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October 2016

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Marvel origin story Doctor Strange
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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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Lulu Wilson stars in horror prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil
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Review – Ouija: Origin of Evil

26/11/2016 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2016, Annalise Basso, Certificate: 15, Doug Jones, Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, Horror, Lulu Wilson, Mike Flanagan, October 2016, Ouija, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Parker Mack, Rating: Pop

Mike Flanagan steps into the director’s chair for this surprisingly good horror sequel.

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Tom Cruise as the eponymous action man in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
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Review – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

25/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Action, Aldis Hodge, Certificate: 12, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Edward Zwick, Holt McCallany, Jack Reacher, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, October 2016, Patrick Heusinger, Rating: Poop, Robert Knepper, Tom Cruise

Despite what the title advises, Tom Cruise has gone back. And he probably shouldn’t have.

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Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake lead peppy animated comedy Trolls
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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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Dave Johns and Hayley Squires lead British drama I, Daniel Blake
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Review – I, Daniel Blake

19/11/201618/01/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Awards Season 2017, Briana Shann, British, Certificate: 15, Dave Johns, Drama, Dylan McKiernan, Hayley Squires, I Daniel Blake, Kema Sikazwe, Ken Loach, Mick Laffey, October 2016, Rating: Pop

Ken Loach has made one of the most politically powerful movies of all time.

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Andy Samberg takes the lead in bright animation Storks
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Review – Storks

16/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Andy Samberg, Animation, Anton Starkman, Certificate: U, Comedy, Jennifer Aniston, Jordan Peele, Katie Crown, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelsey Grammer, Nicholas Stoller, October 2016, Rating: Poop, Storks, Ty Burrell

It’s a cutesy animated comedy about storks that don’t hand out babies any more. It doesn’t deliver.

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Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones star in Inferno
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Review – Inferno

15/11/201616/11/2016 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2016, Ben Foster, Certificate: 12, Dan Brown, Felicity Jones, Inferno, Irrfan Khan, Mystery, October 2016, Omar Sy, Rating: Poop, Ron Howard, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Thriller, Tom Hanks

Dan Brown’s symbologist is back and just as ridiculous as ever.

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Shia LaBeouf and Sasha Lane in American Honey
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Review – American Honey

13/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, American Honey, Andrea Arnold, Certificate: 15, Chad McKenzie Cox, Crystal B Ice, Drama, McCaul Lombardi, October 2016, Rating: Pop, Riley Keough, Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf

It’s three hours long. It has no plot. But it’s great.

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Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña in crime comedy War on Everyone
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Review – War on Everyone

09/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Action, Alexander Skarsgård, Caleb Landry Jones, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Crime, John Michael McDonagh, Michael Pena, October 2016, Paul Reiser, Rating: Poop, Tessa Thompson, Theo James, War on Everyone

John Michael McDonagh is back with a tale of two cops who are very bad indeed.

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Louis Theroux in documentary film My Scientology Movie
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Review – My Scientology Movie

07/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Andrew Perez, Certificate: 15, Documentary, Louis Theroux, Marty Rathbun, My Scientology Movie, October 2016, Rating: Poop

Louis Theroux is taking on Scientology, but can he bring anything new to the well-trodden issue?

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Emily Blunt in thriller The Girl on the Train
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Review – The Girl on the Train

07/11/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Allison Janney, Certificate: 15, Edgar Ramirez, Emily Blunt, Gone Girl, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Lisa Kudrow, Luke Evans, October 2016, Rating: Poop, Rebecca Ferguson, Tate Taylor, The Girl on the Train, Thriller

Does Paula Hawkins’ novel have the thrills to become the new Gone Girl?

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