The Ritual

Director: David Bruckner Starring: Ralf Spall, Robert James-Collier,  Arsher Ali, Sam Troughton, Paul Reid Written by: Joe Barton and (based on the novel) Adam Nevill Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th October 2017 British horror films are now like buses. You don’t see one for ages and then two come along all at…

The BFG

Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Ralf Spall, Bill Hader Written by: Melissa Matheson and (based on the book) Roald Dahl Running Time: 117 mins Cert: PG Release date: 22nd July 2016 Steven Spielberg’s return to a more family friendly film is perfect for his talents. A…

X + Y

Director: Morgan Matthews Starring: Asa Butterfield, Ralf Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsden, Jo Yang, Martin McCann, Jake Davis, Alex Lawther Written by: James Graham Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th March 2015 Back in 2007, documentary film maker Morgan Matthews made a film about the International Mathematics Olympiad (yes, there is such a…

What If

Director: Michael Dowse Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Ralf Spall, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis Written by: Elan Mastai, (based on the play “Toothpaste and Cigars”) T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th August 2014 What if they made a romantic comedy in which the characters actually spoke…

I Give It A Year

Director: Dan Mazar Starring: Rose Byrne, Anna Faris, Ralf Spall, Simon Baker, Minnie Driver, Jason Flemyng, Olivia Colman. Written by: Dan Mazar Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8 February 2013 Regular readers will know that the genre I struggle with the most (apart from terrible modern horrors) are romantic comedies. They always…