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Film Review: Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt

In the year of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Ad Astra is the perfect movie to explore the theme of space explorations. Ad Astra is a thought-provoking sci-fi masterpiece starring the handsome and talented Brad Pitt that provides the ultimate entertainment to space travels’ fans. It is released in cinemas across the UK on 18 September 2019. The story A paranoid thriller in space…
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Film review: Asterix - The Secret of the Magic Potion

Based on the beloved books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo and directed by Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy, Asterix – The Secret of the Magic Potion is a great new animation that will make kids fall in love with the most famous Gaulish hero.  The story  On the 60th anniversary of the much-adored comic book series, Asterix and Obelix embark on a quest across Gaul looking for a…
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Win 1 of 3 copies of Disney's The Lion King soundtrack courtesy of Universal Music. 

The Hans Zimmer produced top #10 soundtrack to Disney’s massive film of the summer The Lion King features superstars including Beyonce and Elton John, with Pharrell Williams on production and Donald Glover featuring alongside Beyonce on a new version of the classic Can You Feel The Love Tonight. We have 3 copies of Disney’s The Lion King soundtrack to giveaway courtesy of Universal Music.
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Film review: The Angry Birds Movie 2 out now

The birds and the pigs from The Angry Birds Movie 2 unite against a new common foe. London Mums and the Kids’ Club attended a preview screening and told us why they enjoyed it in their review here. The Angry Birds Movie 2 opens at cinemas across the UK and Ireland today. The story  The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level in The Angry Birds…
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Kids' Review of HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE – ROTTEN ROMANS out 26 July

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE – ROTTEN ROMANS is out this week and London Mums sent 12 year old talented child reporter Maya to the premiere to meet the stars and check the movie out before it hits cinemas on 26 July.  Led by rising stars Sebastian Croft (GAME OF THRONES) as Roman teenager Atti and Emilia Jones (PATRICK) as his Celtic rival Orla, HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE – ROTTEN ROMANS…
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Film review: The Lion King at the IMAX cinema

Yesterday we went to see The Lion King CGI remake by Jon Favreau and it was just brilliant. It brought back great memories from the Disney’s 1994 animated musical. The film was exactly what I was looking forward to, if not more. Moviegoers should see The Lion King in IMAX to enjoy the full richness of the film’s sound and imagery. Jon Favreau directed the film with the intent of creating…
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Happiness expert Dr Andy Cope tells us why it pays to make others happy

Happiness expert Dr Andy Cope tells us why it pays to make others happy in this blog. We can pretend that males and females are the same, but they’re actually not. Males are endowed with physical strength. Guys were designed to chase and wrestle with warthogs, drag the carcass home and, crucially, know which was home. Females can do those things too, but with smaller warthogs, and the way home…
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The Cutest Pets in Film

Waiting excitedly at the door to greet you when you get home, pets have the magic ability to somehow make every day better. So much so, some of our favourite children’s films have chosen to make our furry friends the stars of the show. To celebrate release of The Queen’s Corgi on today, which focuses around the Queen’s Top Dog, Rex, we’re going to revisit a few of the cutest pets in…
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Film review: Spider-Man: Far From Home starring Tom Holland

To say that Spider-Man: Far From Home is awesome is certainly an understatement! For me personally it is the best movie of the year so far (even better than Endgame) and I doubt that there will be a better film to make me as happy as this anytime soon. Read my review to find out why I liked it so much.      The story  Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man™: Far From Home, the next chapter of…
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Film review: The Queen’s Corgi

The Queen’s Corgi is a funny animated family movie with great British humour starring Jack Whitehall as Rex, Julie Walters as The Queen, Jon Culshaw as Trump, Ray Winstone, Sheridan Smith, Matt Lucas & Tom Courtenay. The Queen’s Corgi wags its way to UK cinemas on 5thJuly 2019.  The story The Queen’s Corgi follows Rex, the Queen’s Top Dog – a spoilt little Corgi who lives a life…
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