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Power Ballad

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date May 29 2026
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Director – John Carney – 2025 – Ireland – Cert. 15 – 98m ***** A rock musician reduced to playing weddings but happy with his lot meets a former boy band star who steals one of his songs – out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 29th High heeled feet head for the dance floor. “Cel – […]

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A Complete Unknown

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date January 16 2025
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Director – James Mangold – 2024 – US – Cert. 15 – 141m ***** A feature narrative recreation of Bob Dylan’s career in New York up to the 1965 Newport Folk Festival gig where he switched acoustic guitar for electric – out in UK cinemas on Friday, January 17th 1961. Carrying his acoustic guitar, complete […]

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Joker
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Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date October 3 2024
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Director – Todd Phillips – 2023 – US – Cert. 15 – 138m ****1/2 Get Happy… Get Ready for the Judgement Day! Prison movie, courtroom drama, musical… the new Joker movie is something of a wild card – out in UK cinemas on Friday, October 4th The big surprise about this sequel to Joker (Todd […]