All news by author: Andy Lea

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World's shortest stuntman who battled stormtroopers and orcs fears AI in films
Kiran Shah, 67, is the world's shortest stuntman at 4ft 1ins and starred in Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones, but says he fears AI is going to eventually put him out of work
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Meet "Little" Kiran Shah
Kiran Shah tells film critic Andy Lea about the challenges of AI, his fantasy career and his new festive horror There's Something In Barn.
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I watched Wonka 2023 film and it's a new five-star Christmas classic
The Daily Mirror’s film critic Andy Lea had a golden ticket to bring you the first review of the Wonka 2023 movie starring Timothee Chalamet (better than Depp) and a selection box of the best British actors from Olivia Colman to Rowan Atkinson
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'Plastic is fantastic in a gleeful messy (feminist) romp for new Barbie movie'
The new Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is nothing short of fantastic as the plastic character comes to life on the big screen, writes Andy Lea
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A frantic pace will leave you exhausted - Indiana Jones' final outing reviewed
A digitally de-aged Harrison Ford picks up his whip for the last time and teams up with Phoebe Waller-Bridge for one farewell treasure hunt
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Halle Bailey keeps viewers hooked in 'gently modernised' The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid actress Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in a reimagined, 'gently modernised' version of Disney's 1989 film, which 'felt a bit old fashioned' – but Sebastian's makeover is 'creepy'
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Luther: Fallen Sun is flawed but likeable as Idris Elba's cop makes movie debut
Charismatic Idris Elba holds together Luther: Fallen Sun as the detective with a murky moral compass makes his first outing on the big screen, with Andy Serkis struggling to convey the menace required as the villain