Divided We Fall This review contains Spoilers.  Captain America: Civil War is directed by Anthony & Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and stars Chris Evans (The Avengers, Snowpiercer), Robert Downey Jr (The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes), Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers, Lucy), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Martian), Chadwick Boseman (42, Get on Up), Elizabeth Olsen (Godzilla, Avengers: Age of Ultron),...

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Unfriended 2.0  Friend Request is directed by Simon Verhoeven (Men in the City) and stars Alycia Debnam-Carey (The 100, Fear the Walking Dead), William Moseley (Narnia, The Royals) and Brit Morgan (She Wants Me, Brotherly Love). "When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends"....

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Live. Die. Repeat.  Edge of Tomorrow is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs Smith) and stars Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible, Jack Reacher) and Emily Blunt (Sicario, Into the Woods). "A military officer is brought into an alien war against an extraterrestrial enemy who can reset the day and know the future. When this officer is enabled with the same...

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Welcome to a new segment called 'Spotlight on...' - on the 4th Friday of every month, I will do an in-depth look at an upcoming release - the film may be weeks, months or years away! This month the spotlight will be on the 2016 thriller 'The Girl on the Train'. This is a film that I have been excited for since I...

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Welcome to the New Front Line. Eye in the Sky is directed by Gavin Hood (Ender's Game, X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Hood also has a small part in EITS). The film stars Helen Mirren (The Queen, The Hundred-Foot Journey), Alan Rickman (Harry Potter, Galaxy Quest) and Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips). "Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists...

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 The reign of The Ice Queen and The Evil Queen didn't last long as The Jungle Book roared into the box office with a massive $14 million debut. Eye in the Sky debuted at number 3 with the kind of debut a film like Midnight Special should have seen - Eye in the Sky opened with $1.5 million+. Further down the top 10,...

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The Legend Will Never Be The Same This review contains minor spoilers The Jungle Book is directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Chef) and introduces Neel Sethi alongside a voice cast made up of Bill Murray (Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters), Ben Kingsley (Shutter Island, Hugo), Scarlett Johansson (Avengers, Lucy), Idris Elba (Zootropolis, Luther), Lupita Nyong'o (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 12 Years A Slave)...

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 This week, The Huntsman: Winter's War dethroned Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - it is important to note it's weekend number is a Monday-Sunday number due to previews. Midnight Special opened at number 6 with a debut that was much weaker than expected. Hardcore Henry was also able to crack the top 10 - however, it didn't really hit the box office...

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The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway This review contains Spoilers  The Huntsman: Winter's War is the feature length directorial debut from Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. The film stars Emily Blunt (Sicario, Into the Woods), Chris Hemsworth (Thor, In the Heart of the Sea), Jessica Chastain (The Martian, Zero Dark Thirty) and Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road, Prometheus). "As two evil sisters prepare to conquer...

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Inspired By a Dream Come True  Eddie the Eagle is directed by Dexter Fletcher (Sunshine on Leath, Wild Bill) and stars Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Testament of Youth) and Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Prisoners). "The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics". Eddie the Eagle...

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