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UK Release Date: 19 November 2021 Certification: 12A Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda  Cast: Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin De Jesus, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Alexandra Shipp, MJ Rodriguez, Bradley Whitford Rating: 82 % 'How much time do we have to do something great' Review: Tick, Tick...BOOM! was the biggest surprise of 2021 for me. I knew nothing about Jonathan Larson or his story. The first time I watched it, only two months ago, highlighting it's rewatchability, I wasn't feeling great and chose to watch the movie purely for the fact that Andrew Garfield was in it even though I'm not the biggest fan of musicals. But I loved every single minute of Tick, Tick...BOOM! Andrew Garfield is one of the greatest, most talented actors working today. Absolutely every movie I've ever seen him in, whether it's a biographical drama in The Social Network or a blockbuster in The Amazing Spider-Man , he shines, no matter the size of the role. As Jon...

UK Release Date: 5 June 2019 Certification: 12A Director: Simon Kinberg Cast: Jesicca Chastain, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner Rating:  36 % The end? or will a Phoenix rise. Review: X-Men: Dark Phoenix is the latest and last instalment in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise. It isn’t quite the finale that some fans were hoping for, but it is not as bad as some of the reviews out there and is better than a few of the previous X-Men movies. I have already ranked the 20th Century Fox X-Men movies. The aspect of X-Men: Dark Phoenix that I disliked most was the alien plot line. The aliens are generic and their motives are not explained in enough detail. Even a talented actor like Jessica Chastain couldn’t make the aliens interesting in any way.  On the flip-side, the best thing about X-Men: Dark Phoenix is the acting. Michael Fassbender, Sophie Turner a...