Directors: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk Written by: Jennifer Lee, (story) Chris Buck, Shane Morris, (inspired by The Snow Queen) Hans Christen Andersen. Running Time: 108 mins Cert: PG Release date: 6th December 2013 Going to see a Disney animation of late…
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Kill Your Darlings
Director: John Krokidas Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Hudson, Ben Foster, Elizabeth Olsen, Ben Cross, Jennifer Jason Leigh Written by: Austin Bunn and John Krokidas Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th December 2013 The moment I saw this film I knew that the press would have a field…
Carrie
Director: Kimberley Peirce Starring: Chloe Grace Mortez, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday Written by: Lawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and (based on his novel) Stephen King Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th November 2013 Before I start this review, I have to say that Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror…
Saving Mr Banks
Director: John Lee Hooker Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giammati, Ruth Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Jason Schwartzman, B.J. Novak, Kathy Baker Written by: Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith Running Time: 125 mins Cert: PG Release date: 29th November 2013 Let me get this out-of-the-way right at the very beginning…I’m not a fan of…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci Written by: Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt and (based on the novel Catching Fire) Suzanne Collins Running Time: 146 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st November 2013 For me, the first Hunger Games film, based on the…
Don Jon
Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johanssen, Julianne Moore, Glenne Headly, Tony Danza Written by: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 15th November 2013 Joseph Gordon-Levitt has never shied away from difficult subjects in his movies and so it comes as no surprise that his directorial debut, of his own script, deals…
The Counsellor
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Rosie Perez, Bruno Ganz Written by: Cormac McCarthy Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 15th November 2013 I went into The Counsellor with extremely high expectations. Ridley Scott, one of the great film visionaries directing an original script by…
Gravity
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Written by: Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th November 2013 Where do I start? I guess I should start by saying that this is the best film of the year. Seriously. It is a technical triumph as…
Philomena
Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Michelle Fairley, Mare Winningham, Charlie Murphy, Sean Mahon Written by: Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope and (based on the book “The Lost Child of Philomena Lee”) Martin Sixsmith Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st November 2013 It’s been a pretty good year for Steve Coogan. Apart…
Thor: The Dark World
Director: Alan Taylor Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, Idris Elba, Rene Russo, Kat Dennings Written by: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, (story) Don Payne, Robert Rodat, (based on the characters created by) Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th…
One Chance
Director: David Frankel Starring: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crooks Written by: Justin Zackham Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th October 2013 Recently we have had a host of biopic: Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate, Diana in Diana and now the one we’ve all been waiting for…Paul…
Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa
Director: Jeff Tremaine Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Spike Jonze, Georgina Cates, Catherine Kenner Written by: Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Jeff Tremaine, (story) Fax Bahr and Adam Small Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23th October 2013 I have to admit that the Jackass movies are a bit of a guilty pleasure to…
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