The Jungle Book (2016) – 4/5 from Disney, so read why we think you should see this

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the computer animated adaptation of the classic Rudyard Kipling story.

Director: Jon Favreau. Fairview Entertainment, Moving Picture Company, Walt Disney Pictures.

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

 

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Zootropolis (2016). Do you want a deep, awesome Disney film? Read our review for more.

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Film review, by Claire Durrant, of the latest Disney animated film, that depicts an animal metropolis and the anthropomorphic inhabitants that live within it.

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Directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore. (108mins). Walt Disney Pictures. (PG)

Animation

5stars Excellent genius a classic

 
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Hail, Caesar! (2016). Why should you see this film? Read this review for more.

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the comedy Hail, Caesar! starring Josh Brolin as a Hollywood ‘fixer’ who has to juggle a number of cinematic disasters, including the kidnapping of a leading man (George Clooney).

Comedy

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

 

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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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The Hateful Eight (2015)

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Film review, by Claire Durrant, of the 8th film by Quentin Tarantino, a western about eight people stuck in a shop during a snow storm. Starring Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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Director: Quentin Tarantino. Double Feature Films, FilmColony.

Western

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

 

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The Dressmaker (2015)

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the black comedy starring Kate Winslet as the title dressmaker in 1950’s Australia, Liam Hemsworth as her lover and Judy Davis as her estranged mother. 

Comedy

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

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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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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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3stars-Good-worth-watching1

 

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Crimson Peak

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Film review, by Claire Durrant, of the gothic story about a young girl moving in to a new home with her husband and sister in law. She soon discovers that there is more to the siblings and their house, especially when spirits begin to haunt her.

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The Walk (2015)

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the true story about Philippe Petit. The tightrope walker who managed to walk across the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

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Director: Robert Zemeckis. ImageMovers, Sony Pictures Entertainment, TriStar Productions.

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

 

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