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…
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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…
Thor: The Dark World
Director: Alan Taylor Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, Idris Elba, Rene Russo, Kat Dennings Written by: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, (story) Don Payne, Robert Rodat, (based on the characters created by) Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th…
Riddick
Director: David Twohy Starring: Vin Diesel, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista Written by: David Twohy, (screenplay) Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell, (based on the characters created) Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat. Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th September 2013 It was 13 years since the psychotic murderer with night vision…
The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones
Director: Harald Zwart Starring: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Lena Headley, CC Pounder, Jared Hartis, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Written by: Jessica Postigo and (based on the novel by) Cassandra Clare Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st August 2013 So the hunt for the new contender to take the crown from…
Kick-Ass 2
Director: Jeff Wadlow Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Mortez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke Written by: Jeff Wadlow, (based on the comic book by) Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th August 2013 Kick-Ass 2 is the long awaited sequel to the ultra-cool, superb…
Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
Director: Thor Fruedenthal Starring: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Stanley Tucci, Nathon Fillion Written by: Marc Guggenheim and (based on the book Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Sea Of Monsters) Rick Riordan Running Time: 106 mins Cert: PG Release date: 7th August 2013 Three years ago, a modest…
The Wolverine
Director: James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada. Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Scott Frank, Mark Bomback Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th July 2013 After crashing with an almighty smash after the last time he appeared in a film (not including his brief-blink-and-you’ll-miss-him cameo in X-Men: First Class) the film…
The World’s End
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsden, Rosamund Pike Written by: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th July 2013 When you have made two outstanding and incredibly popular comedies like Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, the level of…
Monsters University
Director: Dan Scanlon Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Sean Hayes, Nathan Fillion. Written by: Daniel Gerson, Dan Scanlon and Robert L. Baird. Running Time: 104 mins Cert: U Release date: 12th July 2013 I am a huge fan of Monsters Inc. I don’t think there are many who aren’t….
Pacific Rim
Director: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman Written by: Guillermo del Toro and (also story) Travis Beacham Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th July 2013 A few weeks ago I wrote a review about Man Of Steel, in which I complained that the…
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