Be warned! Allelujah is not the feel-good British movie we are being led to believe by its advertising campaign. The brightly coloured poster with multi-coloured lettering and smiling faces of the cast is not what you get when you enter the cinema. In fact, it’s the complete opposite. This is a depressing, poorly executed movie…
Tag: Derek Jacobi
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans
Director: Dominic Brigstocke Starring: Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost, Craig Roberts, Kate Nash, Kim Catrell, Derek Jacobi, Rupert Graves, Warwick Davies, Alexander Armstrong, Lee Mack Written by: Jessica Swale, Caroline Norris, Giles Pilbrow, (additional material) Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley Running Time: 92 mins Cert: PG Release date: 26th July 2019 Horrible Histories is…
Tolkien
Director: Dome Karukoski Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Patrick Gibson, Anthony Boyle, Tom Glynn-Carney, Pam Ferris Written by: David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd May 2019 J.R.R. Tolkien is possibly the most significant fantasy writers in the world. His books The Hobbit and…
Tomb Raider
Director: Roar Uthaug Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristen Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Alexandre Willaume Written by: Alastair Siddons, (also story) Geneva Robertson-Dworet and (story) Evan Daugherty Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th March 2018 Every time a new video game adaptation hits our screens, there is much anticipation that…
Murder On The Orient Express
Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley, Leslie Odom Jr, Penelope Cruz, Josh Gad, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Olivia Colman, Willem Dafoe. Written by Michael Green and (based on the novel) Agatha Christie Running Time: 114 mins Cert; 12A Release date: 3rd November 2017 Agatha Christie is the most successful…
Cinderella
Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgard, Nonso Anozie, Derek Jacobi Written by: Chris Weitz Running Time: 105 mins Cert: U Release date: 27th March 2015 Who would have thought it? Who would have thought that a cynical, middle-aged film critic would be so utterly charmed by…
Grace Of Monaco
Director: Olivier Dahan Starring: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Frank Langella, Pez Vega, Parker Posey, Robert Lindsay, Derek Jacobi, Milo Ventimiglia Written by: Arash Amel Running Time: 103 mins Cert: PG Release date: 6th June 2014 Universally panned when it opened the Cannes Film Festival this year, the big question is: Is it as bad as people are…
Stu Loves Film 