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Projection Room: The Smit Awards 2017

Turn on the new sound gear, pour another cup of the good old Earl Grey (in the interests of fairness, other teas are available), and recline as far a…
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First Take: Everest: about 2 years later than scheduled

SYNOPSIS: The story of New Zealand’s Robert “Rob” Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to asc…
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First Take: Pitch Perfect 3- a true ‘end of term’ film

SYNOPSIS: Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour, b…
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First Take: Star Wars: The Last Jedi- the real winner this Christmas

Spoiler free as usual. Because Star Wars, obviously. SYNOPSIS: Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an advent…
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First Take: Ferdinand- bullieve this

SYNOPSIS: After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to…
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First Take: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle- it’s all fun and games here

SYNOPSIS: Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they ch…
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First Take: Brigsby Bear- the surreal entry to awards season

SYNOPSIS: Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James’s life changes f…
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First Take: The Disaster Artist- I still didn’t hit her, I did not… oh hai Mark

SYNOPSIS: When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship an…
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First Take Classics: The Room - not the one that won all those Oscars

SYNOPSIS: Johnny is a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, inexplicably, she gets bored …
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First Take: Wonder- choosing kind is always the best thing

SYNOPSIS: Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial d…
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First Take: Battle of the Sexes- no bias, just brilliance

SYNOPSIS: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. As the sweet …
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First Take: Justice League (The Theatrical Cut) - unleash the hounds

Spoiler free as usual. Because 37% though. SYNOPSIS: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enl…
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First Take: Paddington 2- a brilliant sequel

Spoiler free as usual. Because I know general managers are reading this one. SYNOPSIS: Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a pop…
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First Take: Murder on the Orient Express- reviewed on the day of a rail strike. Seriously.

SYPNOSIS: A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells…
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First Take: Breathe- familiar yet different and pioneering

SYNOPSIS: The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating diseas…
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First Take: Thor: Ragnarok- the most unique and bold Marvel film so far

Spoiler free as per usual. Because I can just see Thanos in the distance. SYNOPSIS: Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial…
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First Take: The Snowman- staggering but not walking in the air

SYNOPSIS: Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman. I went i…
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First Take: The Lego Ninjago Movie- everything is still awesome

SYNOPSIS: Shunned by everyone for being the son of an evil warlord, a teenager seeks to defeat him with the help of his fellow ninjas. Back in Februar…
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First Take: Blade Runner 2049- it’s perfect.

Spoiler free as usual . Because frankly that would ruin everything. SYNOPSIS: A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to tra…
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First Take Classics: Blade Runner: The Final Cut- do androids dream of electric sheep?

SYNOPSIS: A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. S…
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First Take: Goodbye Christopher Robin- the untold story of the icon of everyone’s childhood

SYPNOSIS: A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne. Th…
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First Take: Black Sabbath: The End of the End- do not adjust your monitor

SYPNOSIS: The story of the most famous metal band, Black Sabbath as they conclude their last ever tour ‘Big screen music’ is something that my local ci…
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First Take: Kingsman: The Golden Circle- manners maketh a sequel

Spoiler free as usual . Because spoiling some of this film would be a crime. SYNOPSIS- When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hosta…
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First Take: Victoria and Abdul- a really nice British story, adapted with excellence

SYPNOSIS: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. And so we have the new film from the director w…
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First Take: American Assassin- brutally honest

SYPNOSIS: A story centered on counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp. This film has been attracting a lot of attention from the press over the last few weeks…
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First Take: The Dark Tower- not bad, not good, but decent enough

SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined…
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Projection Room: a refurb nearly 15 years in the making

So let’s talk about the state of the cinema industry. It’s doing really, really well even with the threats of the 21st century. Sure, streaming is be…
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First Take: Logan Lucky- the mechanic, the bartender and the thief

SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina And so Steven Soderbergh returns from his brief retirement fr…
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