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Cinema Review – The Great Gatsby

In the 1920s, stockbroker Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) moves into a small house next door to the mysterious and enigmatic Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). It is not long before Carraway is invited to one of Gatsby’s expansive and opulent parties, and learns a shocking secret about his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and Mr Gatsby himself. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – Fast and Furious 6

In order to catch a criminal, Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) need the minds (and cars) of criminals. Obviously, Dom, Brian and their friends are the first place he turns. Not least because he has information on the supposedly deceased Letty. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – Star Trek Into Darkness

WARNING: Contains one spoiler!

The crew of the Enterprise take on John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) after he attacks Star Fleet and goes on the run. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – Deadfall

A brother and sister – Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) – rob an Indian casino on the even of Thanksgiving, but while trying to get away during a blizzard, their car crashes, their driver dies and Addison kills a police officer. The two split up in order to escape; Liza falls in with a former boxer who has just got out of prison, and Addison cuts a bloody dash across the snow white landscape as the pair try to outrun the police. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – All Stars

Two kids, Ethan (Theo Stevenson) and Jayden (Akai Osei-Mansfield), team up to save their local youth centre from destruction, and possibly teach their parents and peers something about determination in the process. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – 21 & Over

Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) is turning 21, so his friends Miller (Miles Teller) and Casey (Skylar Astin) blaze into his college town to take him out for a night he will never forget. The trouble is that Jeff’s father has other ideas. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – Dead Man Down

Colin Farrell stars as Victor, a man seduced and blackmailed by his neighbour; a woman seeking revenge for a tragic accident that left her disfigured. Little does Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) realise, there is much more to Victor than meets the eye. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – Iron Man 3

In the aftermath of Loki’s attack on New York, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) finds that his experience with the Avengers left a lasting impression. Meanwhile, a new threat to Iron Man’s world arises in the form of The Mandarin, and some of Tony’s old friends and enemies return. Continue reading

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Cinema Review – Jump

On new year’s eve, Greta (Nichola Burley), the daughter of a Derry crime boss, is rescued from suicide by Pearse (Martin McCann). The two quickly realise that the city holds little for them, and decide to leave together, but it seems that fate has other ideas for the pair… Continue reading

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Cinema Review – Promised Land

Steve (Matt Damon) and Sue (Frances McDormand) travel to a small town to convince the residents to allow a large corporation to frack for natural gas on their land. It is not long before horror stories of fracking around the country come to light, and Dustin (John Krasinski) comes to town to defend the purity of the land. Continue reading

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