Director: John Carney Starring: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, James Corden, Ceelo Green, Yasiin Bey Written by: John Carney Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th July 2014 Back in 2006, John Carney directed a film that has captured the hearts of many, include mine, called Once. This simple…
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Transformers: Age Of Extinction
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Raynor, Titus Welliver Written by: Ehran Kruger Running Time: 165 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th July 2014 Before I start, I just want to say that, even though I really don’t like the Transformers movies, I still went in with a…
Tammy
Director: Ben Falcone Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd, Mark Duplass Written by: Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th July 2014 Melissa McCarthy is a funny lady. We know this as she stole Bridesmaids from everyone, a hard thing to when you…
Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie
Director: Ben Kellett Starring: Brendan O’Carroll, Danny O’Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Robert Bathurst, Eilish O’Carroll Written by: (also based on the characters created) Brendan O’Carroll Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th June 2014 Welcome to the 1970’s where your favourite television characters from your favourite television situation comedy are given a big screen spin-off, so you get to…
Walking On Sunshine
Director: Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini Starring: Hannah Arterton, Annabel Scholey, Greg Wise, Leona Lewis, Giulio Berruti, Katy Brand Written by: Joshua St Johnston Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 27th June 2014 Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. There’s a holiday, could be the Greece Islands, no make it Italy and there’s…
Chef
Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Emjay Anthony, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Sofia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Robert Downey Jr Written by: Jon Favreau Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th June 2014 Long before he made the transition to big budget Hollywood director, Jon Favreau was known for low…
3 Days To Kill
Director: McG Starring: Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Tómas Lemarquis Written by: Adi Hasak and (also story) Luc Besson Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 20th June 2014 You can see what Kevin Costner has done. He’s looked at his career and then compared it to Liam Neeson and seen that…
Jersey Boys
Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Vincent Piazza, Michael Lomenda, Johnny Cannizzaro, Christopher Walken, Steve Schirripa Written by: (Based on the musical book) Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th June 2014 About 30 minutes into Clint Eastwood’s screen version of the smash hit Broadway and West End Show, Jersey…
Camille Claudel 1915
Director: Bruno Dumont Starring: Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent, Emmanuel Kauffman, Marion Keller, Robert Leroy Written by: Bruno Dumont, (based on the letters) Camille Claudel and Paul Claudel Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 20th June 2014 What makes being a film critic interesting is the amount you learn. I knew very little about Camille…
Bright Days Ahead
Director: Marion Vernoux Starring: Fanny Ardent, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Stévenin, Fanny Cottençon Written by: Marion Vernoux and ( also novel “Une jeune fille aux cheveux blancs”) Fanny Chesnel. Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th June 2014 What do you do when you retire from a career that has taken over your life? Sit around moping? Find a new…
The Fault In Our Stars
Director: Josh Boone Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Willem Dafoe. Written by: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and (based on the book) John Green Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th June 2014 John Green’s book The Fault In Our Stars has been taken under the wings by most teenage girls and…
Oculus
Director: Mike Flanagan Starring: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan Written by: Jeff Howard, (also based on a short screenplay) Mike Flanagan and (based on a short screenplay) Jeff Seidman Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th June 2014 At last! A modern horror film that doesn’t rely on the…
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