Director: John Madden Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel, Bil Nighy, Richard Gere, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Tamsin Grieg, Penelope Wilton, Lillete Dubey Written by: Ol Parker Running Time: 122 mins Cert: PG Release date: 26th February 2015 It was 2011 when we first met the gentle retirement folks who visited the Best Exotic Marigold…
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Focus
Directors: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, BD Wong, Gerald McRaney Written by: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2015 Can you believe that the last time we saw Will Smith, it was being all serious in the dire After Earth?…
Shaun The Sheep Movie
Directors: Mark Burton and Richard Starzack Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Kate Harbour, Stanley Unwin Written by: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack and Richard Golezowski Running Time: 85 mins Cert: U Release date: 8th February 2015 Innocence is a hard thing to convey on-screen without it looking morkish or sickly sweet. Children’s films often…
The Interview
Directors: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogan, Randell Park, Lizzy Caplan, Diana Bang, Timothy Simons Written by: (also story) Dan Sterling, (story) Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th February 2015 It would have been very hard not to know the title The Interview….
Big Hero 6
Directors: Don Hall and Chris Williams Starring: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr Written by: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, (based upon the characters created) Man Of Action, (head of story) Paul Briggs and Joe Mateo Running Time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 30th January…
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Sofia Boutella, Mark Hamill Written by: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, (based on the comic book “The Secret Service”) Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons Running Time: 129 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2015 Take one part James Bond, a sprinkle…
Mortdecai
Director: David Koepp Starring: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewen McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Mumm, Jeff Goldblum, Paul Whitehouse. Written by: Eric Aronson and (based on the novel “Don’t Point That Thing at Me”) Kyril Bonfiglioli Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 23rd January 2015 Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! What has happened to…
Birdman
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan Written by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: West End 26th December 2014 Nationwide 1st January 2015 It’s not often that you enter a cinema to see a film and…
Big Eyes
Director: Tim Burton Starring: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter, Terence Stamp, Jason Schwarzman Written by: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2014 When Tim Burton makes a movie, you know exactly what you are going to get: a dark, gothic tale with weird characters…
Dumb And Dumber To
Directors: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle, Kathleen Turner, Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin. Written by: Sean Anders, Mike Corrone, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, John Morris and Bennett Yellin Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th December 2014 Has it really been twenty years since the original Dumb…
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson Written by: (also story) David Guion, Michael Handelman, (story) Mark Friedman, (based on the characters created) Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant Running Time: 97 mins Cert: PG Release date: 19th December 2014 If you are going to…
St.Vincent
Director: Theodore Melfi Starring: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O’Dowd, Jaeden Lieberher, Terrence Howard Written by: Theodore Melfi Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th December 2014 In the 80’s, Bill Murray was one of the kings of comedy. With his deadpan delivery and ability to turn even the most mundane line into…
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