Director: Jay Roach Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Ladd, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Turyk, Louis C.K., Ellie Fanning, John Goodman Written by: John McNamara and (based on the book) Bruce Cook Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th February 2016 Trumbo is a curious movie. Telling the story of one of Hollywood’s best…
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Spotlight
Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian D’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci. Billy Crudup Written by: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy Running Time: 128 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2016 Spotlight is a rarity. An adult film dealing with a lurid and shocking subject matter that never…
Youth
Director: Paolo Sorrentino Starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda, Madalina Ghenea, Alex McQueen, Paloma Faith Written by: Paolo Sorrentino Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2016 Art house cinema is a strange beast. As the word says, it’s all about art, which, depending on your taste, you can…
The Big Short
Director: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater Written by: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay and (based on the book) Michael Lewis Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd January 2016 In the middle of the last decade, the housing market took a massive…
The Revenant
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, Paul Anderson. Written by: Paul L. Smith, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and (based on part of the book) Michael Punke Running Time: 156 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th January 2016 There is an old saying about suffering for your art. If…
Room
Director: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridges, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Matt Gordon Written by: (also based on the novel) Emma Donoghue Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th January 2016 It’s not often that I am stunned into silence after watching a movie. There’s always a first time…
Creed
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, Tony Bellow, Ritchie Coster Written by: Aaron Covington, (also story) Ryan Coogler and (based on the characters created) Sylvester Stallone Running Time: 133 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th January 2016 It’s been 40 years since a small film about…
Joy
Director: David O.Russell Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini Written by: (also story) David O. Russell and (story) Annie Mumolo Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st January 2016 David O. Russell’s latest film is a bit of a curiosity. Taking, as his…
Sleeping With Other People
Director: Leslyn Headland Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Jordan Carlos, Adam Scott, Margarita Levieva, Amanda Peet Written by: Leslyn Headland Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2015 On paper, Sleeping With Other People sounds an interesting concept. Two people, who lost their virginity together 12 years ago, find they cannot commit…
The Danish Girl
Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard, Sebastian Koch, Matthias Schoenaerts Written by: Lucinda Coxon and (based on the novel) David Ebershoff Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2016 You can tell that it’s awards season once again as we get extremely well made, well acted,…
In The Heart Of The Sea
Director; Ron Howard Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley Written by: (also story) Charles Leavitt, (story) Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and (based on the book “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex”) Nathaniel Philbrick Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 12A Release date:…
Carol
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro Written by: Phyllis Nagy and (based on the novel “The Price Of Salt”) Patricia Highsmith Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th November 2015 Some people have been under the misapprehension that Carol, Todd Haynes’ exquisite tale…
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