Gone Girl

Director: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Connie Coons, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens Written by: (also based on the novel) Gillian Flynn Running Time: 149 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 2nd October 2014 This is going to be the hardest review I have ever written because I want to tell you…

Life After Beth

Director: Jeff Baena Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser, Anna Kendrick Written by: Jeff Baena Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st October 2014 Most films tend to run out of steam way before the end. Life After Beth is a curiosity as it runs…

The Equalizer

Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloe Grace Mortez, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo Written by: Richard Wenk, (based on the television series created by) Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th September 2014 There was a television series in the late 80’s, early 90’s…

The Boxtrolls

Director: Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Simon Pegg, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead Wright Written by: Irena Brignull, Adam Pava and (based on the novel “Here Be Monsters) Alan Snow Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 12th September 2014 Laika Entertainment could be looked upon as…

What We Did On Our Holiday

Directors: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkins Starring: Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Ben Miller, Amelia Bullmore, Celia Imrie Written by: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkins Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th September 2014 Fans of the hit TV comedy Outnumbered will probably find a welcoming place here in this charming British…

Magic In The Moonlight

Director: Woody Allen Starring: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Simon McBurney, Eileen Atkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver Written by: Woody Allen Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th September 2014 There is a certain amount of reassurance when entering a new Woody Allen film. You know it’s going to be one of three…

A Walk Among The Tombstones

Director: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Adam David Thompson, Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley. Written by: Scott Frank and (based on the novel) Lawrence Block. Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th September 2014 Do you remember the days when Liam Neeson use to be a serious actor and he wasn’t gruffly…

A Most Wanted Man

Director: Anton Corbijn Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Willem DaFoe, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin Written by: Andrew Bovell and (based on the novel) John  Le Carre Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th September 2014 Watching this slow-burning spy thriller that doesn’t exactly speed along, the one thing that impresses upon you more…

Pride

Director: Matthew Warchus Starring: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, Joseph Gilgun, George MacKay Written by: Stephen Beresford Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th September 2014 If there is one thing that British cinema is very good at producing, its feel-good comedy dramas based around real events. The…

The Guest

Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser Written by: Simon Barrett Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th September 2014 Last year, director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett reinvented the siege horror with the brilliantly inventive You’re Next. This year, they have managed to do…

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Director: Lasse Hallstrom Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah, Farzana Dua Elahe. Written by: Steven Knight and (based on the novel) Richard C. Morais. Running Time: 122 mins Cert: PG Release date: 5th September 2014 Earlier this year we had Chef, a film that was pretty much food porn. Well…

Sex Tape

Director: Jake Kasdan Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Roy Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe Written by: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stroller and (also story) Kate Angelo. Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd September 2014 Looking at the trailer for Sex Tape (see above) you immediately think, low-brow, one gag charmless comedy and your…