Director: Tommy Wirkola Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Atherton, Famke Jenssen, Peter Stormare, Pihla Viitala, Derek Mears Written by: Tommy Wirkola Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2013 Remember the classic fairy tale about the two children left in the woods by their parents ans they come across a cottage made of sweets, only…
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Cloud Atlas
Directors: Tom Tykwer, Andy Waskowski, Lara Waskowski Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, Susan Sarandon, Hugo Weaving. Written by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Waskowski, Lara Waskowski and (book) David Mitchell Running Time: 172 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd February 2013 In a season of extremely long films…
A Good Day To Die Hard
Director: John Moore Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Yuliya Snigir, Radivoje Bukvic, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Written by: Skip Woods and (certain original characters) Roderick Thorp Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th February 2013 It’s 25 years since John McClane first donned that grubby vest and single-handledly beat Alan Rickman in Nakatomi…
Wreck-It Ralph
Director: Rich Moore Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk Written by: Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee, (story) Rich Moore and Phil Reardon. Running Time: 108 mins Cert: PG Release date: 8th February 2013 It seems mightily appropriate that Walt Disney, who recently acquired LucasFilms and the Star Wars franchise, along…
Bullet To The Head
Director: Walter Hill Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater, Sarah Shahi Written by: Alessandro Camon and (based on the graphic novel Du plomb dans la tête) Alexis Nolent. Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st February 2013 There seems to be a bit of an 80s action movie revival going on at the…
The Last Stand
Director: Jee-woon Kim Starring: Arnold Schwarenegger, Johnny Knoxville, Forest Whittaker. Luis Guzman, Jaimie Alexander Written by: Andrew Knauer. Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 24th January 2013 Arnie’s back! Well, he hasn’t been too far away and has already guest starred in both The Expendables movies as well as Around The World In…
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…
Life Of Pi
Director: Ang Lee Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Tabu Written by: David Magee and (book) Yann Martel Running Time: 127 mins Cert: PG Release date: 20th December 2012 Cinema is often accused, by elitists, as just entertainment for the masses and is ignored as an art form. In some cases, this…
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…
Rise Of The Guardians
Director: Peter Ramsey Starring: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Dakota Goyo Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (book) William Joyce Running Time: 97 mins Cert: PG Release date: 30th November 2012 Looks can be deceiving. Take the poster for Rise of the Guardians. A huge bearded man with tattoos in crossed armed,…
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….
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