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Film review: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Last Sunday we were invited to a spooktacular morning at Ham Yard Hotel for the screening of Hotel Transylvania: Transformania which can be viewed on Amazon Prime Video. Upon arrival we were greeted by scary hotel staff at ‘Hamsylvania’. Part of the hotel had been transformed to create a spooky feel. The theme of Hotel Transylvania: Transformaniaflowed through the hotel staff…
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Film review: Cyrano starring Peter Dinklage

Cyrano is written by Erica Schmidt and directed by award-winning director Joe Wright. A fresh, modern take on a classic form, Cyrano OST will be cherished by anyone whose playlists include songs such as; I Need My Girl, Light Years, England, Fake Empire, The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness…… Cyrano is the 4th production of the great romantic French play that I’ve seen. There have been…
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Film review: Marry Me starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson and Maluma

Packed with original songs by Jennifer Lopez and global Latin music star Maluma,Marry Meis a light-hearted rom-com that lands in cinemas today in time for Valentine’s Day. InMarry Me, the pop superstar is trapped in a glass cage of fame and fortune, but takes ‘a leap of faith’ to unleash the vulnerable and ordinary self who only desires true love. The…
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Movie review: The King's Man 

The King’s Man is a20th Century Fox prequel to the Kingsman series.It’s not a family film but a good watch for fans of the movies based on theKingsmancomics created by Mark Millar. The story One man must race against time to stop history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds as they get together to plot a war that could wipe out millions of people and…
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Film review: Boxing Day

Boxing Day is an uplifting family Christmas movie!With jubilant characters! The story Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for the holidays to introduce his American fiancee (Lisa) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test, as she discovers the world Melvin left behind revolves around his ex-girlfriend (Georgia), who is…
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Film review: Cry Macho starring Clint Eastwood in cinemas now

Cry Macho is Clint Eastwood’s latest cowboy movie that continues his cinematic legacy. It’s not what you would expect. Bear in mind that he is 91 now. A good family flick for Christmas. The story InCry Machovisibly frailClint Eastwoodplays a former rodeo star called Mike Milo, who is a widower and a cowboy who gets sacked by his stable boss Howard. He is…
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Film review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (in cinemas on 18 November 2021)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the fourth instalment of the supernatural action comedy Ghostbusters franchise that began with the 1984 hit movie.In three words Ghostbusters: Afterlife is contemporary, quirky and super fun and for me it will be the top family flick for this Christmas. It will hit UK cinemas on 18 November 2021. The story The next chapter in the original Ghostbusters…
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Film review Dune

Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name. It’s in cinemas now. The story A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born…
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Movie review: Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds

Today new comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Jodie ComerFree Guyis released in UK cinemas. One to cheer us up! The story In Twentieth Century Studios’ epic adventure-comedy Free Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story… one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are…
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