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First Take: Ralph Breaks The Internet- what the Emoji Movie could have been

SYNOPSIS:  Six years after the events of “Wreck-It Ralph,” Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them int…
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First Take Classics: Creed- a very hard hitting film indeed

SYNOPSIS: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former r…
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First Take: Sorry To Bother You- but really though?

SYNOPSIS: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him …
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First Take: Robin Hood- stealing the ticket prices of the rich, to make a poor film

SYNOPSIS: A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventur…
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First Take: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald- is the magic even there anymore?

Spoiler free as usual. Because even reviews can be misinterpreted by Muggles. SYNOPSIS: When rumour has it that Gellert Grindelwald is heading to Paris…
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Projection Room: A Haunting Awaits

In the last episode of The Journal, I got to tease a project that will shed some light inside this fantastic industry- we weren’t allowed to reveal t…
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First Take: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms- since when was ballet welcome in modern films?

SYNOPSIS: A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice. Strap yourselves in folks, the first of this y…
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First Take: The Grinch- this is so sad, Alexa, play Fairytale of New York

SYNOPSIS: A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville. Let’s face it, living up to Jim Carrey’s 2000 effort as the dude who hat…
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First Take: Widows- another masterclass from Steve McQueen

SYNOPSIS: Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ c…
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First Take: The Old Man and the Gun- a nice farewell to the Sundance Kid

SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists t…
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First Take: Juliet, Naked- the obligatory Nick Hornby film

SYNOPSIS: Juliet, Naked is the story of Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now …
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First Take: The Hate U Give- a young adult adaptation, actually made for young adults

SYNOPSIS: Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides…
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