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The Big Short – Movie Review

The Big Short – R Release Date: Wed 23 Dec 2015 The Big Short is a biographical drama about the 2008 housing market crash shown through the eyes of several investors who predicted and...

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Anomalisa – Movie Review

Anomalisa – R Release Date: Fri 01 Jan 2016 Anomalisa is an animated comedy/drama written by Charlie Kaufman. It depicts a middle-aged man named Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis) living in a world...

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Daddy’s Home – Movie Review

Daddy’s Home – PG-13 Release Date: Fri 25 Dec 2015 Daddy’s Home is a comedy that pits overachieving stepdad Brad (Will Ferrell) against the deadbeat-but-fun Dusty (Mark Wahlberg.) In a plot ripped from Mrs....

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The Revenant – Movie Review

The Revenant – R Release Date: Fri 08 Jan 2016 The Revenant is an adventure/drama directed by Alejandro Iñárritu starring Leopnardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. When frontiersman Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is viciously mauled by...

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The Forest – Movie Review

The Forest – PG-13 Release Date: Fri 08 Jan 2016 Natalie Dormer stars as Sara Price, an American searching for her missing twin Jess in an infamous forest in Japan. No one dares stay...

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The Hateful Eight – Movie Review

The Hateful Eight – R Release Date: Thu 31 Dec 2015 In Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film, a bounty hunter (Kurt Russell) and his bounty (Jennifer Jason Leigh) end up stuck in a haberdashery during...

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Movie Review

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – PG-13 Release Date: Fri 18 Dec 2015 The Force Awakens is a direct sequel to 1983’s Return of the Jedi taking place approximately the same amount of time...

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Sisters – Movie Review

Sisters – R Release Date: Fri 18 Dec 2015 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler star as the titular sisters Kate and Maura Ellis in this R-rated comedy written by Paula Pell and directed by...

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Brooklyn – Movie Review

Brooklyn – PG-13 Release Date: Wed 25 Nov 2015 Brooklyn is a period drama about a young woman named Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) who moves to Brooklyn to find opportunities as there are none for...

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