Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connolly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, Logan Lerman Written by: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th April 2014 Let’s get this off the bat. Noah is absolutely bonkers. If you think you are going to get some religious epic…
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The Double
Director: Richard Ayoade Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, James Fox, Chris O’Dowd, Tim Key, Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins Written by: Richard Ayoade, Avi Korine and (baed on the novella) Fyodor Dostoevsky Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th April 2014 Based on the novella by Dostoevsky, The Double is the second…
300: Rise Of An Empire
Director: Noam Murro Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro, Hans Matheson Written by: Zack Synder, Kurt Johnstad and (based on the graphic novel Xerxes) Frank Miller Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th March 2014 Those of you who caught up with my review of Zack Synder’s 2006…
Tinker Bell And The Pirate Fairy
Director: Peggy Holmes Starring: Pamela Adlon, Angela Bartys, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston Running Time: 78 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 Every so often I open my pages to a young and exciting new voice in the world of film criticism and after doing such a wonderful job with…
Only Lovers Left Alive
Director: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright Written by: Jim Jarmusch Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21 February 2014 After years of being the image of teenage romances, the vampire needed to return to a more mature audience and if there is one man…
The Lego Movie
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Starring: (Voices) Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie, Jonah Hill Written by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller (story) Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman Running Time: 100 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 I have to start by giving you a word of warning…
I, Frankenstein
Director: Stuart Beattie Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney Written by: Stuart Beattie, (also story and Darkstorm Studios Graphic Novel) Kevin Grevioux and (based on characters created by) Mary Shelley Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th January 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, may I present…
47 Ronin
Director: Carl Rinsch Starring: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Min Tanaka Written by: Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini and (screen story) Walter Hamada Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2013 If you haven’t had enough of Christmas turkey then you could have your fill with this Hollywood version of…
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…
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellan, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry Written by: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Guillermo del Toro and (based on the novel The Hobbit) J.R.R Tolkien Running Time: 161 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th December 2013 Can you…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci Written by: Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt and (based on the novel Catching Fire) Suzanne Collins Running Time: 146 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st November 2013 For me, the first Hunger Games film, based on the…
Gravity
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Written by: Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th November 2013 Where do I start? I guess I should start by saying that this is the best film of the year. Seriously. It is a technical triumph as…
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