The Dead Pool (1988) Starring: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Nesson, Evan C. Kim, David Clarkson. Director: Buddy Van Horn. Plot: Notorious cop Harry Callahan must stop a murderer from carrying out the murders of local celebrities, including Callahan himself, who are all part of a secret list of targets. Did you know that Liam […]
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In the Heart of the Sea (2015) Director: Ron Howard Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Wishhaw, Brendan Gleeson. Plot: The story is set in winter 1820 when veteran whaler Owen Chase is hired by a whaling company in Nantucket to take part in the journey of the whaling ship Essex. The
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The Rookie (1990) Director: Clint Eastwood. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia. Plot: A no-nonsense, reckless detective reluctantly takes on a young and by-the-book academy graduate as his partner in order to shut down a notorious car thief who killed his partner. Clint Eastwood, a name everybody knows, a name that instantly makes you
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Brooklyn (2015) Director: John Crawley Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Jane Brennan, Fiona Glascott. Plot: The young Ellis Lacey travels from Ireland to New York to find her place in the world. Brooklyn is based on the novel of the same name written by Colm Toibin in 2009 and is considered among the most
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Joyeux Noël (2005) Director: Christian Carion Screenwriter: Christian Carion Cast: Diane Krüger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Alex Ferns, Danny Boon, Daniel Brühl. Joyeux Noël starts with original images and photos from the war period – the music is captivating from the beginning – and you already get the feeling that it’s going to
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Jingle All the Way (1996) Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phill Hartman, Jake Lloyd. Director: Brian Levant Plot: After letting down his son again, a workaholic father must find the hottest toy of the year in the space of 24 hours, despite it being guaranteed to be sold out everywhere. Normally, So Bad it’s Good features
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill. Plot: A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas and set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). The force has awoken. The world huddled
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Bad Santa (2003) Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Bernie Mac. Director: Terry Zwigoff. Plot: Two con men pose as a Santa and elf attraction in shopping centres in order to steal from the stores on Christmas Eve. Things get complicated when the con man’s actions become increasingly reckless and endanger their cover.
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The Good Dinosaur (2015) Director: Peter Sohn Starring: Jeffery Wright, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright ‘The Good Dinosaur’ asks the question: what if the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago didn’t? A million years after that would-be catastrophic meteor strike, it follows the typical ‘inverse boy-and-his-dog’ relationship between Arlo, a young Apatosaurus, and Spot,
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Die Hard (1988) Director: John McTiernan Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson. Plot: When terrorists hijack a Christmas party at the Nakatomi plaza in attempt to steal a large some of money, only New York cop, John McClane is able to stop them. Now that it’s December it’s deemed socially acceptable to
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