The trend of rebooting classic horrors continues with a prequel to the 1976 classic The Omen. After the failure to capture the spirit (get it?) of The Exorcist with The Exorcist: Believer, The First Omen had meagre expectations. As the original was an Exorcist rip-off, would we get another generic horror film that relies on…
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The King’s Man
Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Harris Dickinson, Rhys Ifans, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Daniel Brühl, Tom Hollander. Written by: Karl Gajdusek, (also story) Matthew Vaughn, (based on the comic book “The Secret Service”) Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th December 2021 Back…
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
Director: Michael Dougherty Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch Written by: (also story) Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields and (story) Max Borenstein Running Time: 131 mins Cert:12A Release date: 29th May 2019 I have been consistently disappointed with Godzilla movies. From the…
Victor Frankenstein
Director: Paul McGuigan Starring; James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Charles Dance, Daniel Mays, Callum Turner Written by: (also screen story) Max Landis and (based on the novel “Frankenstein”) Mary Shelley. Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd December 2015 I am all for introducing a new generation to a…
The Imitation Game
Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Rory Kinnear Written by: Graham Moore and (based on the book “Alan Turing: The Enigma”) Andrew Hodges Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th November 2014 Many people will be unfamiliar with the name Alan Turing. Hopefully after The Imitation…
Dracula Untold
Director: Gary Shore Starring: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Art Parkinson, Charles Dance, Diarmaid Murtagh, Paul Kaye Written by: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless and (based on characters created) Bram Stoker Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd October 2014 After years of having teenage girls screaming and swooning over the vampires of Twilight,…
