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Mackenzie Foy stars in fantasy adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Review – ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ is bubblegum balderdash

26/11/201826/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adventure, Certificate: PG, Christmas, Eugenio Derbez, Fantasy, Helen Mirren, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Joe Johnston, Keira Knightley, Lasse Hallström, Mackenzie Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Morgan Freeman, November 2018, Rating: Poop, Richard E Grant, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Mackenzie Foy takes the lead in fantasy adventure Nutcracker and the Four Realms, which also stars Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren.

Helen Mirren stars in drama film The Leisure Seeker

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Review – Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland plod cross-country in ‘The Leisure Seeker’

30/04/201830/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, April 2018, Certificate: 15, Christian McKay, Donald Sutherland, Drama, Helen Mirren, Janel Moloney, Paolo Virzi, Rating: Poop, The Leisure Seeker

Two acting heavyweights join forces for The Leisure Seeker, but unfortunately the material doesn’t match their considerable talents.

Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps form an odd relationship in Phantom Thread

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 92 – Is Phantom Thread a fitting send-off for Daniel Day-Lewis?

12/02/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Daniel Day-Lewis, David Benioff, DB Weiss, Denzel Washington, Helen Mirren, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Podcast, Roman J. Israel Esq, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, The Cloverfield Paradox, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Venom, Winchester

It’s another Oscar nominee on this week’s podcast, with Daniel Day-Lewis’s final movie role in Phantom Thread, as well as The Cloverfield Paradox.

Helen Mirren in haunted house horror movie Winchester

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Review – Helen Mirren floats around a dreary haunted house in ‘Winchester’

09/02/201809/02/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Angus Sampson, Certificate: 15, Eamon Farren, February 2018, Finn Scicluna-O'Prey, Helen Mirren, Horror, Jason Clarke, Rating: Poop, Sarah Snook, The Spierig Brothers, Winchester

Helen Mirren gets ghostly in haunted house horror film Winchester, which squanders the calibre of cast many scary movies can only dream about.

Vin Diesel is back behind the wheel in action sequel Fast & Furious 8

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Review – Fast & Furious 8

26/04/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, April 2017, Certificate: 12, Charlize Theron, Dwayne Johnson, F Gary Gray, Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 8, Helen Mirren, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rating: Pop, Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

Cinema’s biggest and most diverse ‘family’ is back and they’re driving cars really, really quickly all over again.

Daniel Craig has played James Bond in four movies

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News Round-up – Daniel Craig’s Bond offer, superhero news and Free Fire trailer

11/09/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Batman, Ben Affleck, Ben Wheatley, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Collateral Beauty, Corin Hardy, Crossface, Daniel Craig, Doctor Strange, Free Fire, Helen Mirren, James Bond, Jason Momoa, Joe Manganiello, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Labyrinth, Lexi Alexander, Marvel, News, News Round-up, Sharlto Copley, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Crow, Will Smith

Sony is throwing money at Daniel Craig, The Crow is moving forward and Ben Wheatley has a new bullet-riddled thriller on the way.

The Shrek franchise could soon return to the big screen

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News Round-up – Shrek to make a comeback, Donald Glover meets Spider-Man, Wicked eyes big screen and more

19/06/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Anton Yelchin, David Brent: Life on the Road, Donald Glover, Fast & Furious 8, Helen Mirren, Idina Menzel, James Wan, Kristin Chenoweth, Logan Marshall-Green, News Round-up, Ricky Gervais, Shrek, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Stephen Daldry, The Conjuring 2, Wicked

Could Shrek be on the way to a comeback? Which A-lister has joined Fast 8? All of that and more movie news.

Helen Mirren in drone thriller Eye in the Sky

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Review – Eye in the Sky

02/05/201608/05/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Aaron Paul, Aisha Takow, Alan Rickman, April 2016, Barkhad Abdi, Certificate: 15, Drama, Eye in the Sky, Gavin Hood, Helen Mirren, Iain Glen, Phoebe Fox, Rating: Pop, Thriller, War

Review of 2016 thriller Eye in the Sky, starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and Alan Rickman, in the latter’s final live action performance.

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Review – Woman in Gold

31/05/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2015, April 2015, Certificate: 12, Charles Dance, Daniel Brühl, Drama, Helen Mirren, Historical, Katie Holmes, Max Irons, Rating: Pop, Ryan Reynolds, Simon Curtis, Tatiana Maslany, Woman in Gold

Review of 2015 drama Woman in Gold, which follows Helen Mirren as an Austrian woman attempting to reclaim a family heirloom.

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Review: Monsters University

13/07/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Animation, Billy Crystal, Certificate: U, Dan Scanlon, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, John Ratzenberger, Monsters Inc, Monsters University, Pixar, Rating: 7/10, Steve Buscemi

Review of 2013 animated comedy Monsters University. It’s a prequel to the 2001 smash hit Monsters Inc, starring the voices of Billy Crystal and John Goodman.

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Review: Hitchcock

08/02/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Hopkins, Biopic, Certificate: 12, Drama, Helen Mirren, Hitchcock, James D'Arcy, Jessica Biel, Rating: 5/10, Sacha Gervasi, Scarlett Johansson, The Girl, Toby Jones

Review of 2013 drama film Hitchcock, directed by Sacha Gervasi and starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson.