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Review – Taron Egerton shines as the glitter fades in ‘Rocketman’

23/05/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, Biopic, Bryce Dallas Howard, Certificate: 15, Dexter Fletcher, Elton John, Jamie Bell, May 2019, Musical, Rating: Pop, Richard Madden, Rocketman, Stephen Graham, Steven Mackintosh, Taron Egerton

With the shadow of Bohemian Rhapsody looming, Taron Egerton plays pop icon Elton John in the fantastical musical biopic Rocketman.

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Blu-ray Review – ‘Dave Made a Maze’ collapses like its made of cardboard

27/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, Adam Busch, Adventure, Bill Watterson, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Dave Made a Maze, Fantasy, Frank Caeti, Horror, James Urbaniak, January 2019, John Hennigan, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Nick Thune, Rating: Poop, Stephanie Allynne

Fantasy-comedy Dave Made a Maze is a strange genre hybrid that never quite lives up to its visual invention and clever central concept.

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Review – ‘Life Itself’ is maudlin nonsense that will exhaust even the most patient of viewers

04/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Certificate: 15, Dan Fogelman, Drama, January 2019, Laia Costa, Life Itself, Olivia Cooke, Olivia Wilde, Oscar Isaac, Rating: Poop, Sergio Peris-Mencheta

Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde and other famous faces slum it in Life Itself, which is an awful drama from This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman.

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Review – ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ is your new favourite blood-soaked Christmas classic

21/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Anna and the Apocalypse, Ben Wiggins, Certificate: 15, Christmas, Christopher Leveaux, Ella Hunt, Horror, John McPhail, Malcolm Cumming, Mark Benton, Marli Siu, Musical, November 2018, Paul Kaye, Rating: Pop, Sarah Swire

If a Scottish zombie musical set at Christmas is right up your street, Anna and the Apocalypse is the only film that can meet your needs.

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Review – ‘Disobedience’ is a gripping tale of forbidden romance

18/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Alessandro Nivola, Anton Lesser, Certificate: 15, Disobedience, Drama, November 2018, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Rating: Pop, Romance, Sebastián Lelio

Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams are compelling in Disobedience as forbidden lovers in their Orthodox Jewish community.

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DVD Review – ‘The Equalizer 2’ is a flat, jumbled action sequel

18/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Action, Antoine Fuqua, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Certificate: 15, December 2018, Denzel Washington, DVD, Melissa Leo, Orson Bean, Pedro Pascal, Rating: Poop, Sakina Jaffrey, The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2, Thriller

Denzel Washington stars in his first ever sequel with Equalizer 2, but leaves you wondering why this caused him to break his golden rule.

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Review – Poignant drama ‘Shoplifters’ explores the meaning of family

17/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 15, Drama, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Kairi Jō, Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyu Sasaki, November 2018, Rating: Pop, Sakura Ando, Shoplifters, Sosuke Ikematsu

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters is a moving look at family in all of its differing forms.

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Review – ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ brings Lisbeth back with a whimper

17/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 15, Claes Bang, Claire Foy, Fede Alvarez, LaKeith Stanfield, November 2018, Rating: Poop, Stephen Merchant, Sverrir Gudnason, Sylvia Hoeks, The Girl in the Spider's Web, Thriller, Vicky Krieps

Claire Foy takes up the mantle of hacker vigilante Lisbeth Salander in Fede Alvarez’s soft reboot The Girl in the Spider’s Web.

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Review – Western anthology ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ shows every shade of the Coens

11/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Bill Heck, Brendan Gleeson, Certificate: 15, Clancy Brown, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Harry Melling, James Franco, Joel Coen, Liam Neeson, Netflix, November 2018, Rating: Pop, Stephen Root, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Western, Zoe Kazan

The Coen Brothers head out West for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which is a Netflix anthology of western tales.

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Blu-ray Review – ‘The Festival’ remains an anarchic comedy highlight of 2018

10/12/201809/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Blu-ray, Certificate: 15, Claudia O'Doherty, Comedy, December 2018, Emma Rigby, Hammed Animashaun, Hannah Tointon, Hugh Coles, Iain Morris, Jemaine Clement, Joe Thomas, Kurt Yaeger, Lizzy Connolly, Nick Frost, Noel Fielding, Rating: Pop, The Festival, Theo Barklem-Biggs

Joe Thomas reunites with Inbetweeners creator Iain Morris for the anarchic comedy The Festival, which is now out on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Review – ‘Juliet, Naked’ is a sweet, lightweight romcom by the sea

30/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Ayoola Smart, Azhy Robertson, Certificate: 15, Chris O'Dowd, Comedy, Denise Gough, Ethan Hawke, Jesse Peretz, Juliet Naked, Lily Brazier, November 2018, Rating: Pop, Romance, Romcom, Rose Byrne

Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name gets a frothy, pleasant big screen adaptation in Juliet, Naked.

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