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The battle after the war

American Sniper (TBC) – starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller and Kyle Gallner, directed by Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood has done it again. The movie veteran has taken another true story and portrayed it in an honest and visceral light. American Sniper …

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A living legend – in love

The Theory of Everything (PG15)  – starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones and Tom Prior, directed by James Marsh There is an old-fashioned saying that “behind every great man, there is a great woman”. This film, based on the memoir by Stephen …

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The magic of history

A slew of A-list actors and actresses make up the cast of the third Night at the Museum sequel. This American comedy sees the star attractions of New York’s Museum of Natural History spring to life every night from dusk …

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Defend to the end

  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Armitage; directed by Peter Jackson The reign of the ring comes to an end – or rather the end of …

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Shoot’n come in

  The Pyramid (18+) – Starring James Buckley, Ashley Hinshaw and Denis O’Hare directed by Grégory Levasseur If you thought all the pyramids had been discovered, you were wrong. Buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert lies another giant pyramid waiting …

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Chaotic Kidnapping

  Horrible Bosses 2 (18+) – Starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Christoph Waltz After the success of the first sidesplitting outing, the return of Dale (Day), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Nick (Bateman) was always on the cards. After …

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Space and sacrifice

Interstellar (PG13) – Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine, directed by Christopher Nolan   There are a handful of Hollywood directors that many movie fans will follow faithfully, and Christopher Nolan is one of them. The …

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Revenge served piping hot

John Wick (15+) – Starring Keanu Reeves, Alfie Allen and Adrianne Palicki, directed by Chad Stahelski 2014 has already seen plenty of gritty action movies: ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’; ‘300: Rise of an Empire’; and more recently, ‘The Equalizer.’ So …

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Glory and gore

Fury (15+) – Starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman, directed by David Ayer In April 1945, the Allies are making their final push in Europe. Nazi Germany is in disarray and desperately clutching on to its empire with …

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A novel mystery

Shelves upon shelves of bestselling novels have formed the basis of various Hollywood blockbusters in recent years, from trilogies like Lord of the Rings to the recent teen flick The Maze Runner. From the director of Seven and The Social …

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