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'Benediction' Review - An Uneven Look at a Queer Poet's Life in Early 1900s

By Jessica Seychell
09/06/22
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'Spencer' Review – The Divine and the Disgusting

By Jessica Seychell
21/01/22

“Keep noise to a minimum, they can hear you” is the overarching phrase that haunts the retelling of the tragedy in Spencer.

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'Eiffel' Review - Famed Tower Takes a Back Seat to Romance

By Ross Carroll
13/11/21

The extraordinary life and love associated with legendary French engineer Gustave Eiffel are disappointingly only briefly explored in this romantic period piece.

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'Becoming Cousteau' Review – A Deep Dive Into Climate Change

By Jessica Seychell
21/10/21

Depicting the vivid and colourful life of explorer Jacques Cousteau, Becoming Cousteau dives headfirst into the deep, presenting the harsh effects of climate change across his 70-year career.

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'Spencer' Trailer is a Harrowing Look at the Life of Princess Diana

By Nick Janks
25/09/21

The film from Pablo Larraín dives deep behind the scenes of Princess Diana and her marriage and life in the British Monarchy.

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Family, Betrayal, and Murder Feature in 'House of Gucci' Trailer

By Nick Janks
30/07/21

Directed by Ridley Scott, House of Gucci follows the story of the luxury fashion label and the undoing of the family behind it.

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Will Smith is the Father of Tennis Champions in 'King Richard'

By Nick Janks
29/07/21

Smith plays Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena, and this is the inspirational true story of the man behind the sibling tennis prodigies.

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Jessica Chastain is a Dodgy Televangelist in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'

By Nick Janks
10/06/21

Jessica Chastain is barely recognisable as televangelist Tammy Faye in the biographical drama film The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

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'Respect' Trailer Highlights the Natural Genius of Aretha Franklin

By Nick Janks
20/05/21

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is the subject of the new biographical film Respect starring Jennifer Hudson in the lead role.

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'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Review - Blues Icon Deserves Better

By Ross Carroll
19/04/21

The final years of Billie Holiday’s life, her struggles to maintain her prolific image and the hardships of being a person of colour during the prohibition era are poorly represented in the lacklustre biopic, The United States vs. Billie Holiday.

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Small Town Comes Together to Raise a Racehorse in 'Dream Horse'

By Nick Janks
16/04/21

Toni Collette and Damian Lewis star in Dream Horse, an uplifting story of a small-town uniting to breed and raise a racehorse.

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'Judas and the Black Messiah' Review - A Tragically Powerful True Story

By Hector A. Gonzalez
24/02/21

Judas and the Black Messiah takes you into the tragic true story of Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and William O’Neal’s lives.

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See the Rise of the Black Panther Party in 'Judas and the Black Messiah'

By Nick Janks
19/01/21

Daniel Kaluuya stars as the founder of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in the powerful new biographical drama film Judas and the Black Messiah.

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'A Call to Spy' Review - A Factual WWII Spy Drama with Little Intrigue

By Nick Janks
26/12/20

A Call to Spy tells the story of a female-led, British spy agency formed to place allied spies into unoccupied France during the early stages of WWII.

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All-Star Cast Gathers for Courtroom Drama 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'

By Nick Janks
25/09/20

Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin directs an all-star cast in the new courtroom drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 for Netflix.

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Daniel Kaluuya is Intense in 'Judas and the Black Messiah' Trailer

By Nick Janks
09/08/20

Daniel Kaluuya puts in a powerful performance as a Black Panther Party chairman that’s assassinated by the FBI at the age of 21 in Judas and the Black Messiah.

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'Strangers to the World' Docu-Drama Showcases Bravery Against Evil

By Núria Falcó
13/07/20

Survival is a natural instinct found in every animal, including us humans. However, what happens when in order to survive, one needs to switch off feelings and resign one’s conscience? Would you sacrifice everything to stay true to yourself? Even if it will certainly lead to your death?

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