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Hugh Jackman takes centre stage in the box office phenomenon The Greatest Showman

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VIDEO – We must accept that we live in The Greatest Showman’s world now

12/05/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Blu-ray, Film Criticism, Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Michael Gracey, Musical, The Greatest Showman, Video, Zac Efron, Zendaya

The Greatest Showman is out on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK soon, so it’s a good time to take a look back at this cultural phenomenon.

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Hugh Jackman stars in extravagant musical The Greatest Showman

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Review – The Greatest Showman

01/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Certificate: PG, December 2017, Drama, Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Michael Gracey, Michelle Williams, Musical, Rating: Pop, Rebecca Ferguson, Sam Humphrey, The Greatest Showman, Zac Efron, Zendaya

Hugh Jackman leaves his Wolverine claws behind for a big, broad musical extravaganza in The Greatest Showman.

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James Franco stars as Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist

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Review – The Disaster Artist

13/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Dave Franco, December 2017, Drama, Dramedy, Jacki Weaver, James Franco, Josh Hutcherson, Rating: Pop, Seth Rogen, The Disaster Artist, The Room, Tommy Wiseau, Zac Efron

James Franco portrays bad movie auteur Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist, which chronicles the making of The Room.

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Dwayne Johnson reveals the People's Eyebrow in Jumanji

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News Round-up – Jumanji and Pitch Perfect 3 trailers, Elgort to be JFK and more

02/07/201702/07/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Andrew Garfield, Andy Serkis, Anna Kendrick, Ansel Elgort, Ben Affleck, BFI London Film Festival, Breathe, Claire Foy, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, Dwayne Johnson, Gavin O'Connor, Hugh Jackman, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Jumanji, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Mayday 109, Michelle Williams, News, News Round-up, Pitch Perfect 3, Rebel Wilson, Ryan Reynolds, The Accountant, The Accountant 2, The Greatest Showman, Trish Sie, Zac Efron, Zazie Beetz

We got our first look at Dwayne Johnson’s People’s Eyebrow in the new Jumanji trailer this week.

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Dwayne Johnson stars in comedy reboot Baywatch

Review – Baywatch

15/06/201718/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Alexandra Daddario, Baywatch, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Dwayne Johnson, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Kelly Rohrbach, May 2017, Priyanka Chopra, Rating: Poop, Seth Gordon, Zac Efron

Dwayne Johnson takes on the David Hasselhoff role in this big screen reboot for the beach-bound TV series, which has received poor reviews.

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Baywatch and Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge are bloated flops

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 58 – Baywatch meets Pirates in battle of the sinking shipwrecks

07/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Adam Wingard, Baywatch, Dwayne Johnson, Godzilla vs. Kong, Johnny Depp, Murder on the Orient Express, Paddington 2, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge, Podcast, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Zac Efron

In a battle of the worst of the worst, it’s The Rock doing dick jokes and Johnny Depp acting drunk. What an unfortunate week.

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Tom Hardy at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of The Drop

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News Round-up – Tom Hardy cast as Venom, Emoji Movie trailer, Johnny English returns and more

21/05/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Antoine Fuqua, Crispian Mills, David Ayer, Diego Luna, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, Jimmy Kimmel, Joe Berlinger, Johnny English, News, News Round-up, Nick Frost, Oscars, Patrick Stewart, Rowan Atkinson, Ruben Fleischer, Scarface, Simon Pegg, Slaughterhouse Rulez, The Emoji Movie, Tom Hardy, Venom, Zac Efron

Suddenly, Sony’s antihero property Venom looks like something a little more interesting than a shameless cash-in.

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Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Review – Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

12/09/201617/09/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Adam DeVine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, August 2016, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Jake Szymanski, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Rating: Pop, Romcom, Sam Richardson, Stephen Root, Sugar Lyn Beard, Zac Efron

Review of 2016 comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, starring Zac Efron, Adam DeVine, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza.

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Zac Efron and Robert De Niro in dismal comedy Dirty Grandpa

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Mid-Year Review – 5 worst films of 2016 so far

13/08/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Ben Stiller, Captain America: Civil War, Dirty Grandpa, Dominic Cooper, Duncan Jones, Gerard Butler, Hardcore Henry, Independence Day: Resurgence, Jesse Eisenberg, London Has Fallen, Michael Fassbender, Review of 2016, Robert De Niro, Ruth Negga, X-Men: Apocalypse, Zac Efron, Zack Snyder, Zoolander 2

2016 has been a pretty solid year at the movies, but there have been a few complete turkeys. Here are the worst films of the year so far.

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Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron return for comedy sequel Bad Neighbours 2

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Review – Bad Neighbours 2

04/06/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Bad Neighbours, Bad Neighbours 2, Beanie Feldstein, Carla Gallo, Certificate: 15, Chloe Grace Moretz, Comedy, Ike Barinholtz, Kiersey Clemons, May 2016, Nicholas Stoller, Rating: Pop, Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron

Review of 2016 comedy sequel Bad Neighbours 2, starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron and Chloe Grace Moretz.

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Robert De Niro and Zac Efron in Dirty Grandpa

Review – Dirty Grandpa

13/02/201627/02/2016 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2016, Aubrey Plaza, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Dan Mazer, Dirty Grandpa, January 2016, Jason Mantzoukas, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Julianne Hough, Rating: Poop, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch

Review of 2016 comedy Dirty Grandpa, starring Robert De Niro, Zac Efron and Aubrey Plaza.

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