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REVIEW: Bridget Jones’s Baby

Dir: Sharon Maguire Certificate: 15 Release date: 16 September 2016 As far as Brit rom-coms go, Bridget Jones’s Diary is a true icon. The 2001 hit, based on the Helen Fielding novel of the same name, was a worldwide success, with its follow-up, The Edge of Reason, also proving popular with cinema-goers. But when a… Continue reading REVIEW: Bridget Jones’s Baby

REVIEW: Begin Again

Director: John Carney Rating: 15 Release date: 11 July 2014 Cast: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Cee-lo Green, James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld  Don’t say the word musical to me. I don’t do musicals. No Sunshine on Leith, no Walking on Sunshine (what is it with sunshine and musicals?) and especially no Mama Mia. I think… Continue reading REVIEW: Begin Again

REVIEW: Divergent

Director: Neil Burger Rating: 12A Release: 4 April Imagine living in a world where being different makes you dangerous. Divergent, based on the best-selling novel by Veronica Roth, is set in post-apocalyptic Chicago, where society is divided into five factions: Abnegation (selfless), Erudite (intelligent), Amity (peaceful), Candor (honest), and Dauntless (brave). At the age of… Continue reading REVIEW: Divergent

REVIEW: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Dir: Ben Stiller Release:  26 December ’13 Rating: PG It’s a short story that I analysed to death in Higher English a terrifying ten years ago, so when I saw that it had been given the Hollywood treatment yet again with Ben Stiller taking on both the lead role and directorial duties, I had to… Continue reading REVIEW: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

REVIEW: Saving Mr Banks

Mary Poppins, one of Walt Disney’s own personal achievements, will turn 50 next year.  To celebrate, Disney Studios released a biopic about the making of the film. It’s witty and enjoyable, despite being a little self-congratulatory at times. Saving Mr Banks follows Walt Disney’s (Tom Hanks) relentless quest to persuade PL Travers (Emma Thompson) to… Continue reading REVIEW: Saving Mr Banks

REVIEW: Pacific Rim

Guillermo Del Toro has presented audiences with his new science-fiction thriller Pacific Rim. The director of hits such as Hell Boy and Pan’s Labyrinth has made what he calls a “lighter adventure story” that he hopes will be a change from the usual dark summer blockbusters of the last few years, such as Batman. The film… Continue reading REVIEW: Pacific Rim

REVIEW: The Bling Ring

From October 2008 to August 2009, a group of Californian teenagers burgled the homes of several celebrities including Paris Hilton, Megan Fox and Orlando Bloom. Their robberies totalled around $3 million in cash and belongings and over 50 homes were said to have been targeted for potential burglary. The group were caught in 2010 and… Continue reading REVIEW: The Bling Ring