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Lupita Nyong'o stars in Jordan Peele's new satirical horror film Us

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

01/04/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Angelina Jolie, Eternals, Five Feet Apart, John Wick 3: Parabellum, Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Maisie Williams, Podcast, Ralph Fiennes, The New Mutants, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The White Crow, Us, Winston Duke

On this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, we review Jordan Peele’s Us and discuss the delayed New Mutants X-Men film.

Emily Blunt takes on the role of the titular nanny in Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 131 – “So are we seriously still doing this podcast in 2019?”

07/01/201906/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment BAFTAs, BAFTAs 2019, Bumblebee, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Hailee Steinfeld, Jordan Peele, Mary Poppins Returns, Olivia Colman, PGA Awards, Podcast, Rachel Weisz, The Favourite, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Travis Knight, Us, Yorgos Lanthimos

On the first podcast of 2019, we take a look at The Favourite, Bumblebee and Disney musical Mary Poppins Returns.

Taron Egerton stars as the iconic hero Robin Hood in a new 2018 reboot

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 128 – “This is like the Batman Begins of Robin Hood”

03/12/201802/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alfonso Cuarón, Artemis Fowl, Awards Season 2019, Ben Mendelsohn, Candyman, Claire Foy, Green Book, Jordan Peele, Kenneth Branagh, Nia DaCosta, Robin Hood, Roma, Taron Egerton, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Rider

Reviews on this week’s podcast of the odd satire Assassination Nation, The Girl in the Spider’s Web and the latest take on Robin Hood.

Olivia Munn appears in the teaser trailer for The Predator

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News Round-up – Underwhelming teaser for The Predator, Tarantino casting, Bening joins Captain Marvel and more

13/05/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alex Winter, Anna Boden, Annette Bening, Bill and Ted Face the Music, Brad Pitt, Brie Larson, Bruce Willis, Burt Reynolds, Captain Marvel, Cornerman, Elisabeth Moss, Jacob Tremblay, Jordan Peele, Jude Law, Keanu Reeves, Kurt Russell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Margot Robbie, Michael Madsen, News, News Round-up, Olivia Munn, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Downey Jr, Rupert Friend, Ryan Fleck, Shane Black, Sherlock Holmes 3, The Predator, Tim Roth, Us, Winston Duke

The world got a first look at Shane Black’s monster movie, while the MCU got its latest dose of casting royalty with Annette Bening.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Oscars 2018 Reaction

05/03/201805/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 90th Academy Awards, Frances McDormand, Get Out, Guillermo del Toro, Jordan Peele, Oscars, Oscars 2018, Podcast, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

The 90th Academy Awards are in the books and we’ve recorded an immediate reaction podcast, discussing every moment of Oscars 2018.

Guillermo del Toro accepts the Oscar for Best Picture for The Shape of Water

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Oscars 2018 – Kimmel’s safe hands suited a night where only Peele and McDormand raised the pulse

05/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 90th Academy Awards, Awards Season 2018, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Get Out, Guillermo del Toro, Jimmy Kimmel, Jordan Peele, Oscars, Oscars 2018, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

It was a fairly pedestrian night at the Academy Awards, though Frances McDormand made the Oscars 2018 her stage.

Craig T Nelson returns in Pixar sequel Incredibles 2

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News Round-up – Incredibles 2 trailer, Paddington director to make Willy Wonka, WGA Awards and more

18/02/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Andrea Berloff, Blumhouse, Call Me By Your Name, Chris Columbus, DJ Caruso, Ethan Hawke, Five Nights at Freddy's, Get Out, Guillermo del Toro, Incredibles 2, Jason Statham, Jordan Peele, Melissa McCarthy, News, News Round-up, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paul King, Pixar, Robert Zemeckis, Tesla, The Killer's Game, The Kitchen, Tiffany Haddish, Video Game, WGA Awards, WGA Awards 2018, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

There’s a new trailer for the most exciting superhero movie of 2018 (maybe) and the man behind Paddington has Willy Wonka in his sights.

Get Out and The Shape of Water each received several Oscar nominations

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Oscars 2018 – The Shape of Water and Get Out show the Academy isn’t afraid to go genre

23/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 90th Academy Awards, Awards Season 2018, Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out, Greta Gerwig, Guillermo del Toro, Horror, Jordan Peele, Oscars, Oscars 2018, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

The Oscar nominations have recognised weighty dramas as usual, but there has also been a strong showing for horror and the macabre.

Daniel Kaluuys in racially-themed horror movie Get Out

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News Round-up – Get Out tops profitable list, Ejiofor could be Scar, mother! teaser and more

06/08/201705/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Bumblebee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Trevorrow, Daniel Kaluuya, Darren Aronofsky, Deadpool 2, Dwayne Johnson, Get Out, Hailee Steinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Jack Thorne, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jennifer Lawrence, John Cena, Jon Favreau, Jordan Peele, Josh Brolin, Jungle Cruise, mother!, News, News Round-up, Ryan Reynolds, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX, Suicide Squad 2, The Lion King, Travis Knight, Zazie Beetz

Jordan Peele’s brilliantly ambitious horror debut is the most profitable film of the year and Disney is lining up an Oscar nominee to play its next villain.

Ed Helms stars in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

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Review – Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

27/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Animation, Captain Underpants, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Certificate: U, Comedy, David Soren, DreamWorks, Ed Helms, Jordan Peele, July 2017, Kevin Hart, Kristen Schaal, Nicholas Stoller, Nick Kroll, Rating: Pop, Thomas Middleditch

Sometimes the funniest films come from the most unlikely places and that’s certainly the case with the lavatorial joy of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.