Directors: Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith Starring: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong Written by: Brandon Sawyer, (also story) John Aboud, Michael Colton, (story) Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons, (based on the characters created) Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Running Time: 92 mins Cert: U Release date: 5th December 2014 I…
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Paddington
Director: Paul King Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Ben Whithaw, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Peter Capaldi, Jim Broadbent. Written by: Paul King and (based on the books) Michael Bond Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 28th November 2014 Having spent the year in utter despair at the quality of populist entertainment produced by…
Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?
Director: Debbie Isitt Starring: Martin Clunes, Marc Wootton, Catherine Tate, Adam Garcia, Celia Imrie, Ralf Little Written by: Debbie Isitt Running Time: 109 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th November 2014 If someone was to offer me the option of having my teeth removed without gas or seeing this monstrosity of movie again, the trip…
Pudsey The Dog: The Movie
Director: Nick Moore Starring: David Walliams, Jessica Hynes, John Sessions, Izzy Meikle-Small, Olivia Colman, Amanda Holden Written by: Paul Rose Running Time: 87 mins Cert: U Release date: 18th July 2014 Halfway through this family monstrosity, during a bizarre rant by one of the characters, Pudsey the Dog, being voiced by David Walliams says “What is…
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Directors: Dean DeBlois. Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, T.J. Miller Written by Dean DeBlois and (based on the book series “How To Train Your Dragon”) Cressida Cowell Running time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 11th July 2014 How To Train Your Dragon was a surprise hit for…
Chef
Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Emjay Anthony, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Sofia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Robert Downey Jr Written by: Jon Favreau Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th June 2014 Long before he made the transition to big budget Hollywood director, Jon Favreau was known for low…
Maleficent
Director: Robert Stromberg Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Sam Reilly Written by: Linda Woolverton, (based from the story “La Belle au bois dormant”) Charles Perrault, (based from the story “Little Briar Rose”) Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, (based from the motion picture “Sleeping Beauty”, story adaptation) Erdman Penner, (based from the motion picture “Sleeping Beauty”, screenplay) Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta….
Postman Pat: The Movie
Director: Mike Disa Starring: Stephen Manger, Jim Broadbent, David Tennant, Rupert Grint, Ronan Keating Written by: Annika Bluhm, Nicole Dubuc and Kim Fuller Running Time: 88 mins Cert: U Release date: 23rd May 2014 Once again it’s time to hand over a page to a much more experience critic than I, young Holly Smith (now aged 7). This time…
Ilo Ilo
Director: Anthony Chen Starring: Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani, Tian Wen Chen, Yann Yann Yeo Written by: Anthony Chen Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 2nd May 2014 Sometimes simplicity makes a much louder noise than throwing everything you have at the screen. Take Ilo Ilo for example. A small-scale, simple tale of…
Rio 2
Director: Carlos Salanha Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Andy Garcia, Will.i.am, Bruno Mars, Leslie Mann Written by: Don Rhyman and (also characters created) Carlos Salanha Running Time: 101 mins Cert: U Release date: 4th April 2014 Once again, I am happy to hand over my reviewing to the far more professional and talented Holly…
Muppets Most Wanted
Director: James Bobin Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Peter Linz Written by: James Bobin, Nicholas Stoller and (based on characters created ) Jim Henson Running Time: 113 mins Cert: U Release date: 28th March 2014 At the beginning of the second…
Moshi Monsters: The Movie
Directors: Wip Vernooij and Morgan Francis Starring: Phillipa Alexander, Steve Cleverley, Rajesh David, Boris Hiestand, Tom Clarke Hill Written by: Steve Cleverley and Jocelyn Stevenson Running Time: 81 mins Cert: U Release date: 20th December 2013 As you may realise and know, there are so many films being released each week now, that it’s almost…
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