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Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling connected in musical La La Land

Perfect Scene – La La Land’s (2016) tortured, beautiful final fantasy

15/08/201809/08/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, La La Land, Musical, Perfect Scene, Ryan Gosling

The finale of La La Land focuses on a journey into the nostalgic fantasies of its two protagonists, and it brings the movie’s Hollywood homage to a conclusion.

2017 has been a year of bold and interesting movies at the cinema

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – The best and worst movies of 2017

18/01/201818/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Best Films of 2017, Get Out, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, La La Land, Logan, mother!, Paddington 2, Podcast, Review of 2017, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Transformers: The Last Knight, Worst Films of 2017

We take a look at the best and worst movies of 2017, from the universally loved Get Out to the divisive madness of mother!

Daniel Kaluuys in racially-themed horror movie Get Out

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Review of 2017 – Best films of the year

02/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, Best Films of 2017, Blade Runner 2049, Call Me By Your Name, Dunkirk, Get Out, God's Own Country, It, Kong: Skull Island, La La Land, Logan, Logan Lucky, Manchester by the Sea, mother!, Okja, Paddington 2, Patti Cake$, Prevenge, Review of 2017, The Florida Project, The Greatest Showman, The Handmaiden, Wonder Woman

It has been a varied year at the cinema, but what was the best film released in UK cinemas?

Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Review of 2017 – 10 most divisive films of the year

27/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, La La Land, mother!, Power Rangers, Review of 2017, Silence, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Mummy, Top Ten, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

There have been objectively good and objectively bad movies in 2017, but some divisive films have split opinion. Where do you stand on these polarising pictures?

Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor have both played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars

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News Round-up – Obi-Wan Kenobi film planned, Daniel Craig finally confirms Bond return and more

20/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alec Guinness, Anya Taylor-Joy, Christopher McQuarrie, Daniel Craig, Emma Stone, Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, Gal Gadot, James Bond, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lawrence, La La Land, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible 6, News, News Round-up, Nosferatu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Patty Jenkins, Robert Eggers, Star Wars, Stephen Daldry, Tom Cruise, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

We learned this week that Obi-Wan is getting his own movie and Daniel Craig is back as Bond.

2017 has been a mixed bag of a year for cinema, with big successes and shocking lows

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Mid-Year Review of 2017

10/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017 Mid-Year Review, Baby Driver, Baywatch, Best Films of 2017, Get Out, La La Land, Logan, Podcast, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Transformers: The Last Knight, Worst Films of 2017

Has 2017 been a good year for film? Have blockbusters under-performed? What are the best and worst films of the year so far?

Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen appear in edgy X-Men movie Logan

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2017 Mid-Year Review – Best films of 2017 so far

05/07/201705/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, 2017 Mid-Year Review, Baby Driver, Best Films of 2017, Free Fire, Get Out, John Wick: Chapter 2, Kong: Skull Island, La La Land, Logan, Manchester by the Sea, Okja, Wonder Woman

From an angry Hugh Jackman waving his claws to a brutal call-out of American racism, what are the best movies of 2017 so far?

Charlie Hunnam takes on an iconic hero role in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 57 – Does Guy Ritchie’s spin on King Arthur bring the goods?

01/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Amy Schumer, Anne Hathaway, Charlie Hunnam, Colossal, Dark Universe, GLAAD, Goldie Hawn, Guy Ritchie, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, La La Land, Podcast, Roger Moore, Snatched, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

The timeless legends of King Arthur get a Cockney remake, Anne Hathaway is a giant monster and Amy Schumer gets kidnapped with Goldie Hawn.

Moonlight won Best Picture at Oscars 2017 after an on-stage blunder

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In 2017, even the Oscars are fake news

27/02/201720/05/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Awards Season 2017, Barry Jenkins, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, La La Land, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Oscars, Oscars 2017, Warren Beatty

The 89th Academy Awards ended in confusion as La La Land was mistakenly crowned Best Picture over actual winner Moonlight.

La La Land looks set to win many of the major categories at Oscars 2017

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Oscars 2017 Live – La La Land and Moonlight face off at the 89th Academy Awards

26/02/201728/02/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Arrival, Awards Season 2017, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Mahershala Ali, Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, Oscars, Oscars 2017, Ryan Gosling, Viola Davis

All of the live winners and losers from tonight’s Oscars 2017, as Hollywood’s great and good pack the Dolby Theater in LA to give a load of awards to La La Land.