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…
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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…
Lawless
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…
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…
