Director: Bruno Dumont Starring: Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent, Emmanuel Kauffman, Marion Keller, Robert Leroy Written by: Bruno Dumont, (based on the letters) Camille Claudel and Paul Claudel Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 20th June 2014 What makes being a film critic interesting is the amount you learn. I knew very little about Camille…
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Bright Days Ahead
Director: Marion Vernoux Starring: Fanny Ardent, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Stévenin, Fanny Cottençon Written by: Marion Vernoux and ( also novel “Une jeune fille aux cheveux blancs”) Fanny Chesnel. Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th June 2014 What do you do when you retire from a career that has taken over your life? Sit around moping? Find a new…
The Fault In Our Stars
Director: Josh Boone Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Willem Dafoe. Written by: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and (based on the book) John Green Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th June 2014 John Green’s book The Fault In Our Stars has been taken under the wings by most teenage girls and…
Oculus
Director: Mike Flanagan Starring: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan Written by: Jeff Howard, (also based on a short screenplay) Mike Flanagan and (based on a short screenplay) Jeff Seidman Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th June 2014 At last! A modern horror film that doesn’t rely on the…
Belle
Director: Amma Asante Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Sarah Gadon, James Norton, Tom Felton Written by: Misan Sagay Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th June 2014 It wasn’t long before the success of 12 Years A Slave would start rubbing off on other films. Six months…
Grace Of Monaco
Director: Olivier Dahan Starring: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Frank Langella, Pez Vega, Parker Posey, Robert Lindsay, Derek Jacobi, Milo Ventimiglia Written by: Arash Amel Running Time: 103 mins Cert: PG Release date: 6th June 2014 Universally panned when it opened the Cannes Film Festival this year, the big question is: Is it as bad as people are…
Fruitvale Station
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Ariana Neal, Trestin George Written by: Ryan Coogler Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th June 2014 A sad fact about modern life is the countless stories on the news about some youngster being caught up in an event that has left…
22 Jump Street
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Peter Stormare, Wyatt Russell, Amber Stevens, Jillian Bell Written by: Oren Uziel, Rodney Rothman, (also story) Michael Bacall, (story) Jonah Hill, (based on the television show “21 Jump Street”) Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th…
A Million Ways To Die In The West
Director: Seth MacFarlane Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman Written by: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th May 2014 I went into A Million Ways To Die In The West with high expectations. The follow-up movie for Seth MacFarlane after…
Omar
Director: Hany Abu-Assad Starring: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Iyad Hoorani, Samer Bisharat, Waleed Zuaiter Written by: Hany Abu-Assad Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th May 2014 Omar has taken a long time to reach the UK shores but its been well worth the wait. Winner of the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the…
Edge Of Tomorrow
Director: Doug Liman Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, Kick Gurry Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and (based on the novel “All You Need Is Kill”)Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th May 2014 Ever had that feeling you’ve been somewhere or done something…
Jimmy’s Hall
Director: Ken Loach Starring: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott, Jim Norton, Brian F. O’Byrne Written by: Paul Laverty and (based on the play) Donal O’Kelly Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th May 2014 Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty have worked together for nearly twenty years and in that time…
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