Director: Jake Kasdan Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Roy Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe Written by: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stroller and (also story) Kate Angelo. Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd September 2014 Looking at the trailer for Sex Tape (see above) you immediately think, low-brow, one gag charmless comedy and your…
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Let’s Be Cops
Director: Luke Greenfield Starring: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle, James D’Arcy, Nina Dobrev, Keegan-Michael Key, Andy Garcia Written by: Luke Greenfield and Nicholas Thomas Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th August 2014 Let’s Be Cops is one of those low-concept comedies about slackers who think they are invincible and can…
What If
Director: Michael Dowse Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Ralf Spall, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis Written by: Elan Mastai, (based on the play “Toothpaste and Cigars”) T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th August 2014 What if they made a romantic comedy in which the characters actually spoke…
Hector And The Search For Happiness
Director: Peter Chelsom. Starring: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgard, Jean Reno, Christopher Plummer. Written by: Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay and (novel “Le voyage d’Hector ou la recherche de bonheur”) François Lelord Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th August 2014 What is the secret of happiness? That is exactly what Simon Pegg’s…
The Inbetweeners 2
Directors: Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. Starring: Simon Webb, James Buckley, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, Emily Berrington, Tamla Kari Written by: Damon Beesley and Iain Morris Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th August 2014 There’s nothing in this world than a small slice of familiarity. So when you see that the boys from The Inbetweeners are…
Pudsey The Dog: The Movie
Director: Nick Moore Starring: David Walliams, Jessica Hynes, John Sessions, Izzy Meikle-Small, Olivia Colman, Amanda Holden Written by: Paul Rose Running Time: 87 mins Cert: U Release date: 18th July 2014 Halfway through this family monstrosity, during a bizarre rant by one of the characters, Pudsey the Dog, being voiced by David Walliams says “What is…
Boyhood
Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Marco Perella, Steve Price Written by: Richard Linklater Running Time: 166 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th July 2014 <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/Ys-mbHXyWX4″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen> You’ve probably heard all about this already. A film that took 12 years to make, taking each year…
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Directors: Dean DeBlois. Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, T.J. Miller Written by Dean DeBlois and (based on the book series “How To Train Your Dragon”) Cressida Cowell Running time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 11th July 2014 How To Train Your Dragon was a surprise hit for…
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…
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…
22 Jump Street
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Peter Stormare, Wyatt Russell, Amber Stevens, Jillian Bell Written by: Oren Uziel, Rodney Rothman, (also story) Michael Bacall, (story) Jonah Hill, (based on the television show “21 Jump Street”) Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th…
