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Rory Kinnear stars in Mike Leigh's historical drama Peterloo

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Review – Mike Leigh delivers a violent history lesson with ‘Peterloo’

26/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: PG, Danny Kirrane, Drama, Historical, Karl Johnson, Maxine Peake, Mike Leigh, Nico Mirallegro, November 2018, Peterloo, Rating: Pop, Robert Wilfort, Rory Kinnear, Sam Troughton, Tim McInnerny

Mike Leigh shines a light on a shocking and horrific event in British history with his epic drama Peterloo.

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Keira Knightley and Eugenio Derbez star in Nutcracker and the Four Realms

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 125 – “I thought the baby in Twilight was like Yoda”

12/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Keira Knightley, Kingsman, Mackenzie Foy, Matthew Vaughn, Mike Leigh, Paddington, Paul King, Peter Jackson, Peterloo, Podcast, Puss in Boots, Shrek, Slaughterhouse Rulez, Taron Egerton, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, They Shall Not Grow Old

This week’s podcast features reviews of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and British horror-comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez.

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Review – Mr Turner

26/11/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2014, Biopic, Certificate: 12, Dorothy Atkinson, Drama, Historical, Joshua McGuire, Lesley Manville, Marion Bailey, Mike Leigh, Mr Turner, October 2014, Paul Jesson, Rating: Pop, Ruth Sheen, Timothy Spall

Review of 2014 historical biopic Mr Turner, directed by Mike Leigh and starring Timothy Spall as the iconic British painter JMW Turner.

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