Goosebumps (2015)

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the family horror film based on the popular stories by R.L Stine starring Jack Black.

Adventure/ Adventure/Fantasy

3stars Good worth watching

 

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Spectre (2015)

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Film review of the James Bond blockbuster starring Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux and directed by Sam Mendes, in which Bond hunts down the head of a secret organisation who are planning to infiltrate government intelligence systems around the world.

Opinions are from Jason Day and Claire Durrant.

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Everest (2015)

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Film review of the action adventure Everest, based on the real events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, about groups of mountaineer tourists attempting to scale the peak of the mountain. They struggle against the odds after a storm hits.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

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Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

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Our reviewer in…Maysa Moncao reflects on Mission Impossible. Tom Cruise refused to get the help of a stunt double for this scene. What does it tell about Hollywood?

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I confess: I have prejudices against blockblusters.

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

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Film review of the remake of the 1960’s TV spy series, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer.

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Fantastic Four (2015)

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Film review of the adaptation of the Marvel comic characters, starring Miles Teller, Jamie Bell, Kate Mara and Miles B. Jordan and directed by Josh Trank.

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Director: Josh Trank. 20th Century Fox/Marvel et al. (12a).

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

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Cop Car (2015)

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Our reviewer in…Maysa Moncao has just seen the police thriller Cop Car starring Kevin Bacon and looks at what makes a ‘cop’ film.

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After a screening at Sundance Festival at the beginning of this year, Cop Car has now been launched in the USA. When I received the invitation for the preview in New York, I took a glance at the trailer in order to have some idea why Kevin Bacon would be involved in a project where he plays a cop.

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

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Film review of the reboot of the original Australian futuristic action series, now starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult and directed by George Miller.

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Director: George Miller. Kennedy Miller Productions/Village Roadshow. (15)

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

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Big Game (2014)

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Film review of the action/adventure about a young Finnish boy saving the American President, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Onni Tommila. 

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Director: Jalmari Helander. Subzero/Altitude et al. (12a)

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Cinderella (2015)

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Film review of the fairy tale romance directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett and Richard Madden.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

2stars - Fair/ passes the time

 

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