Director: Ken Kwapis Starring: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schall, R. Keith Harris Written by: Rick Kerb, Bill Holderman and (based on the novel) Bill Bryson Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th September 2015 The books of Bill Bryson and his various adventures around the world…
Tag: drama
Everest
Director: Baltasar Kormakur Starring: Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Sam Worthington, Emily Watson, John Hawkes, Keira Knightley. Written by: William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 18th September 2015 The fascination with trying to conquer Everest has led to many trying and many lives lost. So in 1992,…
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Director: Wes Ball Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aiden Gillen, Patricia Clarkson, Ki Hong Lee Written by: T.S. Nowlin and (based on the novels) James Dashner Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th September 2015 Last year I was a huge champion of the YA dystopian drama, The Maze Runner. Even…
Straight Outta Compton
Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr, Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti Written by: Jonathan Herman, (also story) Andrea Berloff, (story) S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus Running Time: 147 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th August 2015 The surprise smash of the summer has been Straight Outta…
Legend
Director: Brian Helgeland Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Christopher Eccleston, David Thewlis, Taron Egerton, Chazz Palminteri Written by Brian Helgeland and (based on the book “The Profession of Violence”) John Pearson Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 9th September 2015 There has been a continuous fascination with Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the twin brothers…
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cryer, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal Written by: (based on the novel) Jess Andrews Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th September 2015 Usually at this time of the year we get one quirky, independent film that comes out from nowhere and…
Trainwreck
Director: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, John Cena, Tilda Swinton, Colin Quinn Written by: Amy Schumer Running Time: 125 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th August 2015 Romantic comedies can be like watching a fairy tale. Unrealistic characters living in dream houses, who look amazing and yet cannot get…
45 Years
Director: Andrew Haigh Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Richard Cunningham, David Sibley Written by: Andrew Haigh and (based on a short story) David Constantine Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th August 2015 Andrew Haigh, what have you done? You had the makings of a five star movie here, possibly one…
Paper Towns
Director: Jake Schreier Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage, Jaz Sinclair Written by: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and (based on the novel) John Green Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th August 2015 Paper Towns is another teenage drama from the writer of Faults In Our Stars,…
Gemma Bovery
Director: Anne Fontaine Starring: Gemma Arterton, Fabrice Luchini, Jason Flemyng, Isabelle Canderlier, Niels Schneider Written by: Pascal Bonitzer, Anne Fontaine and (based on the graphic novel) Posy Simmonds Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st August 2015 Gemma Bovery is one of those films that will leave you wanting. This should have blown…
The Gift
Director: Joe Edgerton Starring: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joe Edgerton, Allison Tolman, Tim Griffin, Adam Lazarre-White Written by: Joe Edgerton Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th August 2015 Well done, Joe Edgerton. In a time when thrillers are less than thrilling and in which they mainly treat the audiences as idiots, thankfully…
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
Director: Marielle Heller Starring: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni, Margarita Levieva, Madeleine Waters, Abby Wait Written by: Marielle Heller and (based on the novel) Phoebe Gloeckner Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th August 2015 Coming-of-age films are usually following the exploits of a group of horny, socially awkward teenage…
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