Director: John Pogue Starring: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne Written by: Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman, John Pogue and (based on the screenplay) Tom de Ville Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2014 Those who are regular readers will know that I have soft spot for Hammer…
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Half Of A Yellow Sun
Director: Biyi Bandele Starring: Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle Written by: Biyi Bandele and (based on the book) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th April 2014 Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, Half Of A Yellow Sun has plenty of…
The Raid 2
Director: Gareth Evans Starring: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyah, Arifin Putra, Julie Estelle Written by: Gareth Evans Running Time: 150 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 11th April 2014 In 2012, an action thriller from Indonesia, directed by a Welsh man, took the genre, picked it up and smacked it, very hard, on the bottom. That…
Calvary
Director: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Brendan Gleason, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aiden Gillen, Dylan Moran, M. Emmet Walsh, Isaach De Bankole Written by: John Michael McDonagh Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th April 2014 In 2011, John Michael McDonagh made a hugely impressive feature debut with The Guard. So now comes his second film and if…
Rio 2
Director: Carlos Salanha Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Andy Garcia, Will.i.am, Bruno Mars, Leslie Mann Written by: Don Rhyman and (also characters created) Carlos Salanha Running Time: 101 mins Cert: U Release date: 4th April 2014 Once again, I am happy to hand over my reviewing to the far more professional and talented Holly…
Noah
Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connolly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, Logan Lerman Written by: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th April 2014 Let’s get this off the bat. Noah is absolutely bonkers. If you think you are going to get some religious epic…
The Double
Director: Richard Ayoade Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, James Fox, Chris O’Dowd, Tim Key, Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins Written by: Richard Ayoade, Avi Korine and (baed on the novella) Fyodor Dostoevsky Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th April 2014 Based on the novella by Dostoevsky, The Double is the second…
Twenty Feet From Stardom
Director: Morgan Neville Starring: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 28th March 2014 You cannot talk about Twenty Feet From Stardom without mentioning the Oscars, as this documentary about backing singers surprised everyone by walking off…
Muppets Most Wanted
Director: James Bobin Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Peter Linz Written by: James Bobin, Nicholas Stoller and (based on characters created ) Jim Henson Running Time: 113 mins Cert: U Release date: 28th March 2014 At the beginning of the second…
A Long Way Down
Director: Pascal Chumeil Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul, Rosamund Pike, Sam Neil Written by: Jack Thorne and (based on the book) Nick Hornby Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st March 2014 A Long Way Down is a new British tragi-comedy, based on a book by Nick Hornby and…
Yves Saint Laurent
Director: Jalil Lespert Starring: Pierre Ninety, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Nikolai Kinski Written by: Jalil Lespert, Jacques Fieschi, Marie-Pierre Huster, Jeremie Guez and (based on the book) Laurence Be aim Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st March 2014 To get the balance right for a good…
Starred Up
Director: David MacKenzie Starring: Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Sam Spruell, David Ajala, Sian Breckin Written by: Jonathan Asser Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 21st March 2014 Prison dramas are a genre on their own. Usually filled with clichés and stereotypes, there seem to be more bad ones than good. In fact,…
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