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June 2017

Will Ferrell stars in casino-set comedy The House
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Review – The House

10/07/201710/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Allison Tolman, Amy Poehler, Andrew Jay Cohen, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Jason Mantzoukas, June 2017, Nick Kroll, Rating: Poop, Rob Huebel, Ryan Simpkins, The House, Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler spend 90 minutes desperately looking for a laugh in dismal casino comedy The House.

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Demetrius Shipp Jr as hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur in biopic All Eyez On Me
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Review – All Eyez On Me

09/07/201713/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, All Eyez On Me, Annie Ilonzeh, Benny Boom, Biopic, Certificate: 15, Danai Gurira, Demetrius Shipp Jr, Dominic L Santana, Drama, Hill Harper, Jamal Woolard, Jarrett Ellis, June 2017, Kat Graham, Music, Rating: Poop

Tupac Shakur gets the biopic treatment courtesy of an uncanny performance from Demetrius Shipp Jr in the epic drama All Eyez On Me.

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Steve Carell returns as Gru in animated comedy film Despicable Me 3
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Review – Despicable Me 3

09/07/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2017, Animation, Certificate: U, Comedy, Dana Gaier, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 3, Jenny Slate, Julie Andrews, June 2017, Kristen Wiig, Kyle Balda, Miranda Cosgrove, Nev Scharrel, Pierre Coffin, Rating: Poop, Steve Carell, Trey Parker

Gru and his cute yellow buddies return and must fight off an 80s-themed villain in animated threequel Despicable Me 3.

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Tilda Swinton gets into the meat business in Okja
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Review – Okja

04/07/2017 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2017, Adventure, Ahn Seo-hyun, Bong Joon-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Certificate: 15, Fantasy, Jake Gyllenhaal, June 2017, Lily Collins, Netflix, Okja, Paul Dano, Rating: Pop, Shirley Henderson, Steven Yeun, Tilda Swinton

Bong Joon-ho brings a unique vision to Netflix, with the poignant and sharply-written eco-fable Okja.

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Ansel Elgort and Jamie Foxx star in Baby Driver
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Review – Baby Driver

03/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver, Certificate: 15, CJ Jones, Comedy, Edgar Wright, Eiza González, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, June 2017, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Musical, Rating: Pop

Edgar Wright serves up a sensory feast of action, comedy and music in vehicular romp Baby Driver, which crackles with energy.

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Jaeden Lieberher in weepie drama The Book of Henry
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Review – The Book of Henry

02/07/201705/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Certificate: 12, Colin Trevorrow, Dean Norris, Drama, Jacob Tremblay, Jaeden Lieberher, June 2017, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler, Naomi Watts, Rating: Poop, Sarah Silverman, The Book of Henry

Weepie drama The Book of Henry has been dubbed one of the worst films ever made, but can it really be that bad?

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Brendan Gleeson and Diane Keaton in British romcom Hampstead
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Review – Hampstead

30/06/201702/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 12, Comedy, Diane Keaton, Hampstead, James Norton, Jason Watkins, Joel Hopkins, June 2017, Lesley Manville, Rating: Poop, Romance, Romcom, Simon Callow

Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson go all Richard Curtis in a sickly sweet London-set romcom.

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Mark Wahlberg returns for action sequel Transformers: The Last Knight
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Review – Transformers: The Last Knight

30/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, Anthony Hopkins, Certificate: 12, Jim Carter, John Goodman, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, June 2017, Laura Haddock, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Peter Cullen, Rating: Poop, Stanley Tucci, Transformers, Transformers: The Last Knight

Michael Bay brings his metal-smashing mayhem back for a fifth entry in the seemingly endless franchise.

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Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch in horror film The Autopsy of Jane Doe
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Blu-ray Review – The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2017)

29/06/201730/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, André Øvredal, Blu-ray, Brian Cox, Certificate: 15, Emile Hirsch, Horror, June 2017, Michael McElhatton, Olwen Catherine Kelly, Ophelia Lovibond, Rating: Pop, The Autopsy of Jane Doe

André Øvredal’s stripped-down single location chiller The Autopsy of Jane Doe is now ready to scare all over again on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Mckenna Grace stars as a precocious youngster in Gifted
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Review – Gifted

28/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Certificate: 12, Chris Evans, Drama, Gifted, Glenn Plummer, Jenny Slate, June 2017, Lindsay Duncan, Marc Webb, Mckenna Grace, Octavia Spencer, Rating: Pop

Captain America goes domestic as the guardian of a precocious child in family drama Gifted.

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Brian Cox plays Britain's most iconic Prime Minister in historical drama Churchill
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Review – Churchill

28/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Brian Cox, Certificate: PG, Churchill, Drama, Ella Purnell, Historical, James Purefoy, John Slattery, Jonathan Teplitzky, Julian Wadham, June 2017, Miranda Richardson, Rating: Poop

Brian Cox gives a towering performance as Britain’s most iconic Prime Minister in the ultimately disappointing historical drama Churchill.

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