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…
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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…
Turbo
Director: David Soren Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Pena, Bill Hader, Snoop Dogg, Michelle Rodriguez, Luis Guzman, Richard Jenkins Written by: Darren Lemke, Robert D. Siegel and David Soren Running Time: 96 mins Cert: U Release date: 17th October 2013 Turbo is the new animation from Dreamworks about a snail that…
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…
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…
We’re The Millers
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn Written by: Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders and John Morris Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd August 2013 The road trip is a comedy staple of Hollywood. There are hundreds of them,…
The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones
Director: Harald Zwart Starring: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Lena Headley, CC Pounder, Jared Hartis, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Written by: Jessica Postigo and (based on the novel by) Cassandra Clare Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st August 2013 So the hunt for the new contender to take the crown from…
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…
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