15 September
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BRIDGET JONES’S BABY Director: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, Sarah Solemani It’s been fifteen years since Renée Zellweger first brought Bridget Jones to the big screen. She’s back and celebrating her 43rd birthday with a mixed bag of emotions. She’d rather not celebrate, but her adoring coworkers throw her an “R.I.P” party at the office to celebrate. This birthday also means a surprise getaway to a music festival thanks to her friend and colleague, Miranda (Solemani), from the news station. In pure Bridget Jones fashion, she tends to make a fool of herself and promptlyRead More →

30 June
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THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Director: David Yates Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent, Christoph Waltz I like to throw Tarzan into the same category as say The Mummy and Hercules as age old figures that continually seem to have new adaptations coming to the big screen. We’ve seen Tarzan in animated form thanks to Disney and in live action movies and television shows. Frankly, I’ve never been all that drawn to the character originally created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, but here we are with another version to hit the big screen. True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård takes on the titleRead More →

20 November
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BROOKLYN Director: John Crowley Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Jessica Paré It seems rare to have a romantic film these days that doesn’t involve a terminal illness, Nicholas Sparks, vampires, or a bad script. Brooklyn is a rare breed, as it doesn’t have any of that. Eilis (Ronan) is a young woman who wants more out of life. She lives a modest life as a baker in early 1950s Ireland. She is presented with a unique opportunity to move to Brooklyn, New York and have a fresh start. She leaves behind her mother and sister and feels homesick duringRead More →