Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Sam Shepard Written by: Jeff Nichols Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th April 2016 Midnight Special, the fourth film from independent filmmaker, Jeff Nichols, comes at you like a film stuck in the 1970’s. A…
Tag: drama
10 Cloverfield Lane
Director: Dan Trachtenberg Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr, Suzanne Cryer Written by: Damien Chazelle, (also story) Matthew Stuecken and Josh Campbell Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 18th March 2016 I am furious! Up to the final 10 minutes of this incredibly tense and gripping thriller, it was hitting all the right notes…
Eddie The Eagle
Director: Dexter Fletcher Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Mark Benton, Tim McInnerny, Christopher Walken Written by: Sean Macaulay and (also story) Simon Kelton Running Time: 106 mins Cert: PG Release date: 1st April 2016 Who would have thought that the biggest joke of the 1988 Winter Olympics would become the basis…
Disorder
Director: Alice Winocour Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Diane Kruger, Paul Hamy, Zaïd Errougui-Demonsant, Percy Kemp, Victor Pontecorvo Written by: Alice Winocour and (in collaboration) Jean-Stéphane Bron Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th March 2016 With the current popularity in European thrillers now swarming our television, it seems that cinema has been somewhat forgotten when it comes to dark, brooding dramas….
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Director: Kirk Jones Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Elena Kampouris Written by: (also based on the characters created) Nia Vardalos Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th March 2016 Back in 2002, a very small, low-budget romantic comedy, produced by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, came out of…
High-Rise
Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elizabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Keeley Hawes, Dan Renton Skinner Written by Amy Jump and (based on the novel) J.G. Ballard Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th March 2016 Ben Wheatley should be celebrated as one of this country’s finest film…
Rock The Kasbah
Director: Barry Levinson Starring: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride, Scott Caan Written by: Mitch Glazer Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th March 2016 There was a time when anything that Bill Murray touched turned to gold. Even the most dubious script was made funny by…
Marguerite
Director: Xavier Giannoli Starring: Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau, Christa Théret, Denis Mpunga, Théo Cholbi Written by: Xavier Giannoli Running Time: 129 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th March 2016 Have you ever watched these TV talent shows, like The X Factor, and wondered who has told the really awful singers that they are good? Feeding their fantasy…
Anomalisa
Directors: Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan Written by: Charlie Kaufman Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th March 2016 Charlies Kaufman has to be regarded as one of the geniuses of cinema. His films are never straight forward. Always unique and special and allows his…
Secret In Their Eyes
Director: Billy Ray Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Dean Norris, Alfred Molina, Joe Cole Written by Billy Ray and (based on the film “El secreto de sus ojos”) Juan José Campanella. Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th February 2016 This was always going to be a hard film to impress me, as the…
The Finest Hours
Director: Craig Gillespie Starring: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Kyle Gallner Written by: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, (based on the book) Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th February 2016 It seems that Disney are getting into a…
Triple 9
Director: John Hillcoat Starring: Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Norman Reedus, Gia Gadot Written by: Matt Cook Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th February 2016 Triple 9 has a lot going for it. A director who can certainly handle genre cinema. A cast of top-notch character…
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