Director: Zack Synder Starring: Henry Cavell, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne Written by David S. Goyer, (story) Christopher Nolan, (characters created by) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Running Time: 142 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th June 2013 It is the most hyped movie of the year (adverts…
Tag: drama
Behind The Candelabra
Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Debbie Reynolds, Scott Bakula, Dan Aykroyd Written by: Richard LeGravenese, (based on the book by) Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th June 2013 Earlier this year, Steven Soderbergh announced that he was retiring from film making with…
The Iceman
Director: Ariel Vroman Starring: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, Robert Davi, Stephen Dorff Written by: Morgan Land, Ariel Vroman, (based on the book The Iceman: The True story of A Cold-Hearted Killer) Anthony Bruno and (based on the documentary The Iceman Tapes: Conversations With A Killer) Jim Thebaut Running Time:…
Byzantium
Director: Neil Jordan Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Reilly, Jonny Lee Miller, Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Mays. Written by: (and based on her play The Vampire Tale) Moira Buffini Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st May 2013 Neil Jordan is one of my favourite directors. Ever since seeing his debut Angel…
The Purge
Director: James DeMonaco Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield Written by James DeMonaco Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st May 2013 Isn’t it annoying when a premise comes along that sounds really interesting and then you see the movie and that premise is kind of…
Epic
Director: Chris Wedge Starring: Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Beyonce Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Chris O’Dowd, Aziz Ansari Written by: James V. Hart, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember and (also based on the books The Leaf Men and The Brave Good Bugs) William Joyce. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: U Release date: 22nd…
Mud
Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Loflan, Reece Witherspoon, Sam Shepherd, Sarah Paulson Written by: Jeff Nichols Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th May 2013 The reinvention of Matthew McConaughey continues. After years of stuck playing romantic leads in painful rom coms with the likes of Kate Hudson and…
Deadfall
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky Starring: Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Sissy Spacek, Kris Kristofferson, Kate Mara, Treat Williams Written by: Zach Dean Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th May 2013 Dead is a total curiosity. Advertised as an out-and-out action thriller, the type you’d expect to find on any DVD shelf among the other low grade thrillers, it is…
Dead Man Down
Director: Niels Arden Oplev Starring: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terence Howard, Isabelle Huppert, Luis De La Silva Jr. Written by: J.H. Wyman Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd May 2013 Never judge a book by its cover. The same applies to movies. I went into Dead Man Down, a revenge…
I’m So Excited (Los amantes pasajeros)
Director: Pedro Almodovar Starring: Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Lola Dueñas, Antonio de la Torre, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo Written by: Pedro Almodovar Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd May 2013 Pedro Almodovar is one of Spain’s most famous sons; a film maker who has been at the top of his game since shaking the foundations of Spanish…
Bernie
Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Richard Robichaux Written by: Richard Linklater and (also based on his article in Texas Monthly) Skip Hollandsworth Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th April 2013 It has taken almost two years for Richard Linklater’s small-town black comedy to hit the…
Love Is All You Need (Den skaldede frisør)
Director: Susanne Bier Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia, Paprika Steen, Sebastian Jessen, Molly Blixt Egelind Written by: (and story) Anders Thomas Jensen and (story) Susanna Bier Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th April 2013 After a score of Danish and Scandinavian murder thrillers like the excellent The Killing, it’s nice to…
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