James Corden

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Review – ‘Smallfoot’ squanders its thematic smarts with generic kiddie action

02/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Certificate: U, Channing Tatum, Comedy, Common, Danny DeVito, Gina Rodriguez, James Corden, Karey Kirkpatrick, LeBron James, Musical, October 2018, Rating: Poop, Smallfoot, Zendaya

Channing Tatum and Zendaya lead the cast of Smallfoot, which is more famous for the Zendaya is Meechee meme than for its actual story.

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Review – ‘Ocean’s 8’ is an enjoyable caper, but lacks the killer punch

18/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Action, Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Cate Blanchett, Certificate: 12, Crime, Dakota Fanning, Gary Ross, Heist, Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, June 2018, Mindy Kaling, Ocean's 8, Rating: Pop, Richard Armitage, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Thriller

With a killer cast of A-listers, Ocean’s 8 is a fun heist thriller that brings the franchise back with a fresh coat of stylish paint.

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Review – James Corden is an irritating animated bunny in ‘Peter Rabbit’

28/03/201828/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Certificate: PG, Colin Moody, Comedy, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Elizabeth Debicki, James Corden, March 2018, Margot Robbie, Peter Rabbit, Rating: Poop, Rose Byrne, Sam Neill, Will Gluck

This new animated take on the classic Beatrix Potter character sees James Corden turn Peter into a wise-cracking rebel with an eye for a song.

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 98 – Can Tomb Raider banish the video game movie curse?

26/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alicia Vikander, Avengers: Infinity War, Chris Evans, Deadpool 2, James Corden, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady and the Tramp, Mary Magdalene, Peter Rabbit, Podcast, Roar Uthaug, Rooney Mara, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, Tomb Raider

Alicia Vikander has herself a blockbuster with franchise potential at last, as long as Tomb Raider is up to snuff. Is it?

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Review – The Emoji Movie

11/08/201710/08/2017 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2017, Animation, Anna Faris, August 2017, Certificate: U, Comedy, Jake T Austin, James Corden, Jennifer Coolidge, Maya Rudolph, Patrick Stewart, Steven Wright, The Emoji Movie, TJ Miller, Tony Leondis

Critics are prophesying doom and damning the state of humanity in the wake of The Emoji Movie, but can it really be that bad?

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Review – Trolls

20/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Animation, Anna Kendrick, Certificate: U, Christine Baranski, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Comedy, James Corden, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Timberlake, Mike Mitchell, Musical, October 2016, Rating: Pop, Russell Brand, Trolls, Walt Dohrn, Zooey Deschanel

Colours, pop songs and Anna Kendrick’s undeniable charm. Prepare to get happy…

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Review – Into the Woods

06/02/2015 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2015, Anna Kendrick, Certificate: PG, Chris Pine, Daniel Huttlestone, Emily Blunt, Into the Woods, James Corden, January 2015, Johnny Depp, Lilla Crawford, Meryl Streep, Musical, Rating: Pop, Rob Marshall, Tracey Ullman

Review of 2015 movie musical Into the Woods, starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Emily Blunt.

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Review – Begin Again

27/07/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Adam Levine, Begin Again, Catherine Keener, Cee Lo Green, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Hailee Steinfeld, James Corden, John Carney, July 2014, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Rating: Pop

Review of John Carney’s 2014 dramedy Begin Again, starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine.

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Lists 

Top 10: Films not to miss in July 2014

03/07/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014, Andy Serkis, Begin Again, Boyhood, Bradley Cooper, Brett Ratner, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Dwayne Johnson, Earth to Echo, Ellar Coltrane, Films Not To Miss, Gary Oldman, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hercules, How to Train Your Dragon 2, James Corden, Jason Clarke, July 2014, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Melissa McCarthy, Noel Clarke, Richard Linklater, Tammy, The Anomaly, The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, Top Ten, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

List of the top ten films that UK cinema visitors should see in July 2014, including a sci-fi superhero team and an ambitious childhood art flick.

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Review of 2013: Top 10 pleasant movie surprises of the year

31/12/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Alexandra Roach, Anna Faris, Antonia Thomas, Asa Butterfield, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Dan Mazer, Dexter Fletcher, Ender's Game, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, George MacKay, Harrison Ford, I Give It a Year, James Corden, James Wan, Jamie Foxx, Juan Antonio Bayona, One Chance, Rafe Spall, Review of 2013, Roland Emmerich, Rose Byrne, Sunshine On Leith, The Conjuring, The Impossible, The Kings of Summer, Top Ten, White House Down, World War Z

The Popcorn Muncher’s Review of 2013 continues with the top ten films that have been pleasant surprises over the past year, from singing Scots to warring children.

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Review – One Chance

04/11/2013 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2013, Alexandra Roach, Biopic, Certificate: 12, Colm Meaney, Comedy, David Frankel, James Corden, Julie Walters, Mackenzie Crook, One Chance, Rating: Pop

Review of 2013 comedy film One Chance, which is a biopic of Welsh opera star Paul Potts – the first winner of Britain’s Got Talent.

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