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Sing (2016/17) Review

Sing (2016/17) Director: Garth Jennings Starring: Taron Egerton, Reese Witherspoon, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Hudson, Peter Serafinowicz, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Saunders, Garth Jennings, Nick Kroll & Nick Offerman. Plot: Theatre owner Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) initiates a city-wide singing competition to rescue his beloved theatre from inevitable bankruptcy. […]

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The Illusionist (2006) Review

The Illusionist (2006) Director: Neil Burger Cast: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell Plot: At the end of the 19th century, well-known magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) amazes the whole city of Vienna with his impressive magical abilities, but his life is about to change as he encounters his childhood friend Sophie, Duchess Von

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The Killing of America (1981) Review

The Killing of America (1981) Directors: Leonard Schrader, Sheldon Renan Plot: A documentary of the decline of America. It features a lot a great footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much-much more. “America is the only industrialised nation with a higher murder rate than countries at civil war, like

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I, Daniel Blake (2016) Review

I, Daniel Blake (2016) Director: Ken Loach Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, Dylan McKiernan Plot: A middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. This is more than a movie, it is our quiet rage. Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winning film about an

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Swiss Army Man (2016) Review

Swiss Army Man (2016) Director: Dan Kwan; Daniel Scheinart. Starring: Paul Dano; Daniel Radcliffe; Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Plot: A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home. Daniel Radcliffe’s latest foray into the relative obscurity of North America’s independent film circuit comes

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Kon Tiki (2012) Review

Kon Tiki (2012) Director: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Starring: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård Plot: Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal’s epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Colombian times. A teamed effort from directors

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The Nice Guys (2016) Review

The Nice Guys (2016) Director: Shane Black Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice. Plot: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. Some 29 years after the release of the Shane Black penned buddy cop movie Lethal Weapon comes a Shane Black penned buddy cop

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The Young Victoria (2009) Review

The Young Victoria (2009) Director: Jean-Marc Vallèe Cast: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda Richardson, Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Thomas Kretschmann Plot: Set in 1800s England, the film explores the story of young Queen Victoria from the years immediately before her coronation, through her ascension to the throne at the very young age of 18 and her marriage

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Knight of Cups (2016) Review

Knight of Cups (2016) Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Christian Bale; Antonio Banderas; Cate Blanchett; Brian Dennehy; Teresa Palmer; Freida Pinto; Imogen Poots; Natalie Portman. Plot: A writer indulging in all that Los Angeles and Las Vegas has to offer undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women. Writer-Director

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Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World (2016) Review

Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World (2016) Director: Sonia Anderson Plot: A look-back on the life of the recently passed song, exploring his phenomenal career and it’s outstanding effect it has had on the whole world. I am still in absolute disbelief that the icon that is David Bowie has passed on. It just doesn’t seem

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