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Film review: ‘MARY POPPINS RETURNS’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

More than half a century after the much-loved original Mary Poppins comes Mary Poppins Returns starring the luminous Emily Blunt in the title role. Set once again in London but about 20 years after the original film during the depression, Returns sees the Banks children now grown up and dealing with the difficult realities of adult life. For Michael (Ben

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Film review: ‘MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

The musical is a rare film genre these days with La La Land one of the few recent examples. It seems the broad theatrical acting, cheesy scenarios and often clunky combination of real world drama and song-and-dance fantasy stretches credulity a little too far for the more cynical modern audience. It’s a credit largely to the song writing genius of

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