Director: Olivier Megaton Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Serbedzija. Written by: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen (also based on their characters) Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th October 2012 In 2008, a pretty average action film made huge waves, mainly due to the presence of its star, Liam Neeson….
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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…
Looper
Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano. Written by Rian Johnson Running time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 Time travel thrillers are incredibly hard to get right. You have to be able to fill the blanks in without leaving too many holes or questions…
The Campaign
Director: Jay Roach Starring: Will Ferrell, Zack Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. Written by: Chris Henchy and Shawn Harwell. Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 It’s election year in the USA again and with every election comes a movie about an election, or the election, or…
Killing Them Softly
Director: Andrew Dominik Starring: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn. Written by: Andrew Dominik and (novel ‘Cogan’s Trade’) George V. Higgins. Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 21st September 2012 New Zealand film director Andrew Dominik has made three films: the brilliantly brutal Chopper (that introduced us to one…
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…
Hope Springs
Director: David Finkel Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Ben Rappaport. Written by Vanessa Taylor Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th September 2012 It’s not often that I go to see a film and genuinely blush. This has all change since seeing the romantic comedy Hope Springs and…
Dredd
Director: Pete Travis Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thibley, Lena Hedley, Wood Harris, Rakie Ayola. Written by: Alex Garland, (based on the characters created by) Carlos Ezquella and John Wagner. Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th September 2012 I feel really sorry for the makers of Dredd. First they decide to take on…
Total Recall
Director: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckensdale, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy. Written by: Mark Bomback, (also screen story) Kurt Wimmer, (screen story) Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill (short story) Philip K. Dick. Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th August 2012 In 1990, Paul Verehoeven’s sci-fi classic Total Recall…
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…
The Watch
Director: Akiva Schiffer Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte. Written by: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg and Jared Stern Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th August 2012 Here’s a note of thumb. When making a comedy, try to make it original and more importantly, try to…
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