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Movie Review – Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

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Maze Runner: The Death Cure, 2018. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Thomas Brodie Sangster, Will Poulter, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson, Barry Pepper, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden, Kaya Scodelario and Rosa Salazar. SYNOPSIS: In the third and final adventure for Thomas and the Gladers, they search to find a cure for the deadly […]

Exclusive Interview – Maze Runner: The Death Cure’s Dylan O’Brien

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Warning! Potential spoiler ahead… Dylan O’Brien has put that much-publicised accident on the set of Maze Runner: The Death Cure behind him, but as he chats about the final instalment of the trilogy, he admits the experience influenced the way he plays Thomas, the leader of the Gladers. In London to launch the final cinema […]

Exclusive Interview: Wes Ball, director of Maze Runner: The Death Cure

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The Maze Runner was a game changer for Wes Ball.  The combination of bringing a hit YA novel to the screen and directing his first ever feature film was a daunting prospect.  Some five years later, he’s made the third and final movie in the series, Maze Runner:The Death Cure, and it’s job done! The […]

Movie Review – Downsizing (2017)

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Downsizing, 2017. Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Jason Sudeikis, and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: A cash strapped couple discover a way to escape their financial problems – move to a brand new community.  All they have to do is undergo an irreversible operation that will shrink them down […]

Movie Review – The Final Year (2017)

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The Final Year, 2017. Directed by Greg Barker. Featuring Barack Obama, John Kerry, Samantha Power and Ben Rhodes. SYNOPSIS: A documentary offering an insider’s account of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team during their last year in office at The White House.  This behind the scenes view reveals the inner workings of the Obama administration […]

Movie Review – The Post (2017)

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The Post, 2017. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Alison Brie and Matthew Rhys. SYNOPSIS: In the early 70s, the Washington Post discovers an extensive cover-up spanning four US Presidents.  The decision to publish what became known as The Pentagon […]

Movie Review – The Commuter (2018)

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The Commuter, 2018. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sam Neill, Florence Pugh, Elizabeth McGovern, and Jonathan Banks. SYNOPSIS: An insurance salesman loses his job but, on his usual train home, he’s approached by an attractive woman offering him a lot of money in return for doing one small job.  […]

Movie Review – Early Man (2018)

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Early Man, 2018. Directed by Nick Park. Featuring the voice talents of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Rob Brydon, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Ayoade, Mark Williams, and Johnny Vegas. SYNOPSIS: At the dawn of time, when mammoths still roamed the Earth, caveman Dug brings his tribe of rabbit hunters together when their peaceful […]

Second Opinion – A Woman’s Life (2016)

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A Woman’s Life, 2016. Directed by Stephane Brize. Starring Judith Chemla, Nina Meurisse, Swann Arlaud, Finnegan Oldfield, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and Yolande Moreau. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century France, a young woman from a wealthy family gets married, but soon becomes disillusioned by the harsh realities facing women at the time. This week started with equality taking […]

Movie Review – Jupiter’s Moon (2017)

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Jupiter’s Moon, 2017. Directed by Kornel Mundruczo. Starring Merab Ninidze, Zsombor Jeger, and Gyorgy Cserhalmi. SYNOPSIS: A group of Syrian refugees arrive at the Hungarian border but are shot at by the military.  Of those that escape onto dry land, some are killed while others are captured and sent to a container camp.  One of […]