Carrie review
Check out our review of Carrie, a decent – though scare-free – reworking of the 1976 horror classic
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Holy Casting Controversy! Why Ben Affleck Will Be Fine As Batman
I’ve written a feature for The National newspaper about the whole Ben Affleck is Batman controversy, and you can read it by visiting the National here, or checking out the …
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RIP Bryan Forbes
Sadly we have lost another talented filmmaker this week – writer, director and actor Bryan Forbes. While he will be remembered in many obituaries for a movie for grown-ups, …
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Oz The Great And Powerful review
We review Oz The Great And Powerful – a fun, magical fantasy that should thrill kids of all ages
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Movies4Kids 2013 Movie Preview!
Tired of your kids asking when the second Hobbit movie is coming out? Wondering what on earth you can take them to see during the February half term? Wanting to …
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey review
We review The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – director Peter Jackson returns to author JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth
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Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part II review
Check out our review of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part II – is it any good and how suitable is it for kids?
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower review
We review The Perks Of Being A Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky takes his own acclaimed novel and turns it into a charming 90s-set film
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The Amazing Spider-Man review
We review The Amazing Spider-Man – definitely the most fun Spider-Man movie you’ll find
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Paddington Bear… The Movie!
Hurrah!Paddington Bear, that marmalade sandwich-loving creation of author Michael Bond, is to get his own movie, it has been announced today. Harry Potter producer David Heyman and StudioCanal will make …
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Mirror Mirror review
We review Mirror Mirror – a fantasy adventure for the over-eights based on the tale of Snow White
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The Hunger Games review
We review The Hunger Games – it beats the Twilight movies hands down when it comes to the quality of its plot, script, direction and performances
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John Carter review
We review John Carter – a fun, feisty, family adventure based on Edgar Rice Burroughs martian novels
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What the Dickens?
200 years ago today, novelist Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth. He may have only lived for 58 years, but in that time he wrote books that have deservedly become …