Director: Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Macon Blair, Amy Hargreaves, Devin Ratray, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb Written by: Jeremy Saulnier Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd May 2014 Blue Ruin should be subtitled Blood Bath In Small Town America because this low budget independent thriller may not have the big names or big studio behind…
Tag: drama
Transcendence
Director: Wally Pfister Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Cole Hauser Written by: Jack Paglen Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th April 2014 It is official. Transcendence is a total flop, both financially and critically. Having been universally panned, the audience in the States have…
The Quiet Ones
Director: John Pogue Starring: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne Written by: Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman, John Pogue and (based on the screenplay) Tom de Ville Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2014 Those who are regular readers will know that I have soft spot for Hammer…
Half Of A Yellow Sun
Director: Biyi Bandele Starring: Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle Written by: Biyi Bandele and (based on the book) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th April 2014 Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, Half Of A Yellow Sun has plenty of…
Calvary
Director: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Brendan Gleason, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aiden Gillen, Dylan Moran, M. Emmet Walsh, Isaach De Bankole Written by: John Michael McDonagh Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th April 2014 In 2011, John Michael McDonagh made a hugely impressive feature debut with The Guard. So now comes his second film and if…
Noah
Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connolly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, Logan Lerman Written by: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th April 2014 Let’s get this off the bat. Noah is absolutely bonkers. If you think you are going to get some religious epic…
A Long Way Down
Director: Pascal Chumeil Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul, Rosamund Pike, Sam Neil Written by: Jack Thorne and (based on the book) Nick Hornby Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st March 2014 A Long Way Down is a new British tragi-comedy, based on a book by Nick Hornby and…
Yves Saint Laurent
Director: Jalil Lespert Starring: Pierre Ninety, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Nikolai Kinski Written by: Jalil Lespert, Jacques Fieschi, Marie-Pierre Huster, Jeremie Guez and (based on the book) Laurence Be aim Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st March 2014 To get the balance right for a good…
Starred Up
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,…
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…
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