Director: John Hillcoat. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska. Written by: Nick Cave and (novel “The Wettest County In The World”) Matt Bondurant. Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th September 2012 Now that the summer is over and the blockbusters have been packed…
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The Imposter
Director: Bart Layton Starring: Frederic Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Charlie Parker. Running Time: 95 mins Cert: Release date: 24th August 2012 A young boy from San Antonio, Texas disappears. no one knows where he is or whether is he alive or dead. Three years later, the Spanish police receive a phone call claiming that a young…
Sound Of My Voice
Director: Zal Batmanglij Starring: Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Davenia McFadden. Written by: Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd August 2012 Remember the first time you saw Donnie Darko? (If you haven’t seen Donnie Darko, why not?) How did you feel? Did you feel cheated or, like me, did you feel…
The Dark Knight Rises
Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman. Written by: (also story) Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan and (story) David S. Goyer. Running Time: 164 mins Cert: 12A The most eagerly anticipated film of the year is finally here. Christopher Nolan’s final piece to the Batman…
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World
Director: Lorene Scafaria Starring: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melanie Lynskey, Adam Brody Written by: Lorene Scafaria Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th July 2012 As ideas go, Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World may not be the most original: it’s the end of the world…what do we do? But…
Magic Mike
Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn. Written by: Reid Carolin Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th July 2012 I have to be honest with you, I went into Magic Mike with very low expectations indeed. My least favourite actor, Canning Tatum, in a film…
The Amazing Spider-Man
Director: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field. Written by: (also story) James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves, (comic book) Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Running Time: 136 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd July 2012 Reboot is a fairly new word introduced into the world to denote…
Killer Joe
Director: William Friedkin Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon. Written by: Tracy Letts (based on his play) Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 29th June 2012 In the 70s, director William Friedkin was at the top of his game. The man responsible for The French Connection and…
Friends With Kids
Director: Jennifer Westfeldt Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Megan Fox, Edward Burns. Written by: Jennifer Westfeldt Running Time: 107 mins Cert 15 Release date: 29th June 2012 In 2001, writer/actress Jennifer Westfeldt gave us a delightfully charming romantic comedy with a twist about a woman failing in relationships who decides…
The Five-Year Engagement
Director: Nicholas Stroller Starring: Jason Segal, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans. Written by: Jason Segal and Nicholas Stroller Running time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd June 2012 The last time actor Jason Segal worked with director Nicholas Stoller, they gave us the enormously enjoyable Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The co-writing duo…
Rock of Ages
Director: Adam Shankman Starring: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Catherine Ztea-Jones, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman. Written by: Justin Theroux, Chris D’Arienzo (also original musical book) and Allan Loeb Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th June 2012 I have a slight problem with musicals on film. For me,…
The Angels’ Share
Director: Ken Loach Starring: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmine Riggins Written by Paul Laverty Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: st June 2012 Ken Loach is one of British best film directors. His movies are usually heavy, shocking, sometimes controversial, usually political. So when Looking For Eric came to our screens a few years ago, it…
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