Director: Peggy Holmes Starring: Pamela Adlon, Angela Bartys, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston Running Time: 78 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 Every so often I open my pages to a young and exciting new voice in the world of film criticism and after doing such a wonderful job with…
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The Monuments Men
Director: George Clooney Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville Written by: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, (based on the book) Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 12A Release Date: 14th February 2014 The Monuments Men has everything going for it:…
The Lego Movie
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Starring: (Voices) Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie, Jonah Hill Written by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller (story) Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman Running Time: 100 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 I have to start by giving you a word of warning…
Robocop
Director: Jose Padilha Starring: Joe Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel Written by: Joshua Zetumer, (also original 1987 screenplay) Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 7th February 2014 If there was one film I wasn’t looking forward…
I, Frankenstein
Director: Stuart Beattie Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney Written by: Stuart Beattie, (also story and Darkstorm Studios Graphic Novel) Kevin Grevioux and (based on characters created by) Mary Shelley Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th January 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, may I present…
Lone Survivor
Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Eric Bana Written by: Peter Berg, (based on the book by) Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2014 It doesn’t need a spoiler alert to tell you that the title Lone Survivor is going…
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley, Colm Feore, Gemma Chan Written by: Adam Cozad, David Koepp and (based on the characters created) Tom Clancy Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th January 2014 Tom Clancy’s reluctant CIA agent Jack Ryan first hit our screens back in 1990…
47 Ronin
Director: Carl Rinsch Starring: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Min Tanaka Written by: Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini and (screen story) Walter Hamada Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2013 If you haven’t had enough of Christmas turkey then you could have your fill with this Hollywood version of…
All Is Lost
Director: J.C. Chandor Starring: Robert Redford Written by: J.C. Chandor Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2013 What is it with Hollywood and leaving people stranded. Not two months have passed since we were floating around in space with Sandra Bullock in Gravity but now we are in another vast area,…
Moshi Monsters: The Movie
Directors: Wip Vernooij and Morgan Francis Starring: Phillipa Alexander, Steve Cleverley, Rajesh David, Boris Hiestand, Tom Clarke Hill Written by: Steve Cleverley and Jocelyn Stevenson Running Time: 81 mins Cert: U Release date: 20th December 2013 As you may realise and know, there are so many films being released each week now, that it’s almost…
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellan, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry Written by: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Guillermo del Toro and (based on the novel The Hobbit) J.R.R Tolkien Running Time: 161 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th December 2013 Can you…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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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