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Green Book - in spite of its hard hitting subject matter - is an absolute delight from beginning to end
13th Aug 2019
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Loosely based on Don Shirley’s tour of the Deep South of America, Peter Farrelly’s film - showing on Wednesday 21st August - is an absolute delight from beginning to end, notwithstanding its hard hitting subject… read more
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Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie give powerful performances as the rivals in next week's Wednesday film
1st Aug 2019
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Mary Queen of Scots The rivalry between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I has been repeatedly dramatized and documented, but most often from the perspective of the English monarch and the furore surrounding the… read more
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All is True - Branagh & Dench are magnificent in this film which seeks to explain the great mystery of why Shakespeare retired so suddenly
19th Jul 2019
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All is True (12A) Kenneth Branagh’s career is so closely associated with Shakespeare, it was perhaps inevitable that he would one day play the man himself. To that extent this is very much Branagh’s film,… read more
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Stan & Ollie - next Wednesday's film - is a warm, affectionate delight
21st Jun 2019
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Stan & Ollie Jon S Baird’s gentle, unassuming biopic of the most famous double act the world has ever seen, is a warm, affectionate delight that touches on far broader issues than the pair’s final… read more
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The Favourite - screening next Wednesday - is an eccentric, intriguing delight from beginning to end
14th Jun 2019
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The Favourite (15) - a review Set in the court of Queen Anne, the last of the Stuart monarchs, Yorgos Lanthimos’s quirky, profane and shamelessly anachronistic period drama is an eccentric, intriguing delight from beginning… read more
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Ryan Gosling is excellent as Neil Armstrong in next Wednesday's film, First Man
6th Jun 2019
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First Man Adapted from James R Hansen’s book by Spotlight screenwriter, First Man is similar in tone to Philip Kaufman’s The Right Stuff. Sombre and respectful, this is a film that is immersed in its… read more
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Next Wednesday: Bohemian Rhapsody - with a roster of superb concert recreations - is hugely enjoyable
18th Apr 2019
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After the much-publicised troubles that have beset this movie, it comes as a pleasant surprise that Bohemian Rhapsody is such a fun ride, with a roster of superb concert recreations, including Life Aid – where… read more
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Mary Poppins flies into the Corn Hall this Wednesday
8th Apr 2019
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Mary Poppins Returns Fans of the original Mary Poppins who approach this belated sequel with some trepidation need not worry. The film has been created with them in mind as much as a family audience… read more
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Lady Gaga CAN act - See her in 'A Star is Born'
21st Mar 2019
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A Star is Born Bradley Cooper’s version of this much told story is more a reimagining than a remake, with his fading rock star crossing paths with Lady Gaga’s ascendance as an all singing, all… read more
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Next Wednesday's film - a master class in screen acting that is as enjoyable as it is compelling
15th Mar 2019
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When Joe Castleman wins the Nobel Prize for Literature his wife is delighted for him – who wouldn’t be – and yet there is something niggling away at her that isn’t fully explained by his… read more
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