Ben Whishaw

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Review – ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ has oodles of charm to fill its originality gap

24/12/201823/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Angela Lansbury, Ben Whishaw, Certificate: U, Colin Firth, Comedy, December 2018, Dick Van Dyke, Drama, Emily Blunt, Emily Mortimer, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns, Meryl Streep, Musical, Nathanael Saleh, Pixie Davies, Rating: Pop, Rob Marshall

Emily Blunt steps into Julie Andrews’s toe-tapping shoes for Disney’s musical sequel Mary Poppins Returns.

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News Round-up – Wiig to be Wonder Woman villain, Mary Poppins and Grinch trailers and more

11/03/201813/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Armie Hammer, Ben Whishaw, Benedict Cumberbatch, Call Me By Your Name, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Blunt, Gal Gadot, Greyhound, James Gunn, Kristen Wiig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luca Guadagnino, Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns, Michael Bay, News, News Round-up, Patty Jenkins, Rob Marshall, Robopocalypse, Stephen Graham, The Grinch, Timothée Chalamet, Tom Hanks, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

Kristen Wiig is now officially a superhero villain and Benedict Cumberbatch is a green curmudgeon. It has been an odd week.

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VIDEO – Does the sweetness of Paddington 2 hold up on Blu-ray?

10/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Ben Whishaw, Blu-ray, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paul King, Sally Hawkins, Video

Paddington 2 is out on Blu-ray this week and it was my favourite movie of last year. Did it work a second time around?

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Review – Paddington 2

28/11/201717/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, November 2017, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paul King, Peter Capaldi, Rating: Pop, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Simon Farnaby, Tom Conti

Ben Whishaw returns as cinema’s most adorable ursine in comedy sequel Paddington 2, which is a delightfully sweet family adventure.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 82 – Is Paddington 2 the nicest movie ever made?

23/11/201707/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Ben Whishaw, Deadpool 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Incredibles 2, Johnny Depp, Only the Brave, Paddington 2, Pixar, Podcast, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Sean Baker, The Florida Project, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

Johnny Depp might be taking over the Fantastic Beasts franchise, but at least Britain’s favourite CGI bear is there to lighten the mood with Paddington 2.

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News Round-up – Bride of Frankenstein delayed, Leto cast as Hefner, Paddington 2 trailer and more

08/10/201707/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Angelina Jolie, Avatar, Ben Whishaw, Bill Condon, Bradley Cooper, Brett Ratner, Bride of Frankenstein, Channing Tatum, Dark Universe, Gambit, Gore Verbinski, Hugh Grant, James Cameron, Jared Leto, Javier Bardem, John Boyega, Kate Winslet, News, News Round-up, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Paddington 2, Pandemonium, Paul King, Scott Eastwood, Vince McMahon

The ambitious Dark Universe hit a major stumbling block this week, but we also got a look at something fluffier in the trailer for Paddington 2.

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News Round-up – Stars line up for Murder on the Orient Express trailer, Paddington 2 preview and more

04/06/201710/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Adam Driver, Adam Wingard, Amy Schumer, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Bumblebee, Channing Tatum, Daisy Ridley, Daniel Craig, Godzilla vs. Kong, Hailee Steinfeld, Harry Potter, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, I Feel Pretty, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Kenneth Branagh, Logan Lucky, Michelle Williams, Murder on the Orient Express, News, News Round-up, Paddington, Paddington 2, Peter Capaldi, Steven Soderbergh, Transformers, Travis Knight, Voldemort

Trailers for two big ensemble blockbusters landed this week, as well as a seriously cute animated bear from Peru.

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News Round-up – Pennywise unveiled, Arrival trailer, Leto joins Blade Runner and more

21/08/201622/08/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Amy Adams, Arrival, Ben Whishaw, Bill Skarsgård, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Denis Villeneuve, Emily Blunt, It, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Mary Poppins Returns, Metrodome, Morten Tyldum, Natalie Portman, News, News Round-up, Passengers, Rob Marshall, Thor

There’s a trailer for Villeneuve’s new movie, a first look at J-Law and Chris Pratt and new casting for Mary Poppins Returns. It’s your weekly news round-up.

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Featured Reviews 

Review – A Hologram for the King

26/06/201626/06/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, A Hologram for the King, Alexander Black, Ben Whishaw, Certificate: 12, Drama, Khalid Laith, May 2016, Rating: Poop, Sarita Choudhury, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Hanks, Tom Tykwer

Review of 2016 drama A Hologram for the King, starring Tom Hanks and Sarita Choudhury.

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Review – The Danish Girl

10/01/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Ben Whishaw, Certificate: 15, Drama, Eddie Redmayne, January 2016, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rating: Poop, Sebastian Koch, The Danish Girl, Tom Hooper

Review of 2016 drama The Danish Girl, starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander.

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Bond Reloaded – A look back at Skyfall (2012)

26/10/2015 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2012, Action, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Bérénice Marlohe, Bond, Bond Reloaded, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Rory Kinnear, Sam Mendes, Skyfall, Spy, Thriller

The Bond Reloaded series comes to a close with a look at Skyfall, in which Daniel Craig’s Bond goes back to his roots to protect Judi Dench’s M.

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