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Benedict Cumberbatch

#LFF2016: A Date for Mad Mary, Chasing Asylum, The Dreamed Ones

Tue, Sep 20, 2016
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Quick takes from the 60th London Film Festival, with public screenings from October 5th-16th, 2016.

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from Facebook: say hello to Benedict Cumberbunnies

Sat, Mar 05, 2016
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Zoolander 2 movie review: fashionably foolish

Fri, Feb 12, 2016
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A tad dated and scattershot, but the messy package is inventively absurd… and unlike many Hollywood comedies, able to carry that absurdity to a silly end.

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from Facebook: The Simpsons’ accidental tribute to Alan Rickman and David Bowie

Mon, Jan 18, 2016
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from Facebook: meet the celebrity relationship conspiracy theorists

Fri, Dec 11, 2015
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Black Mass movie review: men behaving badly… again

Wed, Nov 25, 2015
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A solid execution of a familiar tale, crammed with a likable, watchable cast. But it doesn’t have anything new to say about why men do despicable things.

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from Facebook: I remain unmoved by Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet

Fri, Oct 16, 2015
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from Facebook: Benedict Cumberbatch’s mom raves about his Hamlet

Wed, Aug 26, 2015
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet isn’t a very good Hamlet

Sat, Aug 15, 2015
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Of course it’s fun in the “oh my god that’s Benedict Cumberbatch!” sense, but it’s a bit Hamlet for Dummies, or Hamlet’s Greatest Hits.

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“Benedict Cumberbatch urges fans not to take photos during Hamlet play”

Sun, Aug 09, 2015
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This is why we can’t have nice things.

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