Director: James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada. Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Scott Frank, Mark Bomback Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th July 2013 After crashing with an almighty smash after the last time he appeared in a film (not including his brief-blink-and-you’ll-miss-him cameo in X-Men: First Class) the film…
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The World’s End
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsden, Rosamund Pike Written by: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th July 2013 When you have made two outstanding and incredibly popular comedies like Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, the level of…
Monsters University
Director: Dan Scanlon Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Sean Hayes, Nathan Fillion. Written by: Daniel Gerson, Dan Scanlon and Robert L. Baird. Running Time: 104 mins Cert: U Release date: 12th July 2013 I am a huge fan of Monsters Inc. I don’t think there are many who aren’t….
Pacific Rim
Director: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman Written by: Guillermo del Toro and (also story) Travis Beacham Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th July 2013 A few weeks ago I wrote a review about Man Of Steel, in which I complained that the…
The Bling Ring
Director: Sofia Coppola Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Leslie Mann, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga Written by: Sofia Coppola and (based on the Vanity Fair article “The Suspect Wore Louboutins” ) Nancy Jo Sales. Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th July 2013 Sofia Coppola’s much talked about film The Bling Ring…
A Field In England
Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Michael Smiley, Julian Barrett, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, Ryan Pope, Richard Glover Written by: Amy Jump Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th July 2013 A Field In England is a first. The first time a film has simultaneously been released in the cinema, available online and on DVD as…
The Internship
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi, Max Minghella, Josh Brener Written by: Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th July 2013 I know there will be a bunch of critics who will turn up their noses at The Internship. They will call…
Now You See Me
Director: Louis Leterrier Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Melanie Laurent Written by: Ed Soloman, Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd July 2013 There are certain rules that need to be followed to make an entertaining film: an…
Stand Up Guys
Director: Fisher Stevens Starring: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, Mark Margolis, Lucy Punch, Addison Timlin. Written by: Noah Haidle Running time: 95 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2013 There once was a time when a film starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin would attract not only a bigger…
This Is The End
Director: Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Michael Cera, Emma Watson Written by: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg and (based on the short film “Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse”) Jason Stone Running time: 107 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2013 Here’s…
The East
Director: Zal Batmanglij Starring: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Patricia Clarkson, Shiloh Fernandez Written by: Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2013 Last year, one of my favourite films was a small, independent drama called Sound Of My Voice by upcoming writers Zal…
Despicable Me 2
Directors: Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Steve Coogan, Ken Jeong Written by: Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul Running Time: 98 mins Cert: U Release date: 28th June 2013 Back in 2010, my friends in America took me to see Despicable Me. I had no…
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