Director: George Tillman Jr Starring: Brit Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Lolita Davidovich Written by: Craig Bolotin and (based on the novel) Nicholas Sparks Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th June 2015 It seems like forever since we had a Nicholas Sparks adaptation (in fact, it was last…
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Entourage
Director: Doug Ellin Starring: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Billy Bob Thornton Written by; (also story and television series created) Doug Ellin and (story) Rob Weiss Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th June 2015 I went into Entourage a complete virgin. Having never seen the HBO…
Jurassic World
Director: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson Written by: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, (also story) Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and (based on the characters created) Michael Crichton. Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 11th June 2015 Was it really 23 years…
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story Of Cannon Films
Director: Mark Hartley Starring: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Forster, Tobe Hooper, Lucinda Dickey, Oliver Tobias, Dolph Lungdren Written by: Mark Hartley Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 5th June 2015 During the 1980’s, there was one name that you couldn’t escape from when you went to the cinema: Cannon….
Survivor
Director: James McTeigue Starring: Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster. Written by Philip Shelby Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th June 2015 A note to the film makers: please can we have a spin-off movie. Not with the main characters, or using the same situation. No, can we…
Insidious: Chapter 3
Director: Leigh Whannell Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell. Written by: (also characters created) Leigh Whannell Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th June 2015 If you are a regular reader of my reviews (and I’d like to thank you for that), then you will know that I…
Spy
Director: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Jude Law, Alison Janney, Bobby Cannavale Written by: Paul Feig Running Time: 12o mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th June 2015 I was beginning to worry a little about Melissa McCarthy’s career. What started out as promising in her scene stealing role in Bridesmaids,…
Man Up
Director: Ben Palmer Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Ken Stott, Harriett Walters, Sharon Horgan Written by: Tess Morris Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th May 2015 Of all the genres out there, the romantic comedy seems to be the hardest one to get right. They are…
San Andreas
Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Giamatti, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi Written by: Carlton Cuse, (story) Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th May 2015 I am a real sucker for a disaster movie. The Towering Inferno is in my list of favourite…
Danny Collins
Director: Dan Fogelman Starring: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, Josh Peck, Melissa Benoist, Nick Offerman Written by: Dan Fogelman Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th May 2015 If you were going to cast an actor to play the part of an aging rock star, you’d probably have…
The Goob
Director: Guy Myhill Starring: Sienna Guillory, Liam Walpole, Sean Harris, Hannah Spearitt, Marama Corlett, Paul Popplewell Written by: Guy Myhill Running Time: 84 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 29th May 2015 The Goob is a coming-of-age film that, while being a low-budget British affair set in Norfolk, it feels like it wants to escape just being…
Poltergeist
Director: Gil Kenan Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (based on a story) Steven Spielberg Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd May 2015 Another day, another remake of a modern horror classic. This week, it’s the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe…
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