Director: Rowan Joffe Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Anne-Marie Duff, Dean-Charles Chapman, Adam Levy Written by: Rowan Joffe and (based on the novel) S.J. Watson Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th September 2014 Before I Go To Sleep takes a well-worn plot device, amnesia, to produce, what starts out as a…
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Let’s Be Cops
Director: Luke Greenfield Starring: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle, James D’Arcy, Nina Dobrev, Keegan-Michael Key, Andy Garcia Written by: Luke Greenfield and Nicholas Thomas Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th August 2014 Let’s Be Cops is one of those low-concept comedies about slackers who think they are invincible and can…
Lucy
Director: Luc Besson Starring: Scarlet Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-Sik Choi, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt Written by: Luc Besson Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd August 2014 Luc Besson is the king of nonsensical, popcorn fodder action films. He knows exactly what works to keep an undemanding audience happy: a story that edges…
Into The Storm
Director: Steven Quale Starring: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress, Alycia Debnam Carey. Written by: John Swetnam. Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st August 2014 Picture the scene, if you would. A group of movie executives in an office deciding what their next project will be, when one…
What If
Director: Michael Dowse Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Ralf Spall, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis Written by: Elan Mastai, (based on the play “Toothpaste and Cigars”) T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th August 2014 What if they made a romantic comedy in which the characters actually spoke…
Blood Ties
Director: Guillaume Canet Starring: Clive Owen, Billy Crudup. Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, James Caan Written by: Guillaume Canet, James Gray, (based on the film “Les liens du sang”) Jacques Maillot, Pierre Chosson, Eric Veniard (and the novel “Deux freres, un flic, un truand”) Bruno Papet and Michel Papet Running Time: 127 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th August 2014 I went into…
Hector And The Search For Happiness
Director: Peter Chelsom. Starring: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgard, Jean Reno, Christopher Plummer. Written by: Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay and (novel “Le voyage d’Hector ou la recherche de bonheur”) François Lelord Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th August 2014 What is the secret of happiness? That is exactly what Simon Pegg’s…
The Expendables III
Director: Patrick Hughes Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lungdren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kelsey Grammer. Written by: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, (also story) Sylvester Stallone and (based on the characters created) David Callaham Running Time: 127 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th July 2014 When…
Wakolda
Director: Lucía Puenzo Starring: Àlex Brendemühl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti, Florencia Bado, Elena Roger, Guillermo Pfening Written by: Lucía Puenzo Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th August 2014 Titles to movies can sometimes tell you everything. A bit like telling you the plot before you enter the cinema. Lone Survivor is a perfect example. It doesn’t leave too much to…
The Inbetweeners 2
Directors: Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. Starring: Simon Webb, James Buckley, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, Emily Berrington, Tamla Kari Written by: Damon Beesley and Iain Morris Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th August 2014 There’s nothing in this world than a small slice of familiarity. So when you see that the boys from The Inbetweeners are…
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautisia, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly, Karen Gillan, Lee Pace Written by: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman, (based on the comic book) Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 31st July 2014 Marvel’s newest entry in the…
Hercules
Director: Brett Ratner Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, John Hurt, Joseph Fiennes, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Aksel Hennie Written by: Ryan Condal, Evan Spiliotopoulos and (based on the Radical comic “Hercules”) Steve Moore Running Time: 98 mins Cert:12A Release date: 25th July 2014 Hercules is one of those legendary characters that film makers love; a Greek demigod with…
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