Benedict Cumberbatch

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Review – Technically stunning ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ lacks identity

18/12/201821/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Adventure, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Certificate: 12, Christian Bale, December 2018, Eddie Marsan, Fantasy, Mowgli, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Naomie Harris, Peter Mullan, Rating: Poop, Rohan Chand, Tom Hollander

Andy Serkis’s long-gestating take on The Jungle Book has finally arrived, but Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle has a great deal of problems.

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Review – ‘The Grinch’ is charmless enough to make misers of us all

11/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Angela Lansbury, Animation, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Certificate: U, Christmas, Comedy, November 2018, Pharrell Williams, Rashida Jones, Rating: Poop, Scott Mosier, The Grinch, Yarrow Cheney

Benedict Cumberbatch voices the Christmas-hating title character in Illumination Entertainment’s new animated take on The Grinch.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 126 – “Toy Story 4 is a bit like Brexit”

19/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Detective Pikachu, Florence Pugh, Julius Avery, Outlaw King, Overlord, Podcast, Stan Lee, Steve McQueen, The Grinch, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Toy Story 4, Viola Davis, Widows

On this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, there are reviews of thriller Widows, Netflix epic Outlaw King and Illumination’s The Grinch.

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News Round-up – Gyllenhaal to play Spider-Man villain, Boyle confirmed for Bond 25, Mowgli trailer and more

27/05/201828/05/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Boba Fett, Bond 25, Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, F Gary Gray, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Idris Elba, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Bond, James Mangold, Liam Neeson, Marvel, Men In Black, Michael Bay, Mowgli, Netflix, News, News Round-up, Rohan Chand, Ryan Reynolds, Simon Kinberg, Six Underground, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Star Wars, Stephen Daldry, Tessa Thompson, Tom Holland

Jake Gyllenhaal is set to play Mysterio, Danny Boyle is definitely directing Daniel Craig in Bond 25 and James Mangold is circling the Boba Fett movie.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Avengers: Infinity War Spoiler Discussion

07/05/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Josh Brolin, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Podcast, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Spoiler Discussion, Superhero, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The Russo Brothers, Tom Holland

It’s been a week or two since the release of Avengers: Infinity War, so now is the time to take a look at Marvel’s superhero team-up in spoiler-filled detail.

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VIDEO – Sorry, I didn’t like the ending of Avengers: Infinity War [SPOILERS]

28/04/201828/04/2018 Tom Beasley 1 Comment Action, Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Evans, Josh Brolin, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey Jr, Superhero, The Russo Brothers, Tom Holland, Video, YouTube

The ending of Avengers: Infinity War is making waves all over the internet, but is it as brave and bold as many have suggested? I don’t think so.

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Review – ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ pays off a decade of storytelling with a mad action spectacle

28/04/201828/04/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Action, April 2018, Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bradley Cooper, Certificate: 12, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Josh Brolin, Marvel, Rating: Pop, Road to Infinity War, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, Superhero, The Russo Brothers, Tom Holland, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

A decade of the most ambitious movie franchise in the history of a cinema finally comes to a head with Avengers: Infinity War. But was it worth the wait?

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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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9 cool things we learned from the Avengers: Infinity War trailer

30/11/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland

Marvel has lifted the lid on the most ambitious blockbuster ever made, so here’s what we know about Avengers: Infinity War.

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News Round-up – Roger Moore dies, Snyder steps down from Justice League, Dark Universe and more

28/05/201728/05/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alec Baldwin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dark Universe, DC, Disney, GLAAD, James Bond, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Joseph Kosinski, Joss Whedon, Justice League, News, News Round-up, Pinocchio, Roger Moore, Russell Crowe, Sam Mendes, Sofia Boutella, The Boss Baby, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Top Gun 2, Zack Snyder, Zoolander 2

There was sad news in the world of movies this week, as former James Bond star Roger Moore passed away at the age of 89.

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Review – Doctor Strange

30/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Benjamin Bratt, Certificate: 12, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, Mads Mikkelsen, Marvel, Marvel Phase Three, October 2016, Rachel McAdams, Rating: Pop, Scott Derrickson, Superhero, Tilda Swinton

Marvel is back, with a brand new superhero and some mind-bending special effects.

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