Directors: Mark Burton and Richard Starzack Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Kate Harbour, Stanley Unwin Written by: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack and Richard Golezowski Running Time: 85 mins Cert: U Release date: 8th February 2015 Innocence is a hard thing to convey on-screen without it looking morkish or sickly sweet. Children’s films often…
Tag: Adventure
Big Hero 6
Directors: Don Hall and Chris Williams Starring: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr Written by: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, (based upon the characters created) Man Of Action, (head of story) Paul Briggs and Joe Mateo Running Time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 30th January…
Son Of A Gun
Director: Julius Avery Starring: Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Matt Nable, Jacek Korman, Eddie Baroo Written by: Julius Avery Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2014 The crime thriller genre is a very crowded and well-worn style of cinema, so to really make an impact, you have to come up…
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Sofia Boutella, Mark Hamill Written by: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, (based on the comic book “The Secret Service”) Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons Running Time: 129 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2015 Take one part James Bond, a sprinkle…
Mortdecai
Director: David Koepp Starring: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewen McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Mumm, Jeff Goldblum, Paul Whitehouse. Written by: Eric Aronson and (based on the novel “Don’t Point That Thing at Me”) Kyril Bonfiglioli Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 23rd January 2015 Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! What has happened to…
Wild
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, Michiel Huisman, Keene McRae Written by: Nick Hornby and (based on the memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”) Cheryl Strayed Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th January 2015 On paper, Wild doesn’t sound like the most exciting…
Taken 3
Director: Olivier Megaton Starring: Liam Neeson, Forest Whittaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Sam Spruell Written by: (also based on the characters created) Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th January 2015 Back in 2012, Taken 2 was my worst film of that year, with its…
Exodus: Gods And Kings
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Christian Bale, Joe Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, María Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley Written by: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine and Steven Zaillian Running Time: 150 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2014 Hollywood always has a flavour of the month (or year) and this time its…
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson Written by: (also story) David Guion, Michael Handelman, (story) Mark Friedman, (based on the characters created) Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant Running Time: 97 mins Cert: PG Release date: 19th December 2014 If you are going to…
Tinkerbell And The Legend Of The NeverBeast
Director: Steve Loter Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Lucy Liu, Mae Whitmore, Rosario Dawson, Thomas Lennon, Raven-Symoné Running Time: 76 mins Cert: U Release date: 12th December 2014 It’s hard to try and find time to catch every film that is released in this country and so I have to rely on some help. Mainly in the…
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lily, Lee Pace Written by: Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo Del Toro and (based on the book) J.R.R. Tolkien Running Time: 144 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th December 2014 It has been 13 years since…
Penguins Of Madagascar
Directors: Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith Starring: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong Written by: Brandon Sawyer, (also story) John Aboud, Michael Colton, (story) Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons, (based on the characters created) Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Running Time: 92 mins Cert: U Release date: 5th December 2014 I…
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