Tag Archives: Robert Downey Jr

Name That Chest… Hurry Up!

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Beth Williams

The mystery owner of this frontage won an Oscar for his performance in this film. He’s since been nominated for another three. His latest movie sees him playing a struggling London-based actor returning to his Australian home town to reconcile … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 3 May 2013 by Dean & Ellen

Iron Man 3 Suited and booted… Robert Downey Jr throws on his armour-plated superhero suit once again to see off a formidable threat in the form of Ben Kingsley! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading →

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Film review | Iron Man 3 – Third time’s a charm as Downey Jr’s Tony Stark turns up the superhero snark

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Jason Best

Robert Downey Jr is back for his third solo outing as billionaire inventor Tony Stark, aka metal-suit wearing superhero Iron Man, and he’s in splendidly sardonic, wisecracking form. Joss Whedon gave Downey plenty of knockout zingers in last summer’s Avengers … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – The game’s afoot, again, for Downey Jr’s quirky ‘tec

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Jason Best

Following the success of 2009’s surprisingly entertaining Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr’s manic, mischievous, unexpectedly kick-ass hero returns for A Game of Shadows, a sequel that is even more knockabout and irreverent than its predecessor. This time Downey Jr’s dandyish, … Continue reading →

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Film review | Avengers Assemble – Joss Whedon adds Heh Heh Heh to Wham Blam Splat!

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Jason Best

Geeky fanboys will be in heaven. After their recent solo outings, Marvel comic-book heroes Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America finally get to do cool things as a team in Avengers Assemble. Pulled together by Samuel L Jackson’s … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Dean & Ellen

War Horse Emotional hurdles… Steven Spielberg holds the reins of this war epic, based on the Michael Morpurgo novel of the same name, which charts the bond between a man and the horse he tamed and trained. If you can … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Troll Hunter If you go down to the woods… Things go bump in the night in this Norwegian ‘found footage’ fantasy about a group of students who are drawn into a dark world as they investigate a spate of bear … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

The Inbetweeners Movie Brits abroad… School’s out – and over – for the four unlikely pals from Rudge Park Comprehensive and to celebrate they head to Malia, Crete, for a holiday they’ll soon want to forget! If you can see … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Dean & Ellen

Cowboys & Aliens Wild West… Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford head the cast of Jon Favreau’s sci-fi Western, which sees the residents of a desert town in an epic showdown with alien invaders! If you can see this, then you … Continue reading →

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Film review | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Robert Downy Jr is a handy dandy who boxes clever

Posted on 16 December 2011 by Jason Best

Much to the dismay of Conan Doyle purists and the surprise of everyone else, Guy Ritchie’s 2009 Sherlock Holmes proved to be a surprisingly entertaining romp. Now Robert Downey Jr’s manic, mischievous, unexpectedly kick-ass hero is back for a sequel … Continue reading →

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