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,…
Tag: drama
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…
The Wolf Of Wall Street
Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Johan Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jean Dujardin Written by Terence Winter and (based on his book) Jordan Belfort Running Time: 180 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 17th January 2014 Martin Scorsese is back! After playing around with music documentaries (Shine A Light, George Harrison:…
12 Years A Slave
Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o Written by: John Ripley and (based on Twelve Years A Slave) Solomon Northup Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th January 2014 For months this has been the most eagerly anticipated film, with 10 BAFTA…
Delivery Man
Director: Ken Scott Starring: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Andrezj Blumenfeld, Simon Delaney, Bobby Moyniham Written by: Ken Scott (based on the original screenplay “Starbuck”) and Martin Petit Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th January 2014 Watching Delivery Man is like the equivalent to eating a bag of sugar, a box…
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Director: Justin Chadwick Starring: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Zolani Mkiva Written by: William Nicholson and (based on his autobiography, The Long Walk To Freedom) Nelson Mandela Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd January 2014 After the recent events of Nelson Mandela’s passing, I went into the screening of…
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Sean Penn, Kathryn Hahn Written by: Steve Conrad and (based on the short story) James Thurber Running Time: 114 mins Cert: PG Release date: 26th December 2013 Some people are ignorant. I’m sorry to have to say that but they are. I have…
American Hustle
Director: David O. Russell Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K. Written by: David O. Russell and Eric Singer Running Time: 138 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th December 2013 I first encountered the work of David O. Russell way back in 1996 with the black comedy, Flirting With…
Kill Your Darlings
Director: John Krokidas Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Hudson, Ben Foster, Elizabeth Olsen, Ben Cross, Jennifer Jason Leigh Written by: Austin Bunn and John Krokidas Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th December 2013 The moment I saw this film I knew that the press would have a field…
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