Director: David MacKenzie Starring: Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Sam Spruell, David Ajala, Sian Breckin Written by: Jonathan Asser Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 21st March 2014 Prison dramas are a genre on their own. Usually filled with clichés and stereotypes, there seem to be more bad ones than good. In fact,…
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Need For Speed
Director: Scott Waugh Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Scott Mescudi, Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek Written by: George Gatins and (story) John Gatins Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th March 2014 Here’s my review of Need For Speed. “Vhrooom! Vhroom! Screech! Vhroom! Crash! Screech!” That’s the whole sum of…
The Book Thief
Director: Brian Percival Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Neilsse, Nico Liersch, Roger Allam Written by: Michael Petroni and (based on his book) Markus Zusak Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th February 2014 (London only) 26th February 2014 (General release) I have invested a great deal of time in The Book Thief….
Nymphomaniac
Director: Lars Von Trier Starring: Charlotte Gainsbough, Stellan Skarsgard, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Willem DaFoe, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mia Goth Written by: Lars Von Trier Running Time – Vol 1: 118 mins Vol 2: 123 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 22nd February 2014 (One Night Stand) General release: 28th…
Only Lovers Left Alive
Director: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright Written by: Jim Jarmusch Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21 February 2014 After years of being the image of teenage romances, the vampire needed to return to a more mature audience and if there is one man…
The Monuments Men
Director: George Clooney Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville Written by: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, (based on the book) Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 12A Release Date: 14th February 2014 The Monuments Men has everything going for it:…
Her
Director: Spike Jonze Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johanssen, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt Written by: Spike Jonze Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th February 2014 Her is one of those films that will divide the viewers. Some will think it’s the greatest thing since the last great thing and…
The Invisible Woman
Director: Ralph Fiennes Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristen Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Joanna Scanlan Written by: Abi Morgan and (based on the book) Claire Tomalin Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 7th February 2014 Ralph Fiennes has only directed one other film before The Invisible Woman, a big screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus,…
Dallas Buyers Club
Director: Jean-Marc Vallee Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O’Hare, Steve Zahn, Michael O’Neill Written by: Craig Borton and Melisa Wallack Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th February 2014 Whoever is in charge of Matthew McConaughey’s movie career at the moment, we salute you. You have taken an actor who looked…
Lone Survivor
Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Eric Bana Written by: Peter Berg, (based on the book by) Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2014 It doesn’t need a spoiler alert to tell you that the title Lone Survivor is going…
Inside Llewyn Davis
Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abrahams Written by: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release Date: 24th January 2014 If there is one thing you cannot accuse the Coen Brothers of being, and that is predictability….
Grudge Match
Director: Peter Segal Starring: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal, LL Cool J Written by: Rodney Rothman and (also story) Tim Kelleher Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th January 2014 This must have seem a great idea on paper: Rocky and Raging Bull taking each…
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