Director: Kathryn Bigalow Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joe Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler. Written by: Mark Boal. Running Time: 157 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th January 2013 Zero Dark Thirty falls neatly into the category of a historical drama like Apollo 13 and All The President’s Men, where we all know…
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Django Unchained
Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L.Jackson, Kerry Washington, Don Johnson. Written by: Quentin Tarantino Running Time: 165 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 18th January 2013 There has been a lot already written about Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained. It has been accused of not taking the subject matter…
Gangster Squad
Director: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Robert Patrick, Michael Pena Written by: Will Beall and (based on the book) Paul Liberman Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th January 2013 While I was watching Gangster Squad in a 1/3 full cinema, one film kept popping into my…
Jack Reacher
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, Robert Duvall, David Oyelowo. Written by: Christopher McQuarrie and (book: One Shot) Lee Child Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2012 Before this even hit the sound stage, there was huge controversy surrounding it. How can diminutive Hollywood superstar Tom…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro and (book) J.R.R. Tolkien Running Time: 169 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th December 2013 Sometimes reviewing a film that has already had so much written…
End Of Watch
Director: David Ayer Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, David Harbour Written by: David Ayer Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd November 2012 The television schedules nowadays are crammed with police dramas, each of them trying to win audiences over with something a little different. So a new police…
Skyfall
Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Feinnes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan and (based on the characters created by) Ian Fleming. Running time: 143 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th October 2012 Let me get this right out of the way….
Taken 2
Director: Olivier Megaton Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Serbedzija. Written by: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen (also based on their characters) Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th October 2012 In 2008, a pretty average action film made huge waves, mainly due to the presence of its star, Liam Neeson….
Looper
Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano. Written by Rian Johnson Running time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 Time travel thrillers are incredibly hard to get right. You have to be able to fill the blanks in without leaving too many holes or questions…
The Sweeney
Director: Nick Love Starring, Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Steven Mackintosh, Damien Lewis. Written by Nick Love, John Hodge and (source material) Ian Kennedy Martin Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th September 2012 I have to admit I am not a huge fan of director Nick Love. I’ve always found his…
Dredd
Director: Pete Travis Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thibley, Lena Hedley, Wood Harris, Rakie Ayola. Written by: Alex Garland, (based on the characters created by) Carlos Ezquella and John Wagner. Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th September 2012 I feel really sorry for the makers of Dredd. First they decide to take on…
Total Recall
Director: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckensdale, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy. Written by: Mark Bomback, (also screen story) Kurt Wimmer, (screen story) Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill (short story) Philip K. Dick. Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th August 2012 In 1990, Paul Verehoeven’s sci-fi classic Total Recall…
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