Director: Simon Kinberg Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee Written by Simon Kinberg, (based on the story “The Dark Phoenix Saga”) John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, (comic book created) Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Running Time: 113 mins Cert:…
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Molly’s Game
Director: Aaron Sorkin Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O’Dowd, J.C. MacKenzie, Brian D’Arcy James Written by: Aaron Sorkin and (based on the book) Molly Bloom Running Time: 140 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2018 After about 5 minutes of watching Molly’s Game, I came to the…
Miss Sloane
Director: John Madden Starring: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Sam Waterston, John Lithgow, Jake Lacy, Douglas Smith Written by: Jonathan Perera Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th May 2017 It’s hard to remember the last time that a female lead took such control of a film that everyone else…
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach Written by: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin and (based on the characters created) Evan Daugherty Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th April 2016 Back in 2012, one of my first reviews here was for…
Crimson Peak
Director: Guillermin del Toro Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman Written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th October 2015 Guillermo del Toro doesn’t make many films, so when he does step behind the camera, it should be a…
The Martian
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Pena, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan Written by: Drew Goddard and (based on the novel) Andy Weir Running Time: 141 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th September 2015 After quite a few bum notes making epic dramas (and the least…
A Most Violent Year
Director: J.C. Chandor Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel Written by: J.C. Chandor Running Time: 125 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd January 2015 If you’re considering seeing A Most Violent Year because you are under the apprehension that this is going to be a blood-bath, you may…
Interstellar
Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Wes Bentley Written by: Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan Running Time: 169 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 7th November 2014 Christopher Nolan has become one of those directors you genuinely look forward to watching his latest. He is certainly up there with Spielberg, Scorsese…
Mama
Director: Andy Muschietti Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nelisse, Daniel Kash Written by: Neil Cross (and story) Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd February 2013 There is nothing more creepy in a horror than a child or two. Look back in history and the…
Zero Dark Thirty
Director: Kathryn Bigalow Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joe Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler. Written by: Mark Boal. Running Time: 157 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th January 2013 Zero Dark Thirty falls neatly into the category of a historical drama like Apollo 13 and All The President’s Men, where we all know…
Lawless
Director: John Hillcoat. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska. Written by: Nick Cave and (novel “The Wettest County In The World”) Matt Bondurant. Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th September 2012 Now that the summer is over and the blockbusters have been packed…
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