The Place Beyond The Pines

Director: Derek Cainfrance Starring: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn, Rose Byrne. Written by Derek Cainfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marden Running Time: 140 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th April 2013 Some reviews are very hard to write because you don’t want to give too much away and yet you…

Oblivion

Director: Joseph Kosinski Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo Written by: Karl Gajdusek, Michael Arndt, (also comic book) Joseph Kosinski and (comic book) Arvid Nelson Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th April 2013 Science fiction is a hard genre to handle. It can go any way. It can…

Spring Breakers

Director: Harmony Korine Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine Written by: Harmony Korine Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 5th April 2013 I am complete confusion here. Some hours after seeing Spring Breakers I still cannot decide whether I liked it or if it was the most repellant piece of exploitation I…

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

Director: Peter Hedges Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joe Edgerton, CJ Adams, Dianne Wiest, David Morse, Ron Livingston, Odaya Rush Written by: Peter Hedges and (story) Ahmet Zappa Running Time: 105 mins Cert: U Release date: 5th April 2013 As the title suggests, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green is, well, odd. A fantasy tale from Disney…

Dark Skies

Director: Scott Stewart Starring: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kaden Rockett, J.K. Simmons Written by: Scott Stewart Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd April 2013 There are several things to learn when watching trailers: they are made to make a film look inviting and interesting and they have all the best…

In The House (Dans La Maison)

Director: Francois Ozon Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Kristen Scott Thomas, Ernst Umhauer, Emmanuelle Seigner, Denis Menochet Written by: Francois Ozon and (play) Juan Mayorga Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th March 2013 How do International cinema do it? How can they take a simple tale and turn it into a triumph, full of…

The Host

Director: Andrew Niccol Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons, Jake Abel, William Hurt, Francis Farmer Written by: Andrew Niccol and (novel) Stephenie Myers Running Time: 125 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th March 2013 As you might already know, i was never a big fan of the Twilight saga. To be honest, it wasn’t…

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Director: Jon M. Chu Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Pryce, Adiranna Palicki, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, Byung-hun Lee, D.J. Cotrona . Written by: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 23rd March 2013 Before I start, I want to make it absolutely clear that I liked G.I. Joe: Rise Of The…

Trance

Director: Danny Boyle Starring: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, Danny Sapani, Matt Cross, Wahab Sheikh, Tuppence Middleton Written by: Joe Ahearne and John Hodge Running time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th March 2013 Danny Boyle is a national treasure. After pulling off the greatest Olympic opening ceremony, he is back where he…

Jack The Giant Slayer

Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Eleanor Tomlinson, Eddie Marsden, Ewan Bremner Written by: Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and David Dobkin Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd March 2013 Hollywood’s love for all things fairy tale continues with something quite different. instead of trying for a…

Identity Thief

Director: Seth Gordon Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, John Cho, Robert Patrick Written by: Craig Mazin and (story) Jerry Eeten Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22th March 2013 Melissa McCarthy was the woman who walked away with Brides Maids a few years ago. Her turn as the larger-than-life friend who…

The Croods

Directors: Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders Starring: (Voices) Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke Written by: Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders Running Time: 98 mins Cert: U Release date: 22nd March 2013 The Croods is the new animated feature from Dreamworks, the team who released Shrek. Those…