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UK Release Date: 28 June 2017 Certification: 15 Director : Edgar Wright Cast: Jon Bernthal, Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Lily James, CJ Jones, Kevin Spacey Rating: 83% They call me Baby Driver Review: The cast assembled for Baby Driver are all terrific. Ansel Elgort is great in the lead as Baby. He’s charming without saying much, trained for weeks to perform the getaway scenes and his choice in music is sublime. C o-star, Lily James has great on screen chemistry with Elgort making their 'teenage romance' totally believable. Despite the controversy surrounding Kevin Spacey he's still an incredibly talented actor. He plays the role of crime boss, Doc, in a deadpan manner that makes him unlikeable, menacing and trusting all at the same time. Jon Bernthal, Eiza González and Jon Hamm all make brilliant and somewhat likeable gangsters. And Jamie Foxx's Bats may well be one of the most punchable characters ever put on the big screen.  Edgar Wright is b...

UK Release Date: 12 January 2018 Certification: PG Director: Joe Wright Cast: Stephen Dillane, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Gary Oldman, Ronald Pickup, Kristen Scott Thomas Rating: 73% V for Victory. Review: Darkest Hour depicts the first couple of months of Sir Winston Churchill's time as the Prime Minister. The movie was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture [ Darkest Hour won Best Actor and Best Makeup and Hairstyling]. Gary Oldman is absolutely incredible in Darkest Hour and thoroughly deserved his Oscar for his portrayal of a moody and unpredictable Churchill. But he is not alone - the supporting cast are on top form as well. Lily James plays Elizabeth Layton, Churchill's secretary. I thought she was one of the best characters in the movie and provided elements of humour in a very serious movie. Ben Mendelsohn is excellent, as usual, in his portrayal King George VI, always with a witty comeback to Sir Winston Churchill. Kristen Scott Tho...