Carol (2015)

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Film review of the 1950’s set drama about a burgeoning lesbian relationship, directed by Todd Haynes and starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

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Director: Todd Haynes. (118 min). Studiocanal

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

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New movies out in the UK this weekend

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A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 27 November 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.

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Black MassBlack Mass poster

Our reviewer Maysa Moncao saw an early screening of this film at the recent TIFF15 and had nothing but good things to say about it in her review. Johnny Depp leads in this 1970’s Boston gangster thriller, with Joel Egerton and Benedict Cumberbatch. See the official Warners website. Showing all over the UK, after preview screenings this weekend. Find Any Film should help locate where.

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Steve Jobs (2015)

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Our reviewers Maysa Moncao and Claire Durrant both downloaded themselves into their local cinemas to see Steve Jobs, the biography of the late Apple CEO starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet. Their views are below.

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Steve Jobs. Biopic, Universal Pictures

Director: Danny Boyle

Maysa Moncao
4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

 

Claire Durrant
4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

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New films out in the UK this weekend

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A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 20 November 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.

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NB: a list of the new film’s out Friday 1 Jan 2016 are here.

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The DressmakerThe Dressmaker poster

A starry cast (Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Judy Davis) assemble for director Jocelyn Moorhouse’s adaptation of the novel by Rosalie Ham. Winslet stars as Tilly, the dressmaker of the title, who returns home to 1950’s Australia to reconcile with her mother (Davis). She falls in love with Teddy (Hemsworth) and, using her skills, styles the women of the town and gets revenge on people who had previously done her wrong.

It looks completely and utterly lovely…like a sartorial Chocolate (2000).

Showing all over the UK, check out the official website for the trailer and more.

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New films out in the UK this weekend

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A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 13 November 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.

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Angels vs BulliesAngels Bullies poster

Essex-based British drama about a graffiti artist who starts communing with the ghost of a girl who had previously been victimised by bullies. Check out Find Any Film for where you can see this. The official website has all of the details, including the trailer.

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He Named Me Malala (2015)

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Film review, by Maysa Moncao, of the documentary about the women’s educational rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai.

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Director: Davis Guggenheim. Twentieth Century Fox. (PG)

Documentary

3stars-Good-worth-watching1

 

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Scouts Guide To the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

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Film review of the comedy horror about a small group of American scouts taking on zombies in their home town, aided by a kick-ass stripper.

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Director: Christopher Landon. Broken Road/Brucks/Oops Doughnuts/Paramount (15)

Comedy

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

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Brooklyn (2015)

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Maysa Moncao saw the romantic drama Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan and Domhnall Gleeson recently and sends back her thoughts on the film.

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Director: John Crowley. Lionsgate (12a)

Drama

2stars - Fair/ passes the time

 

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New films out in the UK this weekend

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A list of the new films being released across the UK, from Friday 6 November 2015. Use the Find Any Film website for details of which cinema nearest you will show these films.

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Brief EncounterBrief Encounter poster

Celia Johnson’s middle class housewife dithers at a train station and gets a bit of dirt in her eye. Cue Trevor Howard who helps her and an oh so very British sexual/non-sexual affair develops. A classic of British WWII cinema. Showing at key cities only, see the Park Circus website for details of where.

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Desierto (2015) – interview with Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron

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The London Film Festival may be over now, but reviewer Maysa Moncao grabbed a few minutes with the director of Gravity and his son about their latest film, the immigration thriller Desierto starring Gael Garcia Bernal.

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Desierto (2015)

Director: Jonas Cuaron. IM Global

Thriller/Suspense/Film Noir

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

 

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