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Second Opinion – Wonder (2017)

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Wonder, 2017. Directed by Stephen Chbosky. Starring Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabel Vidovic, Noah Jupe, Danielle Rose Russell, Nadji Jeter, Millie Davis, Sonia Braga, Emma Tremblay, Ali Liebert, Daveed Diggs, Crystal Lowe, and Mandy Patinkin. SYNOPSIS: Ten year old Auggie Pulman was born with a genetic condition leaving him with extensive facial scarring.  […]

James Franco hints at more of The Disaster Artist to come

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Director and star of The Disaster Artist, James Franco, has revealed that a large chunk of re-created scenes from The Room didn’t make the final cut of his film. Some of the most famous sequences from Tommy Wiseau’s cult favourite feature in The Disaster Artist, which is released in UK cinemas next week.  But, at […]

Movie Review – Ingrid Goes West (2017)

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Ingrid Goes West, 2017. Directed by Matt Spicer. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ezra Jackson and Billy Magnussen. SYNOPSIS: When her mother dies, Ingrid packs her inheritance into her rucksack and heads for California in search of social media star, Taylor Sloane.  Inveigling herself into her idol’s life, she believes the two […]

Exclusive Interview – Ingrid Goes West director Matt Spicer

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For somebody who’s just directed a social media satire, Ingrid Goes West director Matt Spicer is surprisingly reticent when it comes to going online himself. The film, which is released in the UK on Friday, follows the Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) of the title as she “follows” and then essentially stalks an insta-celeb so she can […]

Movie Review – Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool (2017)

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Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, 2017. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Kenneth Cranham, Frances Barber and Vanessa Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: When British actor, Peter Turner, receives an unexpected phone call, it tells him that his former lover, Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame, has collapsed in a hotel and is […]

Second Opinion – Daddy’s Home 2 (2017)

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Daddy’s Home 2, 2017. Directed by Sean Anders Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio and John Cena SYNOPSIS: Since we last saw them in Daddy’s Home, warring dads Dusty and Brad have learned to live with being co-parents and are unlikely – but best – buddies.  When they […]

Movie Review – Kaleidoscope (2016)

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Kaleidoscope, 2016. Directed by Rupert Jones. Starring Toby Jones, Anne Reid, Sinead Matthews, and Cecilia Noble. SYNOPSIS: A lonely middle-aged man ventures into the world of internet dating, only to discover that his first date isn’t all she seems.  The arrival of his mother marks the return of bitter memories and the start of something […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Rupert Jones on Kaleidoscope

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Arriving in UK cinemas this week is psychological thriller Kaleidoscope, the first feature from British director Rupert Jones. Set on in a small flat on a London housing estate, it digs into the distance between ex-offender Carl and his mother, its effect on his relationships with other women and what may – or may not […]

Second Opinion – Only the Brave (2017)

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Only the Brave, 2017. Directed by Joseph Koskinski. Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Andie MacDowell and Taylor Kitsch. SYNOPSIS: The firefighters in Prescott, Arizona are determined to become a front line crew tackling forest fires.  After taking on new recruits and going through rigorous training, they win the […]

Movie Review – The Stolen (2017)

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The Stolen, 2017. Directed by Niall Johnson. Starring Alice Eve, Jack Davenport, Richard O’Brien, Graham McTavish, and Stan Walker. SYNOPSIS: Recently married émigré, Charlotte, is settling in at her new home in New Zealand.  Her happiness seems complete when she gives birth to a son but, when he’s just months old, her home is raided, […]