Stacey

Stacey's favourite films include: Titanic (1997), Cast Away (2000), Moulin Rouge (2001), The Notebook (2004), Kill Bill vol.1 and 2 (2003, 2004), Ruby Sparks (2012) and the list goes on. 

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Grudge Match Review

Two old boxing rivals (Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone) come out of retirement for one final match. The fight, set to take place 30 years after their last match, sees the two men facing off mentally just as much as physically. After a solid decade of Rocky Balboa and other boxing action movies, the sport had fizzled from the big screen. We’ve had many years of sci-fi, hobbits and animated...

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The Book Thief Review

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents. Liesel (played by Sophie Nelisse) is a young girl living through World War II with a German family. After being adopted, she finds new friends and a new way of living. We see her ...

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Review

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food ...

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Night Train to Lisbon

About an aging Swiss professor of classical languages who, after a chance encounter with a Portuguese woman, quits his job and travels to Lisbon in the hope of discovering the fate of a certain author, a doctor and poet who fought against Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.  From Denmark born director, Billie August comes this beautifully filmed, well presented feature. NIGHT TRAIN TO...

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Review

Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victors Tour” of the districts. Along the way, Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares...

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Filth

Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in the line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets. Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no lo...

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Mr. Pip Review

A war rages on in the province of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. A young girl becomes transfixed by the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations, which is being read at school by the only white man in the village. The film starts off as per usual. It introduces the time and current conflicts that surround the area in which the village is set. The location is authentic and actors presumably soug...

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One Direction: This Is Us

One Direction: This Is Us is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis’ meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing a...

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Turbo

TURBO, the new fun-loving colourful kids film that stars a snail who has larger than life hopes and dreams, is released just in time for the October school holidays. TURBO is a high speed 3D animated comedy about a snail who dares to dream big. After a freak accident, Turbo sees himself faster than any other snail. He dreams of winning the Indi 500. With the help of like-minded snails he meets alo...

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld.  Creating a fantasy film that appeals mostly (and only) to teenagers ins’t an easy task. There has been much criticism of this genre that isn’t easy to ignore. Thi...

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What Maisie Knew Review

WHAT MAISIE KNEW is an adaptation of the novel written by Henry James. Seven year old Maisie (Onata Aprile) is caught between the custody battle of her two parents. Her Mother, Susanna (Julianne Moore) and Father, Beale (Steve Coogan) struggle to compromise when it comes to their failing family. The cast was selected incredibly well with a superbly finalised screenplay hitting the highs and lows o...

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The Smurfs 2 Review

It feels like only a few months ago we saw the tiny blue creatures appear on the big screen. Well now they are back and cuter than ever. We see the ups and downs of the magical Smurfs trying to get by and explore the real world. With Smurfette’s (Katy Perry) birthday approaching, this gives her time to think about her origin and remember the fact she isn’t a true born smurf. Gargamel (Hank Azaria)...