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Holly Hunter stars as Elastigirl in Incredibles 2

News Round-up – Incredibles 2 and Solo trailers, Hader and McAvoy up for It sequel and more

15/04/201817/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Quiet Place, Alden Ehrenreich, Andy Muschietti, Bill Hader, Brad Bird, Cate Blanchett, David Leitch, Donald Glover, Dwayne Johnson, Emilia Clarke, Fast & Furious, Finn Wolfhard, Gary Ross, Holly Hunter, Incredibles 2, It, It: Chapter 2, Jaeden Lieberher, James McAvoy, Jason Statham, Jessica Chastain, John Krasinski, Jon Turteltaub, Life on Mars, News, News Round-up, Ocean's 8, Ron Howard, Sandra Bullock, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Meg

It’s trailers all around this week, with new previews for Incredibles 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Meg and Ocean’s 8.

Margot Robbie takes centre stage as figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 94 – Is Margot Robbie skating on thin ice in I, Tonya?

27/02/201801/03/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Awards Season 2018, BAFTAs 2018, Clio Barnard, Danny Boyle, Dark River, Ed Helms, Father Figures, I Tonya, It: Chapter 2, James Bond, Jessica Chastain, Margot Robbie, Oscars 2018, Owen Wilson, Podcast, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

We take on one of the most divisive films of awards season with Margot Robbie’s I, Tonya, as well as comedy Father Figures and British drama Dark River.

Joss Whedon speaking at WonderCon in 2013

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News Round-up – Whedon leaves Batgirl, Three Billboards leads BAFTAs, Bond 25 and more

25/02/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Andy Muschietti, BAFTAs, BAFTAs 2018, Batgirl, Bond 25, Born a Crime, Chris McKay, Christopher Nolan, Danny Boyle, Disney, Dungeons and Dragons, It, It: Chapter 2, James Bond, Jessica Chastain, Joss Whedon, Lupita Nyong'o, News, News Round-up, Paul King, Pinocchio, Sophia Lillis, Stephen King, The Lego Batman Movie, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Yann Demange

This week, the BAFTAs marked the last stop on the road to the Oscars and Joss Whedon said goodbye to a major DC role.

Avengers: Infinity War and Solo: A Star Wars Story are two of 2018's biggest blockbusters

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News Round-up – Avengers: Infinity War and Solo plot details, new Tomb Raider trailer and more

21/01/201823/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alden Ehrenreich, Alicia Vikander, Avengers: Infinity War, Ben Wheatley, Cloud One, Ezra Miller, Flashpoint, Goran Dukic, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Jessica Chastain, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Neil Maskell, News, News Round-up, Octavia Spencer, Rachel Weisz, Roar Uthaug, Ron Howard, Sam Riley, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Steven Spielberg, Tomb Raider, Walton Goggins, West Side Story

Two of the year’s biggest blockbusters were handed incredibly vague plot summaries this week, and Tomb Raider got a new trailer.

Jessica Chastain stars in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut Molly's Game

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Review – Molly’s Game

07/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Aaron Sorkin, Bill Camp, Certificate: 15, Chris O'Dowd, Drama, Idris Elba, January 2018, Jeremy Strong, Jessica Chastain, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Molly's Game, Rating: Pop

Jessica Chastain delivers a stunning performance as a poker supremo in Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game.

Christopher Nolan attends the premiere of Inception in 2010

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Analysis – Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk and prioritising puzzles over people

09/09/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment Analysis, Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, Hugh Jackman, Inception, Jessica Chastain, Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Matthew McConaughey, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, The Prestige, Tom Hardy

Is there any humanity to Christopher Nolan? Does it matter that his films focus more on puzzles and mysteries than emotion?

Brian Cox as Winston Churchill in historical drama Churchill

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 61 – Is Churchill the definitive take on a British icon?

29/06/201728/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Brian Cox, Chris Evans, Chris Miller, Churchill, Destination Unknown, Dying Laughing, Gifted, Godzilla 2, Han Solo, Jessica Chastain, Phil Lord, Podcast, Star Wars, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Brian Cox takes on the role of a British legend and Chris Evans is the guardian of a child prodigy on this week’s podcast.

Jessica Chastain promotes Crimson Peak at Comic-Con in 2015

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News Round-up – Chastain could play X-Men villain, Daddy’s Home 2 trailer, Dodgeball reunion and more

18/06/201726/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alan Tudyk, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Daddy's Home 2, Dodgeball, Domhnall Gleeson, Ellen Page, Flatliners, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Guillermo del Toro, James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Jorge R Gutierrez, Justin Long, Margot Robbie, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Michael Fassbender, News, News Round-up, Niels Arden Oplev, Simon Kinberg, The Book of Life, The Conjuring 2, The Crooked Man, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, X-Men, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

A unique comedy cast dodged, ducked, dipped, dived and dodged their way back onto our screens this week. Plus, trailers everywhere!

Jessica Chastain plays a hard-hearted lobbyist in Miss Sloane

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Review – Miss Sloane

04/06/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Alison Pill, Certificate: 15, Drama, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jake Lacy, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, John Madden, Mark Strong, May 2017, Michael Stuhlbarg, Miss Sloane, Rating: Pop, Thriller

Jessica Chastain plays a cold, calculating lobbyist working against powerful gun groups in Washington-set political thriller Miss Sloane.

Jessica Chastain stars in wartime drama The Zookeeper's Wife

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Review – The Zookeeper’s Wife

10/05/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, April 2017, Certificate: 12, Daniel Brühl, Drama, Efrat Dor, Iddo Goldberg, Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton, Niki Caro, Rating: Poop, The Zookeeper's Wife

Jessica Chastain leads a wartime drama that tells an important story of defiance against the Nazis, but carries a little too much Hollywood gloss.

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Review – The Martian

30/11/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2015, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Drama, Drew Goddard, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Matt Damon, Michael Pena, Ridley Scott, Sci-Fi, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, September 2015, The Martian

Review of 2015 sci-fi The Martian, starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

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