Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi, Max Minghella, Josh Brener Written by: Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th July 2013 I know there will be a bunch of critics who will turn up their noses at The Internship. They will call…
Tag: feel-good
Much Ado About Nothing
Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese Written by William Shakespeare and (adapted) Joss Whedon Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th June 2013 If there are two things that are almost certain to be the kiss of death as far as…
I’m So Excited (Los amantes pasajeros)
Director: Pedro Almodovar Starring: Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Lola Dueñas, Antonio de la Torre, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo Written by: Pedro Almodovar Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd May 2013 Pedro Almodovar is one of Spain’s most famous sons; a film maker who has been at the top of his game since shaking the foundations of Spanish…
Love Is All You Need (Den skaldede frisør)
Director: Susanne Bier Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia, Paprika Steen, Sebastian Jessen, Molly Blixt Egelind Written by: (and story) Anders Thomas Jensen and (story) Susanna Bier Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th April 2013 After a score of Danish and Scandinavian murder thrillers like the excellent The Killing, it’s nice to…
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…
Robot and Frank
Director: Jake Schreier Starring: Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler, James Marsden, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeremy Strong Written by: Christopher D. Ford Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th March 2013 The one good thing about cinema is once in a while it throws up a movie that you don’t expect, that you listen…
Song For Marion
Director: Paul Andrew Williams Starring: Terence Stamp, Gemma Atherton, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Eccleston Written by: Paul Andrew Williams Running Time: 93 mins Cert: PG Release date: 22nd February 2013 I really wanted to like this film. It has a good cast of actors and is from the same man who gave us the disturbing but…
The Sessions
Director: Ben Lewin Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks Written by: Ben Lewin and (based on his article) Mark O’Brien Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th January 2013 There are some subject matters that, if handled badly by a film director, could be construed as being in…
Quartet
Director: Dustin Hoffman Starring: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtney, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Sheridan Smith Written by: Ronald Harwood (based on his play) Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st January 2013 Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman has been at the top of his game as an actor since the sixties when he…
Pitch Perfect
Director: Jason Moore Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Camp, Skylar Astin. Written by: Kay Cannon and (book) Mickey Rapkin. Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st December 2012 A few years ago, a US TV show stormed the network and the world and became flavour…
Silver Linings Playbook
Director: David O. Russell Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker Written by: David O. Russell and (book) Matthew Quick Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st November 2012 Too often than not, the movies treat mental health issues in two ways: either as a form of ridicule…
Here Comes The Boom
Director: Frank Coraci Starring: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Greg Germann, Joe Rogan Written by: Kevin James, Allan Loeb and Rock Reuben Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 9th November 2012 There is a written rule with reviewing films: never go into a film hating it before you start! That’s what happened…
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