Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a spectacular time with your loved ones. I'll shortly be sharing my 2017 round-up of all things film, but now that New Year's Eve is just around the corner, it's time to start getting excited about 2018 in film too. A lot of trailers have dropped recently and if you follow my Facebook page, you'll know...

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So it's not perfect and aca-awesome, but there's no reason why you can't enjoy this song and dance one last time.   Back in 2012, Pitch Perfect was a surprise smash hit, with critics and audiences singing its praises for being a musical hilarity. A capella groups rose in popularity, riff-offs became a thing, and the Cups sequence became a party trick. (For the...

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Is it big? Yes. Is it bold? Very. Is the Force strong with this one? Yes - but some may disagree. The Last Jedi is paving the way for a new course of direction for our Star Wars heroes.  Let's be honest - The Force Awakens was A New Hope V2. The Last Jedi, however, is a smart homage (but definitely not replication) to the past,...

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The (other) superhero party has finally arrived...but is it 5 years too late to the party? Justice League unfortunately doesn't wipe the DC reputation slate clean, but it isn't a complete waste of time. I'm still hopeful!  2012's The Avengers grossed over 1.5 BILLION dollars. It was the superhero team-up extravaganza everybody had been hoping and waiting for, stemming from a careful concoction...

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I've been posting more about the sequel to Paddington more so than I usually would, but that's because I've been genuinely so looking forward to it. And with my other 2017 all-the-hype sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle letting me down a little, there was a lot of pressure on this little bear's shoulders. A-a-a-aand I'm happy to report that YES I have seen Paddington 2...

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Visually exciting and genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, we get to explore what it means to be a superhero / Lord of Thunder. Thor: Ragnarok hits a bold strike, Marvel continues its roll. I'll come right and say it - this is one of those films I was so keen to see on opening weekend that I ended up in the cinema on a Sunday...

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Paddington is b-b-b-back! Since I went to the sneak preview several weeks ago, there's been a new trailer, poster and a whole host of character posters too! The countdown is on for 10th November and I can't wait. He'll be settled down in his new home and neighbourhood, but it's going to be all about the chaos when he gets muddled up in...

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Oh. So. Tense. The suspense. This unnerving film will make you nervous. Yorgos Lanthimos follows critically-acclaimed The Lobster with a slightly more traditional horror that still manages to reinvent the genre.  The Killing of a Sacred Deer is one of those films that will probably take a while to digest. It's also one that will make your jaw drop completely within the very...

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More mind-blowing gadgets, more ludicrous plots, more chances to save the world from an evil mastermind played by a Hollywood superstar. Kingsman 2 returns in style but this time ends up lacking substance. I've waited a long time for a sequel to Kingsman, which blew me away 3 years ago after it emerged with relatively little buzz and was a surprise hit for...

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Our favourite bear friend Paddington is very nearly BACK! Let the November 10th countdown begin. In anticipation, the lovely Studiocanal folks held an exclusive footage screening of 4 clips to show a glimpse of what to expect, complete with Paddy sandwiches and the calypso band from the first movie. I can assure you, from the looks of things, it is paw-sitively teddy-rific. I...

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We've said seeya later to New York and jetted off to London as Fashion Week gets well underway. But there were some absolutely unbelievably exciting collections in New York that definitely deserve more than a shout out! I've been following closely mainly on Instagram (@instahautecouture is brilliant) and I can't even pick a definite list of highlights because they keep changing. Man, I...

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The less you know about mother! going into the cinema, the better. This spoiler-free-attempt review comes from someone who can't stand (/handle) horror films but strangely enjoyed this rollercoaster of craziness. It's a quiet film that cranks the volume all the way up and you'll find it hard to stay silent after. Knock knock! Who's there? Uninvited guests? Oh, good. Strange and stranger...

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Netflix and just chilling out can be fun, and there's a new high school flick that's just enrolled. I mean, it even has a hashtag in the name, so it must be 21st century social-media-friendly. Think every high school movie ever, complete with a mean girl who is now an Internet celeb influencer too. The protagonist Dani Barnes (Nesta Cooper) isn't a new...

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This time last year, I was at New York Fashion Week and it was incredible! Whilst I'm sad not to be there, I am catching up on all the action from the glamourous front row that is my sofa. We may be missing the sun, but Spring/Summer 2018 just got a whole lot closer. Tom Ford was one of the first shows and...

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If you ask me what my most enjoyable cinema trip has been to date, I'll tell you I've already peaked. Last year at the BFI London Film Festival, I was sat watching a little-known film called La La Land. Two and a bit hours later, I had laughed and cried my way through and as I was rethinking my entire life's choices, listening to...

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