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Kingsman: The Secret Service ****

Posted: 31/01/2015

Ever wondered what injecting a Bond film with a bit of comic-book madness would be like? Kick-Ass writer director Matthew Vaughn – who teams up with co-writer Jane Goldman again – has the answer: Kingsman: The Secret Service. It’s part-spy, part comic-book caper that doesn’t take itself seriously. Testament of Youth star Taron Egerton plays …

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Category: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Tags: Bond, Colin Firth, Jane Goldman, Kick-Ass, Kingsman:The Secret Service, Mark Strong, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Caine, Pygmalion, Samuel L. Jackson, Taron Egerton, Testament of Youth

LFF 2014: Testament Of Youth ****

Vera Brittain’s WWI memoir of the same name is ideal subject matter to adapt for the big screen. Wartime and one woman’s inner strength (as well as beauty) is a heady mixture. Screenwriter Juliette Towhidi is sensitive to the original material, wanting Brittain to be a champion for women while very much innocent and blindly …