Animated franchises are a bit of a hit-or-miss affair. Some, like Toy Story, get it absolutely right, even if they should have stopped at number 3, whereas Ice Age started off well but became overcrowded with far too many characters and lost that original charm. Despicable Me started with a massive boom, a hilarious, inventive…
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How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Director: Dean DeBlois Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Gerald Butler, Kit Harington, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Craig Ferguson, F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Written by: Dean DeBlois and (based upon the “How to Train Your Dragon” book series) Cressida Cowell Running Time: 104 mins Cert: PG Release date: 1st February 2019 There are…
Downsizing
Director: Alexander Payne Starring: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Rolf Lassgard, Ingjerd Egeberg, Udo Kier. Written by: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 24th January 2018 Downsizing, the latest film from director Alexander Payne, famed for the likes of About Schmidt, Sideways and Election, looks like…
Despicable Me 3
Director: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin and Eric Guillon Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Pierre Coffin, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate Written by: Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio Running Time: 90 mins Cert: U Release Date: 30th June 2017 If you haven’t noticed from the countless adverts and tie-ins,…
Sausage Party
Directors: Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Starring: Seth Rogan, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cena, Jonah Hill, Edward Norton, Selma Hayek, James Franco, Nick Kroll, Paul Rudd Written by: Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, (also story) Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg and (story) Jonah Hill Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd September 2016 There seems to be…
Ghostbusters
Director: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthey, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, Andy Garcia, Cecily Strong, Neil Casey Written by: Katie Dippold, Paul Feig, (based on the 1984 film “Ghostbusters”) Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 11th July 2016 Paul Feig’s reimagination of the classic…
Zoolander 2
Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Benedict Cumberbatch Written by: Justin Theroux, Nicholas Stoller, John Hamburg, (also based on the characters created) Ben Stiller and (based on the characters created) Drake Sather Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th February 2016 15 years ago, 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…
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
Director: Marielle Heller Starring: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni, Margarita Levieva, Madeleine Waters, Abby Wait Written by: Marielle Heller and (based on the novel) Phoebe Gloeckner Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th August 2015 Coming-of-age films are usually following the exploits of a group of horny, socially awkward teenage…
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Directors: Dean DeBlois. Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, T.J. Miller Written by Dean DeBlois and (based on the book series “How To Train Your Dragon”) Cressida Cowell Running time: 102 mins Cert: PG Release date: 11th July 2014 How To Train Your Dragon was a surprise hit for…
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Sean Penn, Kathryn Hahn Written by: Steve Conrad and (based on the short story) James Thurber Running Time: 114 mins Cert: PG Release date: 26th December 2013 Some people are ignorant. I’m sorry to have to say that but they are. I have…
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Director: Adam MacKay Starring: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, James Marsden, Meagan Good, Kristen Wiig Written by: Will Ferrell and Adam MacKay Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th December 2013 Nine years. Nine long years we have waited for a sequel to one of the biggest, funniest…
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