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Review: That Christmas (2024)

 In That Christmas, it’s Christmas time in the English town of Wellington-on-Sea and everyone is in the festive mood. Lights and outdoor decorations line the streets, the local residents are full of holiday cheer, and there’s just three days to go until Santa arrives. But when everyone wakes up on December 23rd, a great deal of…

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Review: Moana 2 (2024)

 Question: If you’re a movie studio, what do you do when your movie makes over $687 million at the worldwide box office? Answer: You make a sequel, of course! Yes, even if your movie is part of the Walt Disney Animated Classics collection – a collection of movies that don’t really need sequels – follow-ups seem inevitable…

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Review: Out of My Mind (2024)

 Now streaming on Disney+, is the coming-of-age drama, Out of My Mind. Directed by Amber Sealey, and based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, the movie stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Courtney Taylor, and Jennifer Aniston and follows the story of a young girl balancing her pre-teen years with…

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Review: Joy (2024)

 Now streaming on Netflix, is the British biographical drama, Joy. Directed by Ben Taylor, and based on a true story, the film stars Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton, and Bill Nighy, and details the events surrounding the development of the world’s first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby. In the movie, the year is 1968 and in Cambridge,…

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Review: Spellbound (2024)

 Now streaming on Netflix is the animated children’s movie, Spellbound. Directed by Vicky Jenson, and featuring the vocal talents of Rachel Zeglar, John Lithgow, Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman, Nathan Lane, and Tituss Burgess, the film follows the story of teenage princess whose parents have been turned into monsters. In the movie, Princess Ellian of Lumbria is…

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Review: Wicked: Part I (2024)

 Although the year is beginning to wind down, and many people are now looking toward the Christmas season and all the associated festivities that come with it, there are still a handful of sizeable blockbusters hoping to grab your attention before 2024 is done and dusted. And one of these blockbusters is director Jon M.…

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Review: Buy Now!: The Shopping Conspiracy (2024)

 New to Netflix from today, and arriving just before the Black Friday sales, is the documentary film, Buy Now!: The Shopping Conspiracy. Directed by Nic Stacey, the docu-film looks at consumerism on a huge scale, with a specific focus on the way in which companies push products, and how the average Joes of the world (that’s…

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Review: An Almost Christmas Story (2024)

 Now streaming on Disney+ is the animated short film, An Almost Christmas Story. Directed by David Lowery, and featuring the vocal talents of Mamoudou Athie, Cary Christopher, Estella Madrigal, Jim Gaffigan, Natasha Lyonne, and John C. Reilly, the film tells the story of an owl and a young girl who embark on an adventure. In the…

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Review: Gladiator II (2024)

 Never let it be said that you can’t make a sequel to any movie. Heck, 2010’s Titanic II proved Hollywood will put any seemingly unthinkable sequel into production, and over the past few years we’ve had various unexpected follow-ups, including Top Gun: Maverick, Coming 2 America, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The latest unexpected sequel to add…

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