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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.

Joaquin Phoenix in hitman thriller You Were Never Really Here

Reviews

Review – ‘You Were Never Really Here’ lands hammer blows, both literally and figuratively

26/03/201827/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Alex Manette, Certificate: 15, Ekaterina Samsonov, Joaquin Phoenix, John Doman, Judith Roberts, Lynne Ramsay, March 2018, Rating: Pop, Thriller, You Were Never Really Here

Joaquin Phoenix wields a blunt instrument in this strange thriller from Scottish director Lynne Ramsay.

Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft in the new take on Tomb Raider

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 98 – Can Tomb Raider banish the video game movie curse?

26/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alicia Vikander, Avengers: Infinity War, Chris Evans, Deadpool 2, James Corden, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady and the Tramp, Mary Magdalene, Peter Rabbit, Podcast, Roar Uthaug, Rooney Mara, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Tomb Raider

Alicia Vikander has herself a blockbuster with franchise potential at last, as long as Tomb Raider is up to snuff. Is it?

Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo in spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story

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News Round-up – Solo and Venom trailers, Phoenix set for Joker role, Action Man and more

12/02/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Action Man, Alden Ehrenreich, Christian Bale, David Benioff, David Leitch, DB Weiss, Donald Glover, Dwayne Johnson, Emilia Clarke, Fast & Furious, James Bobin, James Mangold, Jason Statham, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Matt Damon, Michelle Williams, News, News Round-up, Riz Ahmed, Ron Howard, Ruben Fleischer, Simon Farnaby, Solo, Todd Phillips, Tom Hardy, Venom

This week yielded trailers for two big blockbusters as we got our first glimpses of Star Wars spin-off Solo and Sony’s Venom.

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.

Reviews

Review – Irrational Man

27/10/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2015, Certificate: 12, Comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Emma Stone, Irrational Man, Jamie Blackley, Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Rating: Poop, September 2015, Woody Allen

Review of 2015 mystery drama Irrational Man, written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone.

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Review – Inherent Vice

03/03/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2015, Benicio del Toro, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Eric Roberts, Inherent Vice, January 2015, Jena Malone, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Maya Rudolph, Owen Wilson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Rating: Pop, Reese Witherspoon

Review of 2015 crime-comedy Inherent Vice, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Lists

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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2014 Oscars: The Big Best Picture Row

23/02/201423/02/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Barkhad Abdi, Best Picture, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Dallas Buyers Club, David O Russell, George Clooney, Gravity, Her, Jared Leto, Jean-Marc Vallee, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Judi Dench, June Squibb, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Paul Greengrass, Philomena, Rooney Mara, Sandra Bullock, Spike Jonze, Stacy Keach, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, The Big Best Picture Row, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Hanks, Wil Forte

A team of guest posters argue that each of the nominated films should win the coveted Best Picture award at the 2014 Oscars.

Reviews

Review – Her

22/02/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2014, Amy Adams, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Drama, February 2014, Her, Joaquin Phoenix, Rating: Pop, Romance, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze

Review of 2014 romantic drama Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, with Spike Jonze in the director’s chair.

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Top 10: Films not to miss in February 2014

04/02/201421/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Bill Murray, Channing Tatum, Chris Miller, Chris O'Dowd, Cuban Fury, Dallas Buyers Club, February 2014, Films Not To Miss, George Clooney, Her, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Kinnaman, John Goodman, Jonah Hill, Lars von Trier, Liam Neeson, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Mr Peabody & Sherman, Nick Frost, Non-Stop, Nymphomaniac, Phil Lord, Rashida Jones, RoboCop, Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze, The Book Thief, The Lego Movie, Will Arnett

February 2014 is set to be a busy period for UK film releases, in which Valentine’s fare mixes with awards season dramas and some cracking animations.

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