Directors: Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Bladwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish, Shane McRae Written by: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland and (based on the novel) Lisa Genova Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 6th March 2015 Often when a film arrives that is lauded with awards and high praise, it sometimes…
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Director: John Madden Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel, Bil Nighy, Richard Gere, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Tamsin Grieg, Penelope Wilton, Lillete Dubey Written by: Ol Parker Running Time: 122 mins Cert: PG Release date: 26th February 2015 It was 2011 when we first met the gentle retirement folks who visited the Best Exotic Marigold…
Focus
Directors: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, BD Wong, Gerald McRaney Written by: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2015 Can you believe that the last time we saw Will Smith, it was being all serious in the dire After Earth?…
Predestination
Directors: Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers Written by: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig and (based on the book “All You Zombies”) Robert A. Heinlein Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th February 2015 Every so often a film comes out that takes you…
Project Almanac
Director: Dean Israelite Starring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner Written by: Andrew Deutschman and Jason Pagan Running Time: 106 mins Cert; 12A Release date: 16th February 2015 Supposing you found a time machine, what would you do? Would you go back and change history? Or would you try to better…
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Director: David Zellner Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, Kanako Higashi Written by: David Zellner and Nathan Zellner Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 20th February 2015 Imagine, if you will, that after finding a hidden video tape of the Coen Brothers 1996 classic, Fargo, believing that it’s a treasure map to…
Fifty Shades Of Grey
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jaime Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford, Marcia Gay Harden Written by: Kelly Marcel and (based on the novel) E.L. James Running Time: 125 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 13th February 2015 The most hyped movie of the year (it won’t be the last) has finally arrived and after being…
Selma
Director: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Oprah Winfrey Written by: Paul Webb Running Time: 128 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 6th February 2015 Selma has already caused a stir as it was snubbed by the Academy Awards, receiving only a Best Picture nomination. Whatever the reason, it does…
Big Hero 6
Directors: Don Hall and Chris Williams Starring: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr Written by: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, (based upon the characters created) Man Of Action, (head of story) Paul Briggs and Joe Mateo Running Time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 30th January…
Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Jena Malone, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson and (based on the novel) Thomas Pynchon Running Time: 148 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2015 A new film by director Paul Thomas Anderson is…
Son Of A Gun
Director: Julius Avery Starring: Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Matt Nable, Jacek Korman, Eddie Baroo Written by: Julius Avery Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2014 The crime thriller genre is a very crowded and well-worn style of cinema, so to really make an impact, you have to come up…
Ex Machina
Director: Alex Garland Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno Written by: Alex Garland Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd January 2015 Alex Garland has made a reputation for his outstanding script work. The writer of Sunshine and 28 Days Later now takes his first stab at directing. A science…
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