Cinematic musicals have had a rough time in recent years. The genre was almost killed off in one fell swoop by Cats back in 2019, but thankfully it has been saved by the likes of Encanto and last year’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Now, one of the biggest hits on the West End stage has…
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Battle Of The Sexes
Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Natalie Morales, Eric Christian Olsen Written by: Simon Beaufoy Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th November 2017 Early 1970’s and the rise of Women’s Liberation was becoming more prominent as women…
The Death Of Stalin
Director: Amando Iannucci Starring: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Rupert Friend, Paul Whitehouse, Paddy Considine Written by: Amando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, (additional material) Peter Fellows, (based on the comic book “The Death of Stalin”) Thierry Robin and (original screenplay and based on the comic…
Mindhorn
Director: Sean Foley Starring: Julian Barratt, Essie Davis, Andrea Riseborough, Steve Coogan, Russell Tovey, Simon Farnaby, Harriett Walters, Kenneth Branagh. Written by: Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th May 2017 During the 70’s and 80’s, TV detectives weren’t as gritty as they are now. In those days,…
Birdman
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan Written by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: West End 26th December 2014 Nationwide 1st January 2015 It’s not often that you enter a cinema to see a film and…
Oblivion
Director: Joseph Kosinski Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo Written by: Karl Gajdusek, Michael Arndt, (also comic book) Joseph Kosinski and (comic book) Arvid Nelson Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th April 2013 Science fiction is a hard genre to handle. It can go any way. It can…
Welcome To The Punch
Director: Eran Creevy Starring: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan. Written by: Eran Creevy Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th March 2013 Britain aren’t known for action thrillers. We do costume dramas, whimsical romantic comedies and studies of urban life. If there’s a murder mystery, it’s usually in…
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