Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore. Written by: Peter Craig, Danny Strong and (adaptation and novel “Mockingjay”) Suzanne Collins Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 20th November 2014 If you listen to any fans of the three books that make…
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Fury
Director: David Ayer Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs Written by: David Ayer Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd October 2014 It’s not often that you leave a cinema completely shaken to your core but David Ayer’s brutal World War II drama set in a…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Director: Jonathan Liebesman Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Alan Ritcher, Noel Fisher, Pete Ploszek, Jeremy Howard Written by: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Evan Daugherty, (based on characters created) Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th October 2014 Back in 1990, the first film based on the cartoon creations…
Dracula Untold
Director: Gary Shore Starring: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Art Parkinson, Charles Dance, Diarmaid Murtagh, Paul Kaye Written by: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless and (based on characters created) Bram Stoker Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd October 2014 After years of having teenage girls screaming and swooning over the vampires of Twilight,…
The Maze Runner
Director: Wes Ball Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Cooper Written by: Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin and (based on the novel) James Dashner. Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th October 2014 There has already been a host of Young Adult books series…
The Equalizer
Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloe Grace Mortez, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo Written by: Richard Wenk, (based on the television series created by) Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th September 2014 There was a television series in the late 80’s, early 90’s…
A Walk Among The Tombstones
Director: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Adam David Thompson, Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley. Written by: Scott Frank and (based on the novel) Lawrence Block. Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th September 2014 Do you remember the days when Liam Neeson use to be a serious actor and he wasn’t gruffly…
Let’s Be Cops
Director: Luke Greenfield Starring: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle, James D’Arcy, Nina Dobrev, Keegan-Michael Key, Andy Garcia Written by: Luke Greenfield and Nicholas Thomas Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th August 2014 Let’s Be Cops is one of those low-concept comedies about slackers who think they are invincible and can…
Lucy
Director: Luc Besson Starring: Scarlet Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-Sik Choi, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt Written by: Luc Besson Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd August 2014 Luc Besson is the king of nonsensical, popcorn fodder action films. He knows exactly what works to keep an undemanding audience happy: a story that edges…
Blood Ties
Director: Guillaume Canet Starring: Clive Owen, Billy Crudup. Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, James Caan Written by: Guillaume Canet, James Gray, (based on the film “Les liens du sang”) Jacques Maillot, Pierre Chosson, Eric Veniard (and the novel “Deux freres, un flic, un truand”) Bruno Papet and Michel Papet Running Time: 127 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th August 2014 I went into…
The Expendables III
Director: Patrick Hughes Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lungdren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kelsey Grammer. Written by: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, (also story) Sylvester Stallone and (based on the characters created) David Callaham Running Time: 127 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th July 2014 When…
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautisia, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly, Karen Gillan, Lee Pace Written by: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman, (based on the comic book) Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 31st July 2014 Marvel’s newest entry in the…
