24 September
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ENOLA HOLMES Director: Harry BradbeerStarring: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter, Fiona Shaw, Frances de la Tour Millie Bobby Brown is making her leap from the quiet Eleven in Stranger Things to being the kid sister to Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes. Enola Holmes is the younger sister to Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes and now finds herself following in her brother’s footsteps. It’s the morning of her 16th birthday, and their mother (Helena Bonham Carter) goes missing. Enola hasn’t seen her brothers in years, but their mother’s disappearance doesn’t provide for a warm family reunion either. Enola slips out from underRead More →

14 November
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CHARLIE’S ANGELS Director: Elizabeth BanksStarring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Jonathan Tucker, Djimon Hounsou, Nax Faxon Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska are the latest actresses to join the ranks of Farrah Fawcett, Jacquelin Smith, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu to call themselves Charlie’s Angels. Naomi Scott (Aladdin) plays Elena who works as an engineer at a leading technology firm. She’s working on the Calisto, a gadget not quite ready to be produced. The greedy CEO (Faxon) ignores her concerns and now other nefarious criminals want their hands on it putting Elena’s life in danger. Hot on her trailRead More →

02 June
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ME BEFORE YOU Director: Thea Sharrock Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Matthew Lewis, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Brendan Coyle Bring your tissues as you may need them for the latest tearjerker romance to hit the big screen. Me Before You is the extremely popular book by Jojo Moyes that was the target of many book clubs across the nation. She has written the screenplay for the movie so there is a level of trust in place that the movie version will be faithful to the book. Emilia Clarke stars as the perky Louisa “Lou” Clarke who has recently lost her job at a bakery. AfterRead More →

21 April
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THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Nick Frost, Sam Claflin, Alexandra Roach, Rob Brydon I feel like it’s a little redundant these days with the fairy tale genre to claim that there’s “one story you haven’t heard yet.” That’s precisely how The Huntsman: Winter’s War opens as we get a little insight thanks to some Liam Neeson narration. I don’t know if I’ve ever lamented my disdain when movies overly rely on narration to fill in plot points and unnecessarily describe exposition details. We were first introduced to Charlize Theron’s Evil Queen Ravenna in 2012’sRead More →

19 November
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THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin It’s all come down to this for Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) who was given the title of the Mockingjay. She is seen as the face of the Panem’s rebellion against President Snow (Sutherland) and the Capitol. When we last saw our heroine, she was being strangled by her friend, Peeta (Hutcherson). He is now currently being held in solitary confinement to regain his memory after being brainwashed by Snow. This along with other personal losses along theRead More →

21 November
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THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Stanely Tucci, Natalie Dormer Leave it to the studios to split up the finale of another young adult book into two films. We’ve seen this before with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. The real question is whether there is enough material in Suzanne Collins’ book Mockingjay to warrant the split. Having read the series, I can safely say there isn’t enough to fill four hours worth ofRead More →

27 November
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Lynn Cohen, Donald Sutherland I have seen enough of these movies adapted from young adult books to know that the majority of them are crap. I love that The Hunger Games series has set a high bar which others in a post-Harry Potter era will have to compete with when it comes to gaining a wide audience base outside of screaming teen girls. The second film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, kicks itRead More →

15 April
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIREDirector: Francis LawrenceStarring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Sam Claflin, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody HarrelsonI must say that this teaser trailer was more than I expected. Usually teaser trailers contain a couple of images from the film with some narration or dialogue from the film playing over it. This teaser feels like your standard full length trailer. The second in theThe Hunger Games trilogy looks to be just as thrilling, exciting, and exhilarating as the first part. Now that Katniss (Lawrence) and Peeta (Hutcherson) have won The Hunger Games, they must embark on a victory tour ofRead More →