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The Nice Guys will break your bones, but they're alright ★★★★

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling form the charismatic R&R dream team in this 70s buddy cop crime action comedy. As their ironic name and trailer indicate, they're not actually that nice. Crowe's Jackson Healy can break your bones with a single throw (probably), whilst Gosling's Holland March can break a bottle of scotch (easily). Nearly two hours of entertaining plot and a storyline...

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Me Before You: Charming, Heartbreaking, Emotional. ★★★★

Me Before You, the eagerly anticipated adaption of Jojo Moyes's bestseller, is a film I've been following for a while and I was so excited to watch its transition from page to screen. It's a textbook weepy film* - that's no secret - but it's a sob story with a sentimental force, and love story, behind it. Previously a success-driven, adventuring and free-spirited...

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From page to screen...something to read - and watch - this summer!

It's officially summer (I've been out in shorts and flip flops so it's official), and to mark this time of the year, I've been out in the sun reading. Excitingly, it's also the summer movie season so there's plenty to keep you occupied - if you're on your summer holidays you can do a book/film double whammy, or you can start reading the...

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Top Gear returns - but is it bigger and better?

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On Sunday night, Top Gear returned with a bang - and then a splutter of engines. Since Clarkson, Hammond and May departed from the most widely watched factual TV show in the world, the rather large boots to fill were filled by Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc. Overall, many have been incredibly quick to judge and swear to never watch again - even...

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