Timothy Spall

DVD & Blu-ray Reviews 

DVD Review – ‘The Changeover’ sees Timothy Spall slum it in a tired YA tale

31/08/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, August 2018, Benji Purchase, Certificate: 12, Erana James, Fantasy, Lucy Lawless, Melanie Lynskey, Miranda Harcourt, Nicholas Galitzine, Rating: Poop, Romance, Stuart McKenzie, The Changeover, Thomasin McKenzie, Timothy Spall, Young Adult

Spall is the obligatory big name in The Changeover – a YA fantasy romance from New Zealand that never finds its groove.

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Featured Reviews 

Review – Fluffy, grey pound Britcom ‘Finding Your Feet’ is too sweet-natured to dislike

13/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Celia Imrie, Certificate: 12, Comedy, David Hayman, February 2018, Finding Your Feet, Imelda Staunton, Joanna Lumley, John Sessions, Josie Lawrence, Rating: Pop, Richard Loncraine, Timothy Spall

Imelda Staunton and Celia Imrie are sisters reconnecting in British dance-themed romcom Finding Your Feet.

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Featured Reviews 

Review – Aardman returns in ‘Early Man’ with Christmas cracker puns and slapstick

05/02/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Aardman, Animation, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Early Man, Eddie Redmayne, Gina Yashere, January 2018, Johnny Vegas, Maisie Williams, Mark Williams, Nick Park, Rating: Pop, Richard Ayoade, Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall, Tom Hiddleston

Eddie Redmayne stars as a caveman discovering the world of football in Aardman’s bizarre animation Early Man.

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Featured Reviews 

Review – The Party

29/10/201702/11/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Bruno Ganz, Certificate: 15, Cherry Jones, Cillian Murphy, Comedy, Drama, Emily Mortimer, Kristin Scott Thomas, October 2017, Patricia Clarkson, Rating: Pop, Sally Potter, The Party, Timothy Spall

Sally Potter constructs a lightly satirical comedy that traps talented actors in a house together before allowing them to flex their muscles.

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Articles 

Oscars 2015 – Snubs, shocks and surprises from the Oscar nominations

15/01/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 87th Academy Awards, Angelina Jolie, Ava DuVernay, Awards Season 2015, Birdman, Boyhood, Cake, Damien Chazelle, David Oyelowo, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl, Inherent Vice, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Aniston, Marion Cotillard, Mark Ruffalo, Mr Turner, Nightcrawler, Oscars, Oscars 2015, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ralph Fiennes, Roger Deakins, Rosamund Pike, Selma, Steve Carell, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Timothy Spall, Two Days One Night, Unbroken, Whiplash

The nominations for Oscars 2015 have been announced. But what are the biggest snubs, surprise inclusions and shock omissions?

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Reviews 

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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Reviews 

Review – The Love Punch

30/04/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, April 2014, British, Caper, Celia Imrie, Certificate: 12, Comedy, Emma Thompson, Heist, Joel Hopkins, Laurent Lafitte, Pierce Brosnan, Rating: Pop, Romance, Romcom, The Love Punch, Timothy Spall

Review of 2014 romantic comedy The Love Punch, starring Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan.

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