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Emily Blunt horror movie A Quiet Place has been given a PG-13 certificate in the US

The Transcript – ‘A Quiet Place’ is a PG-13 movie, but does that prevent it from being scary?

28/03/201810/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Quiet Place, BBFC, Deadpool, Elle, Emily Blunt, Fifty Shades Freed, John Krasinski, Logan, mother!, Raw, The Handmaiden, The Transcript, Wonder Woman

A Quiet Place has been given a PG-13 certificate in America, which means it’s unlikely to be a gorefest. But do these certificates actually matter?

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!

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Review of 2017 – Worst films of the year

09/01/201809/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Christmas Prince, Alien: Covenant, Assassin's Creed, Baywatch, CHiPs, Christmas Inheritance, Death Note, Fist Fight, Geostorm, Justice League, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, mother!, Overdrive, Review of 2017, Rough Night, The Belko Experiment, The Bye Bye Man, The Emoji Movie, The Shack, Transformers: The Last Knight, Unforgettable, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Worst Films of 2017

Here are the worst movies of 2017, and The Emoji Movie isn’t even close to the top of the list.

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?

Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence in psychological horror film mother!

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Review – mother!

02/10/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2017, Brian Gleeson, Certificate: 18, Darren Aronofsky, Domhnall Gleeson, Ed Harris, Horror, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Wiig, Michelle Pfeiffer, mother!, Rating: Pop, September 2017, Thriller

Darren Aronofsky has divided audiences with the bizarre horror film mother!, in which Jennifer Lawrence gives a ferociously committed performance.

Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem star in psychological horror film mother!

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 74 – Is mother! 2017’s most unique cinema experience?

28/09/201729/09/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alicia Vikander, American Assassin, Darren Aronofsky, Isle of Dogs, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Judi Dench, Linda Hamilton, mother!, Podcast, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The Terminator, Tomb Raider, Victoria & Abdul, Wes Anderson

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! is the most divisive film in years, and it certainly split our pod team down the middle.

Dane DeHaan takes centre stage in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 68 – Is Valerian a sci-fi step too far for Luc Besson?

17/08/201716/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Cara Delevingne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dane DeHaan, Deadpool 2, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Brolin, Luc Besson, mother!, Podcast, The Emoji Movie, The Lion King, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

It’s the battle of the outlandish ideas this week, as Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets squares off against The Emoji Movie.

Jennifer Lawrence stars with Javier Bardem in mother!

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News Round-up – Trailer for mother!, Riz Ahmed in Venom talks, Death of Stalin trailer and more

13/08/201712/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Armando Iannucci, Chris Pratt, Cowboy Ninja Viking, Darren Aronofsky, Deadpool 2, Disney, Jason Isaacs, Javier Bardem, Jeffrey Tambor, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Brolin, Lionsgate, Mark Millar, mother!, Netflix, News, News Round-up, Riz Ahmed, Ruben Fleischer, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Buscemi, The Death of Stalin, The Hunger Games, Tom Hardy, Twilight, Venom, Zazie Beetz

This week saw trailers for mother! and The Death of Stalin, as well as Riz Ahmed circling a part in the Venom movie. Here’s your news round-up.

Kumail Nanjiani stars in autobiographical romcom The Big Sick

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 67 – Where does The Big Sick stand as romcom realism?

10/08/201709/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 47 Metres Down, Bumblebee, Darren Aronofsky, Girls Trip, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jennifer Lawrence, John Cena, Jungle Cruise, Kumail Nanjiani, mother!, Podcast, The Big Sick, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

Kumail Nanjiani’s autobiographical romcom The Big Sick and the raucous female-led Girls Trip provide the laughs on this week’s podcast.

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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.