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Pedro Pascal confirms Colin Firth’s return for Kingsman: The Golden Circle

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Back in April a poster for Kingsman: The Golden Circle teased the return of Colin Firth, and now Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) has shared a photo from the set of the spy sequel which confirms that Firth will be reprising the role of Harry Hart. Quite how he’s back from the dead remains a […]

The Secret Garden gets a new trailer and poster

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A new trailer and poster have been released for director Marc Munden’s upcoming adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel The Secret Garden which stars Dixie Egerickx, Colin Firth, Edan Hayhurst, Julie Walters, Amir Wilson, and Isis Davis; take a look here…When they die suddenly, she is sent back to England to live with her […]

Second Opinion – The Mercy (2018)

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The Mercy, 2018.Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Andrew Buchan, and Ken Stott.SYNOPSIS:In 1968, amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst decided to compete in the Golden Globe Round The World Yacht Race, the ultimate non-stop sailing challenge at the time.  The race made a household name of Robin Knox-Johnston at […]

Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

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1917. 2019Directed by Sam Mendes Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict CumberbatchSYNOPSIS:Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldier’s brothers, from […]

Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

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1917, 2019.Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough.SYNOPSIS:Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into a potentially fatal […]

Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

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1917, 2019.Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough.SYNOPSIS:Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into a potentially fatal […]

Video Review – 1917

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1917, 2019Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, with Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch.In this video review, EJ dives into the Sam Mendes war film, 1917. Join him for what he calls the scariest war film since Come and See. EJ talks about the masterfully […]

Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

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Mary Poppins Returns, 2018.Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Jeremy Swift, Jim Norton. Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathanael Saleh, Ian Conningham, and Dick Van Dyke.SYNOPSIS:Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the […]

Movie Review – The Mercy (2018)

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The Mercy, 2018.Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Jonathan Bailey, Ken Stott, Eleanor Stagg, Finn Elliot, Kit Connor, Oliver Maltman, Mark Gatiss, Simon McBurney, Sam Hoare, Avye Leventis, Andrew Buchan, Anna Madeley, Adrian Schiller, Simon Chandler, Genevieve Gaunt, Alexia Traverse-Healy, Dorothy Atkinson, Sebastian Armesto, and Martin Marquez.SYNOPSIS:The incredible story of […]

Movie Review – The Happy Prince (2018)

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The Happy Prince, 2018.Written and Directed by Rupert Everett. Starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Edwin Thomas, Julian Wadham, André Penvern, Joshua McGuire, and Anna Chancellor.SYNOPSIS:The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards […]