Director: Bill Pohlad Starring: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Kenny Wormald, Joanne Going Written by: Oren Moverman, Michael Alan Lerner and (based on the life) Brian Wilson Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th July 2015 What is often problematic in trying to recreate the life of a musical…
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Magic Mike XXL
Director: Gregory Jacobs Starring: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard. Written by: (also based on characters created) Reid Carolin Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd July 2015 In 2012, a film about male strippers surprised everyone, none more so than me, with its charm, humour and…
Mr Holmes
Director: Bill Condor Starring: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada Written by: Jeffrey Hatcher, (also based on the novel “A Slight Trick Of The Mind”) Mitch Cullin and (based on the characters created ) Arthur Conan Doyle Running Time: 104 mins Cert: PG Release date: 19th June…
The Longest Ride
Director: George Tillman Jr Starring: Brit Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Lolita Davidovich Written by: Craig Bolotin and (based on the novel) Nicholas Sparks Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th June 2015 It seems like forever since we had a Nicholas Sparks adaptation (in fact, it was last…
Entourage
Director: Doug Ellin Starring: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Billy Bob Thornton Written by; (also story and television series created) Doug Ellin and (story) Rob Weiss Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th June 2015 I went into Entourage a complete virgin. Having never seen the HBO…
Jurassic World
Director: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson Written by: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, (also story) Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and (based on the characters created) Michael Crichton. Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 11th June 2015 Was it really 23 years…
Danny Collins
Director: Dan Fogelman Starring: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, Josh Peck, Melissa Benoist, Nick Offerman Written by: Dan Fogelman Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th May 2015 If you were going to cast an actor to play the part of an aging rock star, you’d probably have…
The Goob
Director: Guy Myhill Starring: Sienna Guillory, Liam Walpole, Sean Harris, Hannah Spearitt, Marama Corlett, Paul Popplewell Written by: Guy Myhill Running Time: 84 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 29th May 2015 The Goob is a coming-of-age film that, while being a low-budget British affair set in Norfolk, it feels like it wants to escape just being…
Poltergeist
Director: Gil Kenan Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (based on a story) Steven Spielberg Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd May 2015 Another day, another remake of a modern horror classic. This week, it’s the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe…
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond
Director: Brad Bird Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Brit Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn Written by: Jeff Jensen, (also story) Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird Running Time: 130 mins Cert: PG Release date: 22nd May 2015 Disney like to take their famous areas from their theme parks and turning them into movies. We’ve had…
A Royal Night Out
Director: Julian Jarrold Starring: Sarah Gadon, Emily Watson, Rupert Everett, Jack Raynor, Bel Powley, Roger Allam Written by: Trevor De Silva and Kevin Hook Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th May 2015 When you go to a film and the poster proudly announces that it is “inspired by true events”, you expect…
Top Five
Director: Chris Rock Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, J.B. Smoove, Romany Malco, Cedric The Entertainer Written by: Chris Rock Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th May 2015 Chris Rock isn’t the star in the UK that he is in the States. Apart from appearing in Adam Sandler’s dire Grown Up…
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