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Beauty And The Beast (2D) 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

18th March 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

When Tinder ranked its members by country Mrs Potts was easily England's most right-swiped

“Think of the one place you’ve always wanted to see” says the Beast to Belle, as he shows her a magic book of the world in his incredible library – and off they go to plague-ridden Paris, which wouldn’t be my choice for a free holiday of a lifetime with a gazillionaire prince, especially an ugly one, but there you… Beauty And The Beast (2D) Read More

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Lion 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

21st January 2017 by Sarah 1 Comment

Google Earth was pretty much obsolete now that 99% of the planet was covered by lakes of cinema goers' tears

“Did you REALLY look for my mum?” asks little Saroo, in an orphanage in Calcutta, sitting opposite Mrs Sood, a kind but firm woman charged with finding new homes overseas for unclaimed children. “I looked everywhere”, she replies. And with that, Saroo has to move on to a new family far away in Tasmania, while acknowledging that his mum… Lion Read More

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Moana 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

9th December 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Maui was loving all the new food snd drink after 1000 years marooned on his island. Those baked beans tho!

Moana sounds like a hyper realistic British TV spin-off about a barmaid from world’s most depressing soap “Eastenders” doesn’t it, but no – it’s Mo-Anna (though the Anna bit is pronounced in that weird Anna-from-Frozen way which sounds like Ah-Nah and leaves us Brits going “It’s short A followed by Na you fools!”) Moana is… Moana Read More

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Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

24th November 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

"Don't say ANYTHING!" hissed Tina. "It could be a plant!"

Hunt for the Niffler – if that’s not already the name of a Great American Rock Band it certainly should be. And if you ever meet a niffler you will fall in love with it, even as the little critter is stealing the gold necklace your granny left you. And that title. So much more evocative than the usual boring stuff about lemon drizzle… Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Read More

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Money Monster 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

17th October 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

The new spray tan gun was already malfunctioning. George had asked for "sun kissed glow" but he seemed to have been given "pumpkin spice"

Confirmation bias after shelling out a hefty 14 quid to download the movie? Lust for George Clooney? Very possibly – but I actually really enjoyed Money Monster. It’s too long, but then what films aren’t nowadays apart from schlocky horrors where they have to keep the running time to under 90 minutes to pay for a couple of blood-covered animatronic monsters… Money Monster Read More

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Anthropoid 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

26th September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

His wife rued the day she'd bought him that Oliver Sacks book

As Czech resistance fighters Josef and Jan try to locate their contact from the raggle-taggle remnants of the Czech Resistance, the  constant low level terror at being found out or betrayed to the Gestapo is palpable. Nervousness skitters through every meeting as they all try to work out who can or cannot be trusted. Everyone is a… Anthropoid Read More

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Hail Caesar! 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

23rd September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

After hearing a co-star talk about "a Russian spy, duh!" Gurney & friends jumped on the tables, terrified

Ok So I’ve now seen “Hail Clooney”, the new Coen Brothers film starring Julius Caesar. What can I say! Well if you think this review is a bit disjointed and not as good as you’re expecting that’s because I’m writing it in the style of the film. Oh god oh god oh god. I so wanted to… Hail Caesar! Read More

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Bigger Splash 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

22nd September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

They'd had to accept that the big roles just weren't there any more - today they were in a historical epic about the eruption of mount vesuvius

The buzz around this film promised so much but like the worst kind of lover, it over-commits and under-delivers. It’s 2 hours long when it should be 90 minutes, and by the end even the regulation nudity and shagging can’t stop you looking at your watch. And frankly my spending £10 for two hours of rich attractive people… Bigger Splash Read More

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Nim’s Island 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

19th September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Gerry was starting to feel he'd been roped into the "Reign of Fire" sequel under false pretences

I will be eternally grateful to Nim’s Island as it meant an afternoon not watching my children’s current fave, “Home Alone 4”, a movie which does for family franchises what Hannibal Lector did for Chianti sales. Set on a remote South Pacific island, Gerard Butler plays Jack Rusoe (Ja… Crusoe, geddit? No? Oh well), a widowed… Nim’s Island Read More

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Swallows and Amazons 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

19th September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Leaves on the line and the wrong kind of snow had caused endless delays but finally they'd arrived in 2016

In the UK in the 1970s you really had to make your own fun, so a source of particular joy for children was sniggering at bedtime while one’s mother read aloud the exploits of the brilliantly named children Titty and Roger in Arthur Ransome’s classic tale of Lake District derring do. Sadly, though Roger remains… Swallows and Amazons Read More

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Crimson Peak 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

19th September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

How you look in the mirror before you take a selfie, how and look in your selfie

I’m a wuss when it comes to horror movies, but like the slasher film victim who just has to check out the scary noise in that basement while trying on bikinis when the power lines are down, I can’t stay away. I thought Crimson Peak wouldn’t be too bad to watch alone – it sounds… Crimson Peak Read More

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Demolition 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

18th September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

The Farrow and Ball rep was not happy with the new shade in situ

If the title of this film wasn’t already so perfect it could be renamed “Two Stalkers and a Bulldozer”. I should warn you now though – that if you’re of a nervous disposition when it comes to wanton destruction, that a perfectly lovely high-shine kitchen gets destroyed in this movie. For those of us desperate… Demolition Read More

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