Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci Written by: Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt and (based on the novel Catching Fire) Suzanne Collins Running Time: 146 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st November 2013 For me, the first Hunger Games film, based on the…
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Gravity
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Written by: Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th November 2013 Where do I start? I guess I should start by saying that this is the best film of the year. Seriously. It is a technical triumph as…
Thor: The Dark World
Director: Alan Taylor Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, Idris Elba, Rene Russo, Kat Dennings Written by: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, (story) Don Payne, Robert Rodat, (based on the characters created by) Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th…
Escape Plan
Director: Mikael Hafstrom Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Amy Ryan, Sam Neil, Faran Tahir, Vinnie Jones Written by: Miles Chapman and Arnell Jesko Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th October 2013 There are some films that have titles that could be called cryptic, or obscure, or even just bizarre. Escape Plan…
Captain Phillips
Director: Paul Greengrass Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdiraham, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Catherine Keener Written by: Billy Ray, (book “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea”) Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 18th October 2013 A word of warning about going…
Machete Kills
Director: Robert Rodriguez Starring: Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Amber Heard, Sofia Vergara, Lady Gaga, Carlos Estevez Written by: Kyle Ward, (story) Robert Rodriguez and Marcel Rodriguez Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th October 2013 Machete started life as a joke. A fake trailer in the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino homage to 70s exploitation…
White House Down
Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins, Jason Clarke, Joey King Written by: James Vanderbilt Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th September 2013 A few months back, Gerard Butler donned the Die Hard hat on in action flick, Olympus Has Fallen, in which he was…
Rush
Director: Ron Howard Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Stephen Manger Written by Peter Morgan Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th September 2013 I have been waiting for what seems like forever for this film to come out so I can share with you my thoughts (embargoes can…
Riddick
Director: David Twohy Starring: Vin Diesel, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista Written by: David Twohy, (screenplay) Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell, (based on the characters created) Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat. Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th September 2013 It was 13 years since the psychotic murderer with night vision…
Pain And Gain
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris, Rob Corddry, Rebel Wilson Written by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely and (based on the magazine articles by) Pete Collins Running time; 129 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th August 2013 Take a completely bizarre crime that is true. So bizarre that you…
Elysium
Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna Written by: Neill Blomkamp Running time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st August 2013 There was an air of expectation around Elysium. The follow-up film from writer/director Neill Blomkamp, who gave us the surprise hit District 9. So…
2 Guns
Director: Baltasar Kormakur Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Walhberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, James Marsden, Edward James Olmos. Written by: Blake Masters and (based on the Boom! Studios graphic novels) Steven Grant Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th August 2013 Isn’t it strange. You wait for ages for a buddy buddy…
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