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Dolittle toys around with a familiar property and goes within a hair's breadth of justifying the experience. Given it’s chock-full of attempted wonder and ladle after ladle of animal gags, pretty much ensures younger audiences should have a blast with it. For the oldies in the audience, it’s marred by some questionable editing and obvious signs of post-production tinkering. I’m ride or die for Rex Harrison as Doctor Dolittle;  but I’m far from kicking off a #notmydr campaign for this iteration. Tony Stark does a passable job of inventing a newish character, with its own quirks and sense of self. Spurred on by a broken heart, Dolittle is forced to confront demons from his past, whilst letting in the outside world to ensure his future. In fairness there is little territory left to explore within such character arcs, but this does what it can to keep it fresh. For any version of a Dr Dolittle story there obviously needs to be those cute and cuddly critters to fall in love...

Whilst I’m not entirely sure the world was crying out for a Dr Dolittle remake; we evidently live in a world where everything that’s old is new again. Or kind of new. Fresh off Avengers: Endgame RDJ takes on the mantle of Dr Dolittle, the charming gent who can chat with the animals. Seems as though his performance may be leaning closer to his take on Sherlock Holmes instead of fast-talking Tony Stark, which is fine by me. The trailer has copped the usual negative knee jerk reaction online, but my fingers are loosely crossed hoping for a fun ride. I appreciate the hints of physicality in RDJ’s performance and I’m always down for talking animals. Dolittle hits cinemas January 9th. Would love to hear you thoughts. Feel free to drop a line in the comments below - Stu

Whose side are you on? Damn this is looking like tonnes of fun. Unlike the dire mess of trailer which is Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice , Civil War is in keeping with the Cinematic Universe that Marvel has crafted since Tony Stark first announced "I am Iron Man". Captain America: Civil War hits cinemas 28th of April, 2016 - Stu

The Judge , is an uneven, rather dissatisfying film that inhabits the very American genre of the “Coming-home-drama” where the city-based protagonist or protagonists return to their generally “Middle-America”, “small-town” roots for a family occasion or high-school reunion. Often the “small-town” is pretty and even idyllic, contrasting with any family unrest and unhappiness. Protagonist/s often learn lessons from coming home, ultimately soothing family squabbles and find some sort of peace, closure and self-acceptance from the experience. Some good examples include August: Osage County (2013), Junebug (2005), Sweet Home Alabama (2002) and the darkly hilarious Grosse Pointe Blank (1997). Largely The Judge plays no differently to this core plot, but with some quirks added to the mix. Our protagonist is down-in-the-dumps Chicago criminal lawyer Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr) who returns home to Carlinville, Indiana, after hearing his mother has passed away. From the moment...

Available now on Blu Ray, DVD and digital, Iron Man 3 is the latest in Marvel Studios' multi squillion dollar franchise. Okay, a slight exaggeration there however Iron Man 3 IS the 5th highest grossing feature film of all time and we've got 3 copies on Blu Ray to give away thanks to our pals at Disney. After finally settling down with girlfriend Pepper Potts (academy award winner Gwyneth Paltrow) Tony’s life is thrown into turmoil when an unknown enemy shatters his world. Embarking on a journey to find those responsible, the cunning entrepreneur will be tested at every turn.  Forced to rely on his wits to conquer evil and exact revenge, Tony must reexamine his life and answer the question that has secretly plagued him all along, does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?  All you have to do is fill out the form below and you're in the running to win a copy of Iron Man 3 on Blu Ray. Don't forget, you can score yourself an extra entry just by...

That's right, true believers! The very first trailer for Marvel's upcoming Iron Man 3 has finally arrived. 'nuff said. Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?