Director: Yimou Zhang Starring: Matt Damon, Tian Jang, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Hanyu Zhang, Lu Han, Kenny Lin Witten by: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy, (story) Max Brooks, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskowitz Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th February 2017 When acclaimed director Yimou Zhang is behind the…
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John Wick: Chapter 2
Director: Chad Stehelski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose, Common, Franco Nero, Laurence Fishburne, Claudia Gerini, John Leguizamo. Written by: (based on the characters created) Derek Kolstad Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th February 2017 Back in 2014, John Wick was the surprise sleeper hit of that year, a full-on…
Fifty Shades Darker
Director: James Foley Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Kim Basinger, Marcia Gay Harden, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Bella Heathcote, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes. Written by: Niall Leonard and (based on the book) E.L. James Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 10th February 2017 Ah, you cannot beat a love story to melt your…
Hidden Figures
Director: Theodore Melfi Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Jim Parsons, Kristen Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell Written by: Theodore Melfi, Allison Schroder and (based on the book) Margot Lee Shetterly Running Time: 127 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th February 2017 Watching Hidden Figures, the tale of the black…
Moonlight
Director: Barry Jenkins Starring: Alex Hibbert, Anston Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janella Monae Written by: Barry Jenkins and (story) Tarell Alvin McCraney Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th February 2017 It is universally accepted that when a film is depicting the struggles of a young black man living in a…
The Founder
Director: John Lee Hancock Starring: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardinelli, Laura Dern, Patrick Wilson, B.J. Novak, Justin Randell Brooke. Written by: Robert Siegel Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th February 2017 One thing that surprised me about watching The Founder was that McDonald’s allowed the film to be…
The Lego Batman Movie
Director: Chris McKay Starring: Will Arnett, Michael Cena, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zack Galifianakis, Jenny Slate, Conan O’Brien, Billy Dee Williams, Channing Tatum Written by: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, John Whittington, (also story) Seth Grahame-Smith, (Batman created) Bob Kane, Bill Finger, (Superman created) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Running Time: 104 mins Cert: U…
Fences
Director: Denzel Washington Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson Written by: (based on the play “Fences”) August Wilson Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th February 2017 Transferring stage plays to film are always a tricky thing to do. What does a director do? Should they…
Loving
Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Ruth Negga, Joe Edgerton, Nick Kroll, Michael Shannon, Will Dalton, Terri Abney, Marton Csokas, David Jensen Written by: Jeff Nichols Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd February 2017 It seems. more than any other year, that tales of repression against the black community are at the heart of…
Hacksaw Ridge
Director: Mel Gibson Starring: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Luke Bracey. Written by: Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th January 2017 It’s been hailed as the big comeback of Mel Gibson, who, for the past few days, has been somewhat…
Sing
Director: Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Targon Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders Written by: Garth Jennings Running Time: 108 mins Cert: U Release date: 27th January 2017 Having endured the eternally happy-clappy Trolls, the thought of another musical animation based around a singing…
T2: Trainspotting
Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Ewen McGregor, Johnny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Kelly MacDonald, Anjela Nedyalkova, Shirley Henderson, James Cosmo Written by: John Hodge and (based on the novel) Irvine Welsh Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 27th January 2017 It was one of the most influential and innovated movies of the 1990’s….
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