Director: David Ayer Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, David Harbour Written by: David Ayer Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd November 2012 The television schedules nowadays are crammed with police dramas, each of them trying to win audiences over with something a little different. So a new police…
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Silver Linings Playbook
Director: David O. Russell Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker Written by: David O. Russell and (book) Matthew Quick Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st November 2012 Too often than not, the movies treat mental health issues in two ways: either as a form of ridicule…
Argo
Director: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Brian Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan. Written by: Chris Terrio and (based on the article) Joshuah Bearman Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th November 2012 A few years back, Ben Aff;eck was the toast of Hollywood. An Oscar winner starring in some…
The Master
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Ambyr Childers Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson Running Time: 144 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd November 2012 (London only) 16th November 2012 (UK) A new film by director Paul Thomas Anderson is always an exciting prospect. The man who gave us…
Rust And Bone
Director: Jacques Audiard Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Celine Sallette Written by: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain and (story) Craig Davidson Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd November 2012 There are a lot of people who fear International cinema. Their greatest fear is having to read subtitles. Maybe the fears should…
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Director: Benh Zeitilin Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Gina Montana. Written by Benh Zeitilin and (also based on her play Juicy and Delicious) Lucy Alibar Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th October 2012 Having been playing the festival circuits for quite a while now, Beasts of the Southern Wild finally arrives here…
On The Road
Director: Walter Sallas Starring: Sam Reily, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams Written by: Jose Rivera and (book) Jack Kerouac Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12 October 2012 Jack Kerouac’s controversial yet revered 50’s Beat Generation novel, On The Road, has always been a book that I have…
Ruby Sparks
Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Starring: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Elliott Gould, Steve Coogan. Written by: Zoe Kazan Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th October 2012 It has been 6 years since directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris made the surprise sleeper smash, Little Miss Sunshine. They…
Liberal Arts
Director: Josh Radner Starring: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Alison Janney, Zac Efron Written by: Josh Radnor Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th October 2012 If you are in a long-running successful sitcom like How I Met your Mother, you are going to find a way to get yourself to the…
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott. Written by: Stephen Chbosky (based on his book) Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd October 2012 Either I have a soft, squiggy side underneath this cynical, critical shell or The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a film…
Now Is Good
Director: Ol Parker Starring: Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irving, Paddy Considine, Olivia Williams, Kaya Scodelario. Written by: Ol Parker and (based on the naovel by) Jenny Downham. Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th September 2012 Some films you go into and haven’t a clue what they are, what will happen and how they…
The Sweeney
Director: Nick Love Starring, Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Steven Mackintosh, Damien Lewis. Written by Nick Love, John Hodge and (source material) Ian Kennedy Martin Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th September 2012 I have to admit I am not a huge fan of director Nick Love. I’ve always found his…
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