This is a True Story The Big Short is directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Other Guys) and stars Ryan Gosling (Drive, The Ides of March), Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, American Hustle), Steve Carell (Foxcatcher, The 40 Year-Old Virgin) and Brad Pitt (Fight Club, World War Z). "Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of...

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Protect Your Own  The 5th Wave is directed by J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed) and stars Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass, If I Stay), Nick Robinson (Jurassic World, The Kings of Summer), Alex Roe (The Calling, The Cut) and Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest). "Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the...

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The Revenant spent a second week on top of the UK box office with a strong hold. Ride Along 2 opened in second place - that is a spot higher than the original and it took in just over $3 million which is over $500,000 more than the original opened with in 2014. The Big Short also cracked the top 5, taking the...

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So 2015 has been and gone and we were provided with lots of good movies as well as many bad movies. In this post, I will be listing my 10 BEST 2015 films that I have seen. You may not agree with my list but that doesn't matter as everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Also, I didn't get to see every film...

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Love Knows No Boundaries  This review may contain spoilers  Room is directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Frank, What Richard Did) and stars Brie Larson (21 Jump Street, Trainwreck), Jacob Tremblay, William H. Macy (Fargo, Shameless) and Joan Allen (Face/Off, The Bourne Ultimatum). "After five-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a...

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The Revenant was the movie that could dethrone Star Wars. After the mega-hit's 4 weeks at number 1, the 12 time Oscar nominee 'The Revenant' was able to take over the chart reign with $7.4 million. Creed also did solid business with a strong $3.1 million, opening at number 3.   Room did strong business, despite a limited release the film took the...

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Blood Lost. Life Found. The Revenant is directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Birdman, Babel) and stars Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street), Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, Legend), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, Harry Potter) and Will Poulter (We're The Millers, The Maze Runner). "A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820's fights for survival after being mauled by...

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Your Legacy is More than A Name  Creed is directed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) and stars Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four, Fruitvale Station), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, The Expendables) and Tessa Thompson (Dear White People, Selma). "The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed"....

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Find the Courage to Be Yourself  The Danish Girl is directed by Tom Hooper (Les Miserables, The King's Speech) and stars Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Les Miserables) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Man From UNCLE). "A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as...

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens kept its place at number 1 this weekend for the 4th weekend in a row with another solid hold - the film has now been at the top for about a month! The highest debut came from Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight (2nd - $4 million).  No other films were able to crack the top 10. ...

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens kept its place at number 1 this weekend for the 3rd week in a row with a remarkably strong hold. The film took in $15.09 million. The highest debut came from Jennifer Lawrence's Joy (3rd - $2.23) which narrowly beat Eddie Redmayne's The Danish Girl (4th - $2.02). This weekend's theme was extremely strong holds - only one...

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Experience the true encounter that inspired the myth 'Moby Dick' In the Heart of the Sea is directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13, Rush) and stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Rush), Tom Holland (The Impossible, Locke) and Cillian Murphy (Inception, The Dark Knight). "A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the...

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All the Emotions  Joy is directed by David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) and stars Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook), Robert De Niro (The Intern, Silver Linings Playbook) and Bradley Cooper (American Sniper, Silver Linings Playbook). "Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty". Joy...

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens kept its place at number 1 this weekend, despite a steep 70% drop. However, it is important to note that this weekends box office is only really the 26th and 27th of December as cinemas in the UK are closed on Christmas day - this is the explanation for the majority of films seeing steep drops. The Peanuts...

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I did this post about a year ago and it was one of the first posts I ever did. To celebrate my blog turning a year old, I thought I would do the same post but what I bought and received over the Christmas period. Over this Christmas, I added 13 DVDs to my collection - 8 as presents and 5 bought. Received...

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2016 is looking to be a big year financially but what films am I looking forward to most? In this post, I will cover the 10 films I am most excited for in 2016 and I'll throw in a few honourable mentions because 2016 is an exciting year for film so 10 is just not enough! Remember, film releases can change so easily...

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