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Movie Review – Darkest Hour (2017)

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Darkest Hour, 2017.Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Dillane, Samuel West, Jordan Waller, Ronald Pickup, and Ben Mendelsohn.SYNOPSIS:During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or […]

Darkest Hour gets a series of character posters

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With just a month to go until it arrives in US cinemas, five character posters have been released for the upcoming biographical drama Darkest Hour featuring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine Churchill, Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI,  Lily James as Elizabeth Layton, and Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax; check them out here…SEE […]

Watch an exclusive clip from The Exception featuring Jai Courtney and Lily James

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Coinciding with its release today [read our review here], we’ve got an exclusive clip from the World War II spy drama The Exception featuring Jai Courtney and Lily James. Check it out below, or watch it over on our YouTube channel…https://youtu.be/-EWh8uI23L8Nazi captain Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney; Suicide Squad, Terminator: Genisys) is sent on a mission […]

World War II drama Darkest Hour gets two new trailers

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Following yesterday’s poster [take a look here], two new trailers have now arrived online for director Joe Wright’s upcoming biographical drama Darkest Hour which stars Gary Oldman as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill; watch them below…During the early days of World War II, with the fall of France imminent, Britain faces its darkest hour as […]

Movie Review – The Exception (2016)

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The Exception, 2016.Directed by David Leveaux. Starring Jai Courtney, Lily James, Christopher Plummer, Janet McTeer, Eddie Marsan, Ben Daniels, and Anton Lesser.SYNOPSIS:In 1940, a German officer is sent to the Dutch residence of Kaiser Wilhelm II to oversee his security.  But he’s also under orders to report on everything the former German leader does and […]

Lily James, Christopher Plummer and Jai Courtney in new clip from WWII thriller The Exception

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Signature Entertainment has unveiled a new clip from the World War II thriller The Exception, which is based on the international bestseller The Kaiser’s Last Kiss and features a cast that includes Lily James, Christopher Plummer and Jai Courtney. Check it out below after the official synopsis…Nazi captain Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney; Suicide Squad, Terminator: […]

Movie Review – Baby Driver (2017)

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Baby Driver, 2017. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza Gonzalez, CJ Jones and Jamie Foxx. SYNOPSIS: After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. To say that Baby Driver is […]

Second Opinion – Baby Driver (2017)

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Baby Driver, 2017.Written and Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal, and Eiza González.SYNOPSIS:After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.Not too long ago as I was browsing my Twitter […]

Movie Review – Baby Driver (2017)

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Baby Driver, 2017. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal, and Eiza González. SYNOPSIS: A young getaway driver yearns to break free from the clutches of a local crime boss and start a new life on the road with his waitress girlfriend. As I sat […]