It used to be the case that a film star’s name attached to a project would open a movie, making it a guaranteed box-office winner. Occasionally, a director would have that same effect. Christopher Nolan has become one of those directors. His films tend to open big. Not saying that they aren’t always great. For…
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Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan has become as big a name as the movies he directs. You know that when you see one of his films, you will get quality, a filmmaker who produces thought-provoking, often head-scratching tales. After his last movie, the complicated Tenet, we now get a biopic, of sorts, in the story of the Father…
A Quiet Place Part II
Director: John Krasinski Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, John Krasinski Written by: John Krasinski, (based on the characters created) Scott Beck and Bryan Woods Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th June 2021 It’s not too often nowadays to find a film that doesn’t have a history, isn’t a…
Dunkirk
Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Harry Styles, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, James D’Arcy Written by: Christopher Nolan Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st July 2017 It is no surprise that when Christopher Nolan has a new film out, the cinematic world goes crazy. He is…
Free Fire
Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Jack Raynor, Michael Smiley, Sam Reily, Noah Taylor Written by: Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st March 2017 There is absolutely no denying it: Ben Wheatley is one of the most exciting British directors working…
Anthropid
Director: Sean Ellis Starring: Jamie Dorman, Cillian Murphy, Toby Jones, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerová, Marcin Dorocinski, Alena Mihulová Written by: Sean Ellis and Anthony Frewin Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 9th September 2016 Real life stories of extraordinary courage and heroism have always been and will probably always be, an obvious…
In The Heart Of The Sea
Director; Ron Howard Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley Written by: (also story) Charles Leavitt, (story) Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and (based on the book “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex”) Nathaniel Philbrick Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 12A Release date:…
Transcendence
Director: Wally Pfister Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Cole Hauser Written by: Jack Paglen Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th April 2014 It is official. Transcendence is a total flop, both financially and critically. Having been universally panned, the audience in the States have…
Broken
Director: Rufus Norris Starring: Tim Roth, Eloise Laurence, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear, Denis Lawson, Bill Milner Written by: Mark O’Rowe and (novel) Daniel Clay Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th March 2013 Broken is one of those British films that comes out every so often that is so bleak, as you are…
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