When I was a child, reading Marvel comics in the seventies, I discovered horror comics with a sense of controversy. Not being allowed to watch horror films due to my age, this was the only chance to get close to scares. Morbius, the Living Vampire, was one such comic character who was originally a villain…
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Allied
Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzie Caplan, Simon McBurney, Matthew Goode. Written by Steven Knight Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th November 2016 What more could film lovers want? A new Robert Zemeckis film with two screen presences who are both thrilling to watch, in a romantic…
The Man From U.N.C.L.E
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris Written by: (also story) Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram, (story) Jeff Kleeman, David Campbell Wilson and (based on the television series) Sam Rolfe Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th August 2015 Guy Ritchie’s career has been one of…
Poltergeist
Director: Gil Kenan Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (based on a story) Steven Spielberg Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd May 2015 Another day, another remake of a modern horror classic. This week, it’s the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe…
The Boxtrolls
Director: Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Simon Pegg, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead Wright Written by: Irena Brignull, Adam Pava and (based on the novel “Here Be Monsters) Alan Snow Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 12th September 2014 Laika Entertainment could be looked upon as…
Pompeii
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jared Harris, Jessica Lucas. Written by: Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler and Michael Robert Johnson Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th April 2014 Pompeii shouldn’t work. It’s directed by a man whose contribution to cinema has been…
The Quiet Ones
Director: John Pogue Starring: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne Written by: Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman, John Pogue and (based on the screenplay) Tom de Ville Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2014 Those who are regular readers will know that I have soft spot for Hammer…
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