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Film Review: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish starring Antonio Banderas

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was beyond my expectations. I walked into the cinema with low expectations, and came out completely overwhelmed with this masterpiece. Before I knew it was I was reintroduced to my favourite talking, walking and sword swinging cat portrayed by Antonio Banderas returning as the role after 11 years. I loved seeing Puss in Boots return for yet another adventure, and…
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Blu-Ray review: Lyle Lyle Crocodile

I am quite pleased about Lyle Lyle Crocodile early Blu-Ray release. I have loved watching it again. In the bonus features, there’s a sing-along version of the songs that is fabulous. I had so much fun interviewing filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon behind Lyle Lyle Crocodile, possibly the best family movie of 2022, based on the children’s story of the same name and its prequel The…
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Film review: Avatar: The Way of Water

The 13-year wait is over. Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to Avatar and the second instalment of the Avatar trilogy, is visually spectacular and out in cinemas on 16 December 2022. The story Avatar: The Way of Water is set more than a decade after the events of the first film. It begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that…
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DVD review: The Lost King starring Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan

The story of Richard III is fascinating and The Lost King – out on DVD now and based on non-fiction book by Philippa Langley –is a very enlightening movie, because it opposes the legend of a crippled and cruel usurper monarch that immortalised him as one of Shakespeare’s greatest villains. The Lost King isthe remarkable true story of how one ‘ordinary’ woman…
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Film review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musicaltells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. This movie is a brand-new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. It’sreleased by Sony Pictures only in cinemas across the UK & Ireland fromtoday. Releases on NetflixUK &amp…
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Film review: Disney Strange World

On Saturday 19th of November 2022 I was one of London Mums Magazine‘s bloggers who were invited to review Disney’s Strange World. Off we went with three budding reporters. The director of Strange World, Don Hall, adds another impressive work to his extensive list in this latest production. Strange World, an adventure film which manages to incorporate the themes of inclusion and…
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FILM REVIEW: Living starring Bill Nighy

English hierarchy and convention in the 50s are beautifully represented in all their stultifying glory in this slow-moving, painful but funny drama, about a Departmental Manager at the London County Council, coping with loss in the traditional manner, by repressing all his emotions. All the cliches of post-war middle-class British society are covered: bowler hats, punctuality, understatement…
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The best TV detective series to watch over Christmas

Christmas is the perfect time to settle down and enjoy some thrilling crime dramas. Some of the best TV detective series around are now available on DVD, including top new shows Grace, Karen Pirie, The Ipcress File, McDonald & Dodds, The Bay and The Suspect, as well as all the episodes of Vera and Shetland, both adapted from the hit novels by Ann Cleeves. All these detective series are…
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Film review: Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Considering that it was an impossible task replacing the irreplaceable Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed Black Panther, director and co-writer Ryan Coogler did justice to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his Wakanda Forever. The movie is an emotional tribute to the late actor who was a wonderful super-hero. Our London Mums‘ editor Monica Costa met him at the first Black Panther‘s…
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Film review: The Banshees of Inisherin starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson

The Banshees of Inisherin starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson is a black comedy about a very badly managed falling out.When BFF (Best Friends Forever) becomes BFNM (No More), it is painful for all concerned. It doesn’t help that the story takes place on the suffocating little fictional Irish isle of Inisherin where the only privacy is to be found by escaping to The…
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