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Review –‘Show Dogs’ is the tale of man’s most irritating friend
Genre: Comedy Certificate: PG UK Release Date: 25th May 2018 Runtime: 92 minutes Director: Raja Gosnell Writer: Max Botkin, Marc Hyman Starring: Ludacris, Will Arnett, Natasha Lyonne, Jordin Sparks,...
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VOD Review – Serial killer tale ‘Hangman’ has a certain clumsy charm
Genre: Thriller Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 4th June 2018 Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Johnny Martin Writer: Charles Huttinger, Michael Caissie Starring: Karl Urban, Brittany Snow, Al Pacino,...
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Review –‘My Friend Dahmer’ fails to delve into the psyche of a killer
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 1st June 2018 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Marc Meyers Writer: Marc Meyers Starring: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Vincent...
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Solo: A Star Wars Story Spoiler Discussion
Poster art for Solo: A Star Wars Story, starring Alden Ehrenreich The latest episode of the Popcorn Muncher Podcast sees us go into spoiler-filled detail on Solo: A Star Wars Story – the spin-off...
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Analysis – How Coralie Fargeat’s ‘Revenge’ deconstructs the male gaze through...
This article contains loads of spoilers for Revenge… obviously. Matilda Lutz and Kevin Janssens fight to the death in Revenge If ever a film genre sounds unappealing even in description, it’s the...
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VIDEO – What are your movie fan blindspots?
James Stewart in Vertigo and Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins Every movie fan has blindspots, no matter how educated they claim to be in the ways of the cinema. I helped to repair some of my own cinephile...
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News Round-up – Jamie Foxx to lead Spawn, The Crow in trouble again,...
There’s a weird sort of rhythm to the movie world at the moment, with major blockbuster films arriving at the rate of around one a week. As a result, the news cycle has dried up somewhat and there are...
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 107 – Has Han Solo managed to sink Star...
Alden Ehrenreich plays the title character in Solo: A Star Wars Story We’re returning a bit too soon to the galaxy far, far away on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with...
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Review –‘Edie’ reaches for inspiration, but it’s a bit of a bore
Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 25th May 2018 Runtime: 101 minutes Director: Simon Hunter Writer: Elizabeth O’Halloran Starring: Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Amy Manson, Paul...
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Review –‘The Breadwinner’ is a complex tale about the power of stories
Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 25th May 2018 Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Nora Twomey Writer: Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis Starring: Saara Chaudry, Soma Bhatia, Laara Sadiq, Ali Badshah,...
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Review –‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ marries dino adventure with gothic...
Genre: Adventure Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 6th June 2018 Runtime: 128 minutes Director: JA Bayona Writer: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Rafe Spall,...
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The Transcript – Does Star Wars need to make radical changes after ‘Solo’ and...
The last two Star Wars movies have divided the franchise’s fanbase There’s a very real chance that Solo: A Star Wars Story could become the first Star Wars movie to actually lose money at the box...
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Review – Golden years sex comedy ‘Book Club’ finds the sweet spot of silliness
Genre: Comedy Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 1st June 2018 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Bill Holderman Writer: Bill Holderman, Erin Simms Starring: Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen,...
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Popcorn Classics – #2 The Social Network (2010)
In Popcorn Classics, I take a look at the films that have left their footprints on the world of cinema. Next up, I review the incendiary, brilliant Facebook origin story The Social Network. “If you...
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Review – War satire ‘King of Hearts’ is an intriguing descent into madness
Genre: Comedy Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 8th June 2018 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Philippe de Broca Writer: Daniel Boulanger Starring: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Adolfo Celi, Jean-Claude...
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VIDEO – So, it turns out Star Wars fans are the absolute worst
John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran in Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Star Wars fandom showed the ugliest of ugly sides this week when it was revealed that Kelly Marie Tran has quit social media due to the...
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News Round-up – Lego Movie 2 trailer, Halloween teaser, Suspiria remake and more
This week has yielded trailers for films including The Lego Movie 2 and Halloween Some weeks, I struggle to narrow this news round-up down to a manageable number of stories. Often, it’s casting...
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 108 – Is Book Club more than just an OAP...
Candice Bergen and Diane Keaton in romantic comedy Book Club We need to talk about old people having sex on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with Luke Stevenson and Tom...
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VOD Review –‘Family Games’ reveals secrets, but makes it difficult to care
Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 11th June 2018 Runtime: 72 minutes Director: Suzuya Bobo Writer: Suzuya Bobo, James Kaelan Starring: Megan Boone, Derek Cecil, Larry Bryggman, Alison...
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Review – Ari Aster’s ‘Hereditary’ finds terror in the grieving process
Genre: Horror Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 15th June 2018 Runtime: 127 minutes Director: Ari Aster Writer: Ari Aster Starring: Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd...
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