Paddington Bear is one of the most popular bears in children’s fiction, a status propelled by the live-action film series that started in 2014. In deepest, darkest Peru, a British explorer (Tim Downie) meets and befriends two bears, Pastuzo (Michael Gambon) and Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton). He teaches them English and the wonders of London. […]
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Judy Review
Judy Garland was known as one of the greatest Hollywood starlets of her generation but died at the age of 47. The biopic, based on the play End of the Rainbow, looks at her final months. The year is 1968 and Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) has fallen on hard times. She’s broke, homeless, and forced to perform […]
King of Thieves Review
In 2015 the world was shocked when a group of elderly criminals committed the largest burglary in English legal history. This remarkable story has been given the cinematic treatment thanks to Working Title Films and Studiocanal. Brian Reader (Michael Caine) is a retired criminal whose wife passes away. Despite his promise he re-enters the criminal world – […]