When you look at Conclave on paper, you wouldn’t think it was the most exciting movie idea for mainstream audiences. A film about the voting for a new Pope. At first, it looks like something that arthouse cinemas would thrive on. However, this is not what you think. Yes, it’s about voting for a new…
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Bombshell
Director: Jay Roach Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Allison Janney, Malcolm McDowell, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Rob Delaney Written by: Charles Randolph Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th January 2020 At this time of year, we seem to get a collection of films based on real-life events. The…
Late Night
Director: Nisha Ganatra Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Denis O’Hare, Max Casella, Amy Ryan, Paul Walter Hauser Written by Mandy Kaling Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th June 2019 Late Night is a comedy-drama with its heart absolutely in the right place. Dealing with a topic…
Pet Sematary
Directors: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jete Laurence, Obssa Ahmed, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie Written by: Jeff Buhler, (screen story) Matt Greenberg and (based on the novel) Stephen King Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th April 2019 Stephen King’s novels have always been a good…
Daddy’s Home 2
Director: Sean Anders Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio, John Cena, Owen Wilder Vaccaro, Scarlett Estevez Written by: Sean Anders, John Morris and (based on the characters created) Brian Burns Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd November 2017 Mark Wahlberg recently came out to apologise for…
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…
This Is 40
Director: Judd Apatow Starring: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Jason Segal, Megan Fox, Albert Brooks, John Lithgow Written by: Judd Apatow. Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th February 2013 Knocked Up was a reasonably amusing tale of unexpected pregnancy and a big success for writer director Judd Apatow. After…
The Campaign
Director: Jay Roach Starring: Will Ferrell, Zack Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. Written by: Chris Henchy and Shawn Harwell. Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 It’s election year in the USA again and with every election comes a movie about an election, or the election, or…
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