War Dogs

Director: Todd Philips Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, Patrick St. Esprit, Shaun Toub Written by: Todd Phillips, Stephen Chin, Jason Smilovic and (based on the Rolling Stone article “Arms and the Dudes”) Guy Lawson Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th August 2016 It’s hard to believe that during…

Bad Moms

Directors: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Starring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annie Mumolo, Clark Duke, Jay Hernandez Written by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th August 2016 I am in shock! After a host of movies with the word “Bad” in…

David Brent: Life On The Road

Director: Ricky Gervais Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Jo Hartley, Tom Bennett, Mandeep Dhillon, Oliver Maltman, Alexander Arnold Written by: Ricky Gervais Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th August 2016 After the disaster that was Absolutely Fabulous The Movie, I was hoping and praying that David Brent: Life Of The Road was going…

Lights Out

Director: David F. Sandberg Starring: Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Alicia Vela-Bailey, Andi Osho Written by: Eric Heisserer and (based on his short film) David F. Sandberg Running Time: 81 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th August 2016 Everyone at some point in their lives has had a fear of the dark. Or a…

Swallows And Amazons

Director: Philippa Lowthorpe Starring: Rafe Spall, Andrew Scott, Kelly McDonald, Dane Hughes, Orla Hill, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen, Bobby McCulloch, Harry Enfield, Jessica Hynes Written by: Andrea Gibb and (based on the book) Arthur Ransome Running Time: 97 mins Cert: PG Release date: 19th August 2016 If you are of a certain age, as I am, you will remember the…

Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates

Director: Jake Szymanski Starring: Zac Efron, Anna Kendricks, Adam Levine, Audrey Plaza, Stephen Root, Stephanie Faracy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Sam Richardson Written by: Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th August 2016 Once again, it’s time for another gross-out comedy in which normally straight-laced actors are forced to belittle themselves with jokes that are…

Pete’s Dragon

Director: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Isiah Whitlock Jr Written by: David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, (based on a screenplay) Malcolm Marmorstein, (based on a story) Seton I. Miller and S.S. Field Running Time: 103 mins Cert; PG Release date: 12th August 2016 Disney continues their…

Wiener-Dog

  Director: Todd Solondz Starring: Keaton Nigel Clarke, Tracy Letts, Julie Delpy, Greta Gerwin, Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn Written by: Todd Solondz Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th August 2016 Todd Solondz is a marmite director. You either love his work or you really despise it. I have a love-hate…

Suicide Squad

Director: David Ayers Starring : Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Joe Kinnaman, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Cara Delevingne Written by: David Ayers and (based on the comic book) John Ostrander Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th August 2016 With Marvel seeming to rule the roost when it comes to superhero…

Finding Dory

Director: Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Hayden Rolence, Kaitlin Olsen, Ty Burell, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Sigourney Weaver Written by: Victoria Strouse and (also original story) Andrew Stanton Running Time: 97 mins Cert: U Release date: 29th July 2016 When Finding Nemo was released…

Jason Bourne

Director: Paul Greengrass Starring: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles, Riz Ahmed Written by: Paul Greengrass, Christopher Rouse and (based on the characters created) Robert Ludlum Running Time: 123 mins Cert; 12A Release date: 27th July 2016 Bourne is back! Not the lacklustre replacement on from The Bourne Legacy but…

The BFG

Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Ralf Spall, Bill Hader Written by: Melissa Matheson and (based on the book) Roald Dahl Running Time: 117 mins Cert: PG Release date: 22nd July 2016 Steven Spielberg’s return to a more family friendly film is perfect for his talents. A…