Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Eric Bana Written by: Peter Berg, (based on the book by) Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2014 It doesn’t need a spoiler alert to tell you that the title Lone Survivor is going…
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That Awkward Moment
Director: Tom Gormican Starring: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Jessica Lucas Written by: Tom Gormican Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2014 That Awkward Moment is one of those films that is so pleased with itself, it comes across as just plain smug. A bro-mantic…
Inside Llewyn Davis
Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abrahams Written by: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release Date: 24th January 2014 If there is one thing you cannot accuse the Coen Brothers of being, and that is predictability….
Grudge Match
Director: Peter Segal Starring: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal, LL Cool J Written by: Rodney Rothman and (also story) Tim Kelleher Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th January 2014 This must have seem a great idea on paper: Rocky and Raging Bull taking each…
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley, Colm Feore, Gemma Chan Written by: Adam Cozad, David Koepp and (based on the characters created) Tom Clancy Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th January 2014 Tom Clancy’s reluctant CIA agent Jack Ryan first hit our screens back in 1990…
The Wolf Of Wall Street
Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Johan Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jean Dujardin Written by Terence Winter and (based on his book) Jordan Belfort Running Time: 180 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 17th January 2014 Martin Scorsese is back! After playing around with music documentaries (Shine A Light, George Harrison:…
12 Years A Slave
Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o Written by: John Ripley and (based on Twelve Years A Slave) Solomon Northup Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th January 2014 For months this has been the most eagerly anticipated film, with 10 BAFTA…
Delivery Man
Director: Ken Scott Starring: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Andrezj Blumenfeld, Simon Delaney, Bobby Moyniham Written by: Ken Scott (based on the original screenplay “Starbuck”) and Martin Petit Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th January 2014 Watching Delivery Man is like the equivalent to eating a bag of sugar, a box…
Last Vegas
Director: Jon Turteltaub Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenbergen Written by: Dan Fogelman Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd January 2014 Having big names in one movie can sometimes point to disaster, so I entered Last Vegas with a little trepidation. I needn’t have because what…
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Director: Justin Chadwick Starring: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Zolani Mkiva Written by: William Nicholson and (based on his autobiography, The Long Walk To Freedom) Nelson Mandela Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd January 2014 After the recent events of Nelson Mandela’s passing, I went into the screening of…
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Director: Christopher Landon Starring: Andrew Jacobs, Molly Ephraim, Jorge Diaz, Richard Cabrel, Micah Sloat Written by: Christopher Landon Running Time: 84 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2014 First off, Happy New Year and we kick off 2014 like we did last year, with another horror film from a fairly popular franchise. This time…
47 Ronin
Director: Carl Rinsch Starring: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Min Tanaka Written by: Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini and (screen story) Walter Hamada Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2013 If you haven’t had enough of Christmas turkey then you could have your fill with this Hollywood version of…
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