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November 2017

Matt Damon in strange drama Suburbicon
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Review – Suburbicon

09/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Alex Hassell, Certificate: 15, Coen Brothers, Drama, George Clooney, Glenn Fleshler, Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, Noah Jupe, November 2017, Oscar Isaac, Rating: Poop, Suburbicon

Matt Damon and a double dose of Julianne Moore are at the centre of an oddball home invasion, taking place simultaneously with a race riot.

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John Lithgow and Will Ferrell in Daddy's Home 2
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Review – Daddy’s Home 2

08/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Alessandra Ambrosio, Certificate: 12, Christmas, Comedy, Daddy's Home, Daddy's Home 2, Didi Costine, John Cena, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, November 2017, Rating: Poop, Sean Anders, Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg return as dads for a tough Christmas, in which their own parents create difficulty in their relationship.

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Emma Stone as tennis legend Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes
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Review – Battle of the Sexes

06/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Stowell, Battle of the Sexes, Bill Pullman, Certificate: 12, Drama, Elisabeth Shue, Emma Stone, Historical, Jessica McNamee, Jonathan Dayton, November 2017, Rating: Pop, Sarah Silverman, Sport, Steve Carell, Valerie Faris

Emma Stone and Steve Carell excel as warring tennis players in this stirring tale of the fight against 70s misogyny in sport.

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Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot take on evil in DC blockbuster Justice League
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Review – Justice League

04/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Certificate: 12, Ciarán Hinds, Connie Nielsen, DC, Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Jeremy Irons, JK Simmons, Joss Whedon, Justice League, November 2017, Rating: Pop, Ray Fisher, Superhero, Zack Snyder

DC lays all of its cards on the table with Justice League, which unites all of their superheroes to battle an alien threat.

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Mary J Blige in Netflix drama Mudbound
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Review – Mudbound

03/12/201707/12/2017 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2017, Carey Mulligan, Certificate: 15, Dee Rees, Drama, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Banks, Mary J Blige, Mudbound, Netflix, November 2017, Rating: Pop

Netflix tackles race relations with the epic, awards-tipped drama Mudbound.

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Jim Carrey in Netflix documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
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Review – Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

02/12/201704/12/2017 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2017, Documentary, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Jim Carrey, Netflix, November 2017, Rating: Pop

Jim Carrey’s bizarre method portrayal of Andy Kaufman goes under the spotlight in this Netflix documentary.

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Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen in social media drama Ingrid Goes West
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Review – Ingrid Goes West

02/12/201706/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Aubrey Plaza, Billy Magnussen, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Drama, Elizabeth Olsen, Ingrid Goes West, Matt Spicer, November 2017, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Pom Klementieff, Rating: Poop, Wyatt Russell

The dark side of social media obsession is unveiled by Aubrey Plaza in off-kilter satire Ingrid Goes West.

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Kenneth Cranham and Jamie Bell in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
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Review – Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool

01/12/201703/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Annette Bening, Certificate: 15, Drama, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, Frances Barber, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Kenneth Cranham, November 2017, Paul McGuigan, Rating: Poop, Romance, Stephen Graham, Vanessa Redgrave

An unlikely romance between a Scouser and a Hollywood star powers this unusual drama, based on a true story.

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Christopher Rivera, Brooklynn Prince and Valeria Cotto in The Florida Project
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Review – The Florida Project

30/11/201706/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Bria Vinaite, Brooklynn Prince, Caleb Landry Jones, Certificate: 15, Christopher Rivera, Drama, Macon Blair, November 2017, Rating: Pop, Sean Baker, The Florida Project, Valeria Cotto, Willem Dafoe

Sean Baker brings his freewheeling directorial style to the outskirts of Disney World for child’s eye view drama The Florida Project.

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Miles Teller stars in firefighter drama Only the Brave
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Review – Only the Brave

30/11/201730/11/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Andie MacDowell, Ben Hardy, Certificate: 12, Drama, James Badge Dale, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, Joseph Kosinski, Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, November 2017, Only the Brave, Rating: Poop, Taylor Kitsch

Miles Teller and Josh Brolin star in a ripped from the headlines true life story of heroic firefighters.

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Mandy Moore in shark attack horror movie 47 Metres Down
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DVD Review – 47 Metres Down (2017)

28/11/201730/11/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, 47 Meters Down, 47 Metres Down, Certificate: 15, Chris J Johnson, Claire Holt, DVD, Horror, Johannes Roberts, Mandy Moore, Matthew Modine, November 2017, Santiago A Segura, Yani Gellman

The sharks circle and the tension builds in Johannes Roberts’s entertaining underwater horror movie 47 Metres Down, on UK DVD now.

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