Invasion Planet Earth (12A)

Director: Simon Cox  Starring: Simon Haycock, Roxi Drive, Julie Hoult, Danny Steele, Sophie Anderson, Ian Brooker and Toyah Wilcox Run time: 1h 38m ⭐⭐ Grieving couple Tom (Haycock) and Mandy (Drive) are still reeling from the loss of their young daughter, but are given a second chance at parenthood as Mandy reveals her unexpected pregnancy.... Continue Reading →

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (U)

Directors: Will Becher and Richard Phelan Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour, David Holt, Chris Morrell, Richard Webber, Simon Greenall, Emma Tate and Andy Nyman Run time: 1h 26m ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Kings of stop-motion technique, Aardman, return to the big screen with A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and their superior use of clay-mation. Featuring... Continue Reading →

Mary Queen of Scots

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart or even Mary I of Scotland was a complex character. Several marriages, rumours of affairs, assassination plots and a fragile relationship with her cousin, England’s Elizabeth I. Plenty, therefore, for debut director Josie Rourke to sink her teeth into. And she does so with relish highlighting the struggles... Continue Reading →

Ant-Man and the Wasp

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Marvel’s minuscule hero returns in the follow up to 2015’s Ant-Man, but this time there’s a sting in the tail as he’s paired up with Evangeline Lilly’s Wasp, subsequently making this Ant-Man and the Wasp.  Set before the disintegrating events of Avengers: Infinity War with Thanos and his giant purple naughtiness, the threat here... Continue Reading →

Paddington 2

Director: Paul King Starting: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant Certificate: PG Run time: 1h 43min ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ben Whishaw swaps James Bond for Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear in the sequel to 2014's hugely successful Paddington, simply named Paddington 2. Simply named, but ingeniously signalled by Paddington himself in... Continue Reading →

Paddington 2

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ben Whishaw swaps James Bond for Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear in the sequel to 2014s hugely successful Paddington, simply named Paddington 2. Simply named, but ingeniously signalled by Paddington himself in the film’s opening. In search of the perfect gift for his Aunt Lucy, Paddington discovers an old pop-up book in Mr Gruber’s antique... Continue Reading →

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