated horror movies
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VIDEO – Hereditary and how ‘elevated horror’ dismisses the genius of scary movies

16/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alex Wolff, Ari Aster, Gabriel Byrne, Hereditary, Horror, It Comes at Night, It Follows, Milly Shapiro, The Babadook, The Witch, Toni Collette, Video

Hereditary has become the latest scary movie to receive the ‘elevated horror’ level, but is this a fair way to describe films?

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Toni Collette stars in Ari Aster's horror movie Hereditary
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Review – Ari Aster’s ‘Hereditary’ finds terror in the grieving process

13/06/2018 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2018, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Ari Aster, Certificate: 15, Gabriel Byrne, Hereditary, Horror, June 2018, Milly Shapiro, Rating: Pop, Toni Collette

Riding a wave of critical acclaim and Sundance buzz, Ari Aster’s family horror Hereditary is already being talked about as a future classic.

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Gabriel Byrne and Sibylla Deen in British thriller Lies We Tell
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Review – Lies We Tell

01/02/2018 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2018, Certificate: 15, Emily Atack, February 2018, Gabriel Byrne, Gina McKee, Harvey Keitel, Jan Uddin, Lies We Tell, Mark Addy, Mitu Misra, Rating: Pop, Reece Ritchie, Sibylla Deen, Thriller

Harvey Keitel briefly pops up in this wildly ambitious feature debut about forced marriage and the Northern criminal underworld.

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

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

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

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “Incels have invaded Simpsons meme accounts”
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “Incels have invaded Simpsons meme accounts”

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Review Round-up – Dumbo, Lords of Chaos, Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
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Review Round-up – Dumbo, Lords of Chaos, Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “Chicken Kiev Schreiber”
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “I love Maisie Williams’s Big Dick Energy”
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “I love Maisie Williams’s Big Dick Energy”

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Review Round-up – Captain Marvel, Fighting With My Family, Us and more
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Review Round-up – Captain Marvel, Fighting With My Family, Us and more

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “The Avengers of Cornwall”
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – “The Avengers of Cornwall”

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Scottish zombie comedy ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ is a joyous exercise in musical splatter
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Scottish zombie comedy ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ is a joyous exercise in musical splatter

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

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