Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stroll, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Michael Pena, T.I. Written by: (also story) Edgar Wright, (also story) Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd, (based on the comic book) Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th July…
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Ted 2
Director: Seth MacFarlane Starring: Mark Walhberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfield, Morgan Freeman, Jessica Barth, Giovanni Ribisi, Sam J. Jones Written by: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild and (also based on the characters created) Seth MacFarlane. Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th July 2015 They say familiarity breeds contempt. This is quite possibly the…
Housebound
Director: Gerard Johnstone Starring: Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Harper, Cameron Rhodes Written by: Gerard Johnstone Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 3rd July 2015 We all like surprises, so when a film comes along that you are not expecting much from, turns out to be a little gem, then…
Magic Mike XXL
Director: Gregory Jacobs Starring: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard. Written by: (also based on characters created) Reid Carolin Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd July 2015 In 2012, a film about male strippers surprised everyone, none more so than me, with its charm, humour and…
She’s Funny That Way
Director: Peter Bogdanovich Starring: Imogene Poots, Owen Wilson, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, Austin Penderton Written by: Peter Bogdanovich and Louise Stratten Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th June 2015 Peter Bogdanovich was regarded as one of the finest director of the 70’s. With a string of critically and…
Minions
Directors: Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin Starring: Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, Geoffrey Rush. Written by: Brian Lynch, (based on the characters created) Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio Running Time: 91 mins Cert: U Release date: 26th June 2015 Some films you go and…
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…
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…
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…
Pitch Perfect 2
Director: Elizabeth Banks Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins Written by: Kay Cannon and (based on the characters created) Mickey Rapkin Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th May 2015 The surprise smash of 2012 was a small-scale comedy about a cappella groups. Now, the…
Top Five
Director: Chris Rock Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, J.B. Smoove, Romany Malco, Cedric The Entertainer Written by: Chris Rock Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th May 2015 Chris Rock isn’t the star in the UK that he is in the States. Apart from appearing in Adam Sandler’s dire Grown Up…
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