Christmas and New Year Review Round-up: Holmes & Watson, Bumblebee, The Favourite, Welcome to Marwen

John C Reilly and Will Ferrell star in Holmes & Watson

Christmas and New Year Review Round-up: Holmes & Watson, Bumblebee, The Favourite, Welcome to Marwen

11/01/201915/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, 2019, Bumblebee, December 2018, Emma Stone, Etan Cohen, Hailee Steinfeld, Holmes & Watson, January 2019, John C Reilly, John Cena, Leslie Mann, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Review Round-up, Rob Brydon, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Carell, The Favourite, Travis Knight, Welcome to Marwen, Will Ferrell, Yorgos Lanthimos

Reviews of some of the films that hit the UK over Christmas, including Oscar-tipped The Favourite and comedy Holmes & Watson.

Emily Blunt takes on the role of the titular nanny in Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 131 – “So are we seriously still doing this podcast in 2019?”

07/01/201906/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment BAFTAs, BAFTAs 2019, Bumblebee, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Hailee Steinfeld, Jordan Peele, Mary Poppins Returns, Olivia Colman, PGA Awards, Podcast, Rachel Weisz, The Favourite, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Travis Knight, Us, Yorgos Lanthimos

On the first podcast of 2019, we take a look at The Favourite, Bumblebee and Disney musical Mary Poppins Returns.

The Transformers franchise finds its heart with Bumblebee

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Review – The terrific ‘Bumblebee’ realises Transformers movies are for kids

24/12/201823/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Action, Adventure, Angela Bassett, Bumblebee, Certificate: PG, December 2018, Dylan O'Brien, Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr, Justin Theroux, Pamela Adlon, Peter Cullen, Rating: Pop, Stephen Schneider, Transformers, Travis Knight

Travis Knight brings warmth and childlike wonder to the Transformers franchise in Bumblebee, which puts character over spectacle.

Shameik Moore as the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man in Into the Spider-Verse

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Review – ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ celebrates the character’s rich legacy

23/12/201823/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Action, Animation, Bob Persichetti, Brian Tyree Henry, Certificate: PG, Comedy, December 2018, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, John Mulaney, Kathryn Hahn, Kimiko Glenn, Liev Schreiber, Lily Tomlin, Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Peter Ramsey, Phil Lord, Rating: Pop, Rodney Rothman, Shameik Moore, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Superhero, Zoe Kravitz

The madness of Marvel’s comic book multi-verses is brought to the fore in superhero animation Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

This week has yielded a tonne of new movie trailers

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News Round-up – Lego Movie 2 trailer, Halloween teaser, Suspiria remake and more

10/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper, Bumblebee, Chris Pratt, Claire Foy, Dakota Johnson, Damien Chazelle, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Fede Alvarez, First Man, Hailee Steinfeld, Halloween, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lady GaGa, Luca Guadagnino, Matthew Vaughn, News, News Round-ip, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Ryan Gosling, Steve McQueen, Suspiria, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Lego Movie 2, Travis Knight, Viola Davis, Widows, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

This week has yielded a tonne of new trailers for upcoming films, including The Lego Movie 2 and the Halloween reboot.

Anna Kendrick takes centre stage in comedy-musical Pitch Perfect 3

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Review – Pitch Perfect 3

31/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Anna Camp, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Certificate: 12, Comedy, December 2017, Elizabeth Banks, Ester Dean, Hailee Steinfeld, Hana Mae Lee, John Lithgow, John Michael Higgins, Matt Lanter, Musical, Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 3, Rating: Poop, Rebel Wilson, Ruby Rose, Trish Sie

The Barden Bellas return for one last go around as they sing acapella again in musical comedy Pitch Perfect 3.

Daniel Kaluuys in racially-themed horror movie Get Out

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News Round-up – Get Out tops profitable list, Ejiofor could be Scar, mother! teaser and more

06/08/201705/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Bumblebee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Trevorrow, Daniel Kaluuya, Darren Aronofsky, Deadpool 2, Dwayne Johnson, Get Out, Hailee Steinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Jack Thorne, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jennifer Lawrence, John Cena, Jon Favreau, Jordan Peele, Josh Brolin, Jungle Cruise, mother!, News, News Round-up, Ryan Reynolds, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX, Suicide Squad 2, The Lion King, Travis Knight, Zazie Beetz

Jordan Peele’s brilliantly ambitious horror debut is the most profitable film of the year and Disney is lining up an Oscar nominee to play its next villain.

Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express

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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.

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling show off their moves in La La Land

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Golden Globes Nominations – Oscar’s cooler cousin yields its fair share of surprises

12/12/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Awards Season 2017, Damien Chazelle, Deadpool, Emma Stone, Fences, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2017, Hailee Steinfeld, John Carney, La La Land, Love and Friendship, Martin Scorsese, Moonlight, Nocturnal Animals, Oscars 2017, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Silence, Sing Street, Sully, Tom Bennett, Tom Hanks

No Tom Hanks, Aaron Taylor-Johnson with a dodgy beard and a surprise slice of Deadpool.

Hayden Szeto and Hailee Steinfeld in The Edge of Seventeen

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Review – The Edge of Seventeen

11/12/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Alexander Calvert, Blake Jenner, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Hayden Szeto, Kelly Fremon Craig, Kyra Sedgwick, November 2016, Rating: Pop, The Edge of Seventeen, Woody Harrelson

Hailee Steinfeld stars in a smarter than usual high school comedy.

Brit Marling stars in feminist western The Keeping Room

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DVD Review – The Keeping Room (2014)

17/10/201618/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, 2016, Amy Nuttall, Brit Marling, Certificate: 15, Daniel Barber, DVD, Hailee Steinfeld, Kyle Soller, Muna Otaru, October 2016, Rating: Pop, Sam Worthington, The Keeping Room, Thriller, Western

Review of feminist western The Keeping Room, starring Brit Marling and Hailee Steinfeld, which is now available on DVD in the UK.

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