Director: Zack Synder Starring: Henry Cavell, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne Written by David S. Goyer, (story) Christopher Nolan, (characters created by) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Running Time: 142 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th June 2013 It is the most hyped movie of the year (adverts…
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Epic
Director: Chris Wedge Starring: Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Beyonce Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Chris O’Dowd, Aziz Ansari Written by: James V. Hart, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember and (also based on the books The Leaf Men and The Brave Good Bugs) William Joyce. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: U Release date: 22nd…
Star Trek Into Darkness
Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumerbatch, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Alice Eve Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof and (based on the characters created by) Gene Roddenberry Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 12A Release Date: 9th May 2013 Four years after the first reboot and newly appointed…
Iron Man 3
Director: Shane Black Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Ben Kingsley Written by: Shane Black, Drew Pearce, (based on the comic book by) Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby Running Time: 130 mins Cert 12A Release date: 24th April 2013 Marvel’s Iron Man 3 has a…
The Odd Life Of Timothy Green
Director: Peter Hedges Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joe Edgerton, CJ Adams, Dianne Wiest, David Morse, Ron Livingston, Odaya Rush Written by: Peter Hedges and (story) Ahmet Zappa Running Time: 105 mins Cert: U Release date: 5th April 2013 As the title suggests, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green is, well, odd. A fantasy tale from Disney…
Jack The Giant Slayer
Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Eleanor Tomlinson, Eddie Marsden, Ewan Bremner Written by: Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and David Dobkin Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd March 2013 Hollywood’s love for all things fairy tale continues with something quite different. instead of trying for a…
Oz: The Great And Powerful
Director: Sam Raimi Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs Written by: Mitchell Kapner, David Lindsey-Abaire and (book The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz) L. Frank Baum. Running Time: 130 mins Cert: PG Release date: 8th March 2013 It takes a very brave man to tackle a prequel to one of the most famous and…
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Director: Tommy Wirkola Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Atherton, Famke Jenssen, Peter Stormare, Pihla Viitala, Derek Mears Written by: Tommy Wirkola Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2013 Remember the classic fairy tale about the two children left in the woods by their parents ans they come across a cottage made of sweets, only…
Beautiful Creatures
Director: Richard LaGravenese Starring: Alice Englert, Aiden Ehrenreich, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum Written by: Richard LaGravenese, (novel) Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th February 2013 I openly admit to going into Beautiful Creatures with great trepidation. Now that Twilight has turned its lights off for…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro and (book) J.R.R. Tolkien Running Time: 169 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th December 2013 Sometimes reviewing a film that has already had so much written…
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Director: Benh Zeitilin Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Gina Montana. Written by Benh Zeitilin and (also based on her play Juicy and Delicious) Lucy Alibar Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th October 2012 Having been playing the festival circuits for quite a while now, Beasts of the Southern Wild finally arrives here…
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…
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