The Big Short

Dumb Money

Something extraordinary happened at the height of the pandemic in America. A videogame store became the focus of Wall Street when its shares went through the roof, all generated by a mild-mannered blogger and YouTuber. Dumb Money is a story told most simplistically by the director of I, Tonya and a cast that does a…

Bombshell

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Vice

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Money Monster

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Director: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater Written by: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay and (based on the book) Michael Lewis Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd January 2016 In the middle of the last decade, the housing market took a massive…