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Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez in Hotel Transylvania 3

Review – ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ takes the characters on holiday and leaves the jokes behind

31/07/201805/08/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Animation, Certificate: U, Comedy, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Genndy Tartakovsky, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, Jim Gaffigan, July 2018, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin James, Molly Shannon, Rating: Poop, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi

The monster hotelier Dracula is lonely and he’s looking for love on a cruise holiday in this bland animated sequel.

Simon Russell Beale and Jeffrey Tambor in political comedy The Death of Stalin

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Review – The Death of Stalin

31/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Andrea Riseborough, Armando Iannucci, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Historical, Jason Isaacs, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, October 2017, Olga Kurylenko, Paul Whitehouse, Rating: Pop, Rupert Friend, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, The Death of Stalin

Armando Iannucci swaps Westminster for the Kremlin in dark-edged Soviet satire The Death of Stalin.

Dominic Cooper stars in action thriller Stratton

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Q&A – Stratton director Simon West on action heroes, Con Air and his remake of The Blob

04/09/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Action, Austin Stowell, Con Air, Connie Nielsen, Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan, Interview, Jake Fairbrother, Q&A, Simon West, Steve Buscemi, Stratton, The Blob, Tom Felton

Having made Con Air and Tomb Raider, Simon West is no stranger to directing action. He chatted to me as his new film Stratton, with Dominic Cooper, arrives in UK cinemas.

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.

Alec Baldwin is a baby in a suit in The Boss Baby

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Review – The Boss Baby

23/04/2017 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2017, Alec Baldwin, Animation, April 2017, Certificate: U, Comedy, DreamWorks, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Miles Bakshi, Rating: Pop, Steve Buscemi, The Boss Baby, Tobey Maguire, Tom McGrath

Alec Baldwin wears a suit as an unusually eloquent infant in DreamWorks animation The Boss Baby.

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Review – The Cobbler

01/09/2015 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2015, Adam Sandler, Certificate: 12, Dan Stevens, Drama, Dustin Hoffman, Ellen Barkin, Fantasy, July 2015, Melonie Diaz, Method Man, Rating: Poop, Steve Buscemi, The Cobbler, Thomas McCarthy

Review of 2015 magical realism drama The Cobbler, starring Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi and Dustin Hoffman.

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Review of 2013: 20 worst films of the year

26/12/2013 Tom Beasley 3 Comments 2013, A Good Day to Die Hard, Adam Sandler, After Earth, Anthony Mackie, Bad Grandpa, Cormac McCarthy, Dark Skies, Diana, Disney, Don Jon, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Helms, Ethan Hawke, Getaway, Grown Ups 2, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Insidious 2, Insidious Chapter 2, Jaden Smith, James Wan, John Goodman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, M Night Shyamalan, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Movie 43, Naomi Watts, Pain & Gain, Patrick Wilson, Pixar, Planes, R.I.P.D., Review of 2013, Scary Movie 5, Selena Gomez, Seth Rogen, Steve Buscemi, Steve Carell, The Counsellor, The Hangover Part III, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Purge, This is the End, Top 20, Will Smith

My Review of the Year begins with the 20 worst films of 2013, including tedious action, unfunny comedies and a whole load of swinging frying pans.

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Review: Grown Ups 2

16/08/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Adam Sandler, Certificate: 12, Chris Rock, David Spade, Dennis Dugan, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Rating: 1/10, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Taylor Lautner

Review of awful 2013 comedy film Grown Ups 2, starring an ensemble cast including Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Chris Rock.

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Review: Monsters University

13/07/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, Animation, Billy Crystal, Certificate: U, Dan Scanlon, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, John Ratzenberger, Monsters Inc, Monsters University, Pixar, Rating: 7/10, Steve Buscemi

Review of 2013 animated comedy Monsters University. It’s a prequel to the 2001 smash hit Monsters Inc, starring the voices of Billy Crystal and John Goodman.

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