Ryan Reynolds stars in this sci fi action comedy as a guy who doesn’t realise he is a video game none player character. When he becomes self aware and popular the games creator tries to delete him.
7/10
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The Courier (2021)
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in this interesting spy thriller based on the true story of British Businessman Greville Wynne who was recruited by MI6 to courier secrets from a Soviet detector Oleg Penkovsky. Their brave actions ended the Cuban missile crisis in the 1960s.
6/10
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Jungle Cruise (2021)
Amusing Disney live action-adventure film set in 1916 about a woman explorer who is ignored by the patriarchal institutions and her devoted brother who go on a quest to find a legendary healing petal with a dodgy boat captain who has a big secret.
It has some corny jokes but was an enjoyable film. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and Jack Whitehall.
7/10
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Nowhere Special (2021)
Emotional drama about a single father with a terminal ilness trying to find a family to adopt his small but devoted son.
6/10
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Off The Rails (2021)
In this comedy-drama, three middle-aged friends are brought together at a friends funeral and try to fulfil their fire da dying wish to recreate an internal trip they did across Europe when they were you her and see Palma Cathedrals natural light show(which they missed last time. They take their friend’s daughter with them this time.
It stars Jenny Seagrive, Sally Phillips and Kelly Preston (in what turned out to be her final film), with cameos from Judi Dench, Ben Miller and Franco Nero.
It is quite funny but has a few sadder moments too.
6/10
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Supernova (2021)
This film stars Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as a married couple dealing with the effects of dementia. To is a bit slow-moving with a slightly abrupt ending but is at the same time an emotenial story.
6/19
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Father, The
This is an Oscar-winning film starring Anthony Hopkins and Oliva Coleman as a father and daughter dealing with his determination due to dementia. The film uses multiple actors playing the same role so that the viewer can get some idea of the confusion caused by the disease.
6/10
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Misbehaviour (2020)
This comedy-drama film is about the rise of the Women’s Liberation Front in 1970 and their fight for equal rights. It focuses on the true story of their protest at the Miss World Competition.
It is an entertaining and educational film looking at the objectification of women, racism, the fight for right and the ethics of beauty pageants.
8/10
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Military Wives (2020)
I saw this as a free preview.
This comedy-drama is loosely based on how the first military wives choir was established, by the wives left behind on an army base when their husbands and partners were deployed to Afganistan.
It does have some comedic elements but has emotional ones too. It ignores any publicity that military wices choirs got from Gareth Malones TV series.
7/10
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Dark Waters (2020)
In this legal drama, Mark Ruffalo stars as a lawyer trying to avenge corporate wrongdoing and get justice for people poisoned by chemicals produced by a company called DuPont that makes Teflon.
The story is complicated and drags a little, but that is largely due to the fact that the real case was conplex and took years ro resolve.
8/10