Enter fast-talking Darnell Lewis (Kevin Hart), ready to toughen up this pretty boy even if he’s not quite as street smart as he likes to make out. Will Ferrell stars as James King (!), a wealthy hedge fund manager who’s about to go to jail and needs lessons in prison life quickly. Watch her stirring, Oscar-nominated performance as nineteenth century abolitionist and campaigner Harriet Tubman and you’ll see what all the buzz is about.

A gripping mix of sensitivity and tension will keep you hooked whilst gutsy turns from Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci and Bill Crudup are all flawless.Įnglish actress and singer Cynthia Erivo is hot property in Hollywood right now, recently announced as the star (alongside Ariana Grande) in the upcoming film adaptation of musical blockbuster Wicked. This uncompromising real-life story about the uncovering of abuse within Boston’s Catholic Church system won Best Picture at the Oscars a few years back - and it’s easy to see why. Co-starring The Crown actor Alex Jennings as writer Alan Bennett, the resident who eventually bonded with Miss Shepherd after allowing her dilapidated yellow home to park on his driveway (and who wrote this film). Recommended.ĭeliciously eccentric true tale starring the inimitable Dame Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd, a spiky OAP who lived in her van on the streets of Camden, London. Shot in haunting monochrome and with a careful, gentle pace, Passing is also acclaimed actress Rebecca Hall’s first film as director. Bemusing for anyone over twenty five perhaps, but your children will love it.Ī delicately devastating awards favourite starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga as 1920s wives, one of who is ‘passing’ as white despite being mixed-race.

When his police officer father goes missing, young Henry (Justice Smith) befriends his dad’s former work partner Pikachu to help solve the mystery of his disappearance. Ryan Reynolds voices the title character in this bubbly mix of live action and animation set in the Pokémon universe.

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