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75+ movie reviews from 2024: January to April

 I know it seems hard to believe, but the first four months of 2024 have now come and gone. Those months flew by in the blink of an eye, largely while you were busy, and I’m afraid they’ve disappeared into the history books and there’s no getting them back. However, just because you can no…

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Review: Bob Marley: One Love (2024)

 New to digital download in the UK this week, following its theatrical release back in February, is the biographical drama, One Love. The movie – directed and co-written by Reinaldo Marcus Green – stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, and Tosin Cole, and sets its story around reggae singer and songwriter, Bob Marley. In…

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Do you need to watch X-Men before X-Men ’97?

 So, you’re aware of the existence of new animated show, X-Men ’97, and you know it is proving popular with viewers, but as of yet you’ve not started watching. Partially this is because you have a million and one adult responsibilities eating away at you, and partially it is because you want to sit down…

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Best Hugh Jackman movies to watch

 Since making his way into the movie industry in the late 1990s, Hugh Jackman has had his fair share of Hollywood hits. From the X-Men movie series to The Greatest Showman, the actor has proved he is a big box office draw and this has helped him build a sizeable collection of films, as well as a loyal fan base.…

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Review: The Parallax View – 50th Anniversary

 In The Parallax View, it is Independence Day in the US and Senator Charles Carroll is visiting the Seattle Space Needle as part of a press junket. However, in the midst of his speech, the Senator is assassinated in front of a room full of reporters. Six months after the incident, an official investigation into the…

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Review: Soweto Blaze (2024)

 In South African comedy, Soweto Blaze, Mo is a drug dealer who is not particularly good at his job. Instead of selling weed in the park, Mo daydreams his life away (between occasional smokes), but needs to hurry up and make some money to appease corrupt local police officer, Thibo. But Mo’s problems go from bad…

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Review: The Beautiful Game (2024)

 Recently added to Netflix is the British sports drama, The Beautiful Game. The film – directed by Thea Sharrock – stars Bill Nighy and Michael Ward and tells a story about a squad of homeless football players and their attempts to play in the Homeless World Cup. In the movie, Vinny Walker is a young homeless…

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