Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Donald Glover, Beyonce, Seth Rogan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, James Earl Jones, Billy Eichner, Alfre Woodard, JD McCrary, Keegan-Michael Key Written by: Jeff Nathanson, (story) Brenda Chapman, (based on characters created) Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton Running Time: 118 mins Cert: PG Release date: 19th July 2019 Let me start…
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Aladdin
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Megahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen Written by: John August and Guy Ritchie Running Time: 128 mins Cert: PG Release date: 22nd May 2019 Hot on the tailcoats of Tim Burton’s re-imagination of Disney’s Dumbo, now comes another animated movie that has been…
The Hustle
Director: Chris Addison Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, Ingrid Oliver, Nicholas Woodeson, Casper Christensen, Hannah Waddingham, Rebekah Staton, Jocelyn Jee Esien Written by: Jac Schaeffer, (also story) Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning and Dale Lauder Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th May 2019 There are three types of remakes: there’s the…
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…
Dumbo
Director: Tim Burton Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Nico Parker, Finley Hobbins, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger Written by: Helen Aberson, Ehren Kruger and (based on the novel) Harold Pearl Running Time: 112 mins Cert: PG Release date: 29th March 2019 There is a scene during Steven Spielberg’s chaotic comedy…
The Jungle Book
Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Esposito, Garry Shandling Written by: Justin Marks and (based on the book) Rudyard Kipling Running Time: 105 mins Cert: PG Release date: 15th April 2016 Going into the “live-action” remake of The Jungle Book, I was a little…
Secret In Their Eyes
Director: Billy Ray Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Dean Norris, Alfred Molina, Joe Cole Written by Billy Ray and (based on the film “El secreto de sus ojos”) Juan José Campanella. Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th February 2016 This was always going to be a hard film to impress me, as the…
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Edward Herrmann, Gary Cole, Ed Lauder, Travis Tope Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and (based on the 1976 film) Earl E. Smith Running Time: 86 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th April 2015 In 1976 a very low-budget exploitation horror emerged as a cult favourite, entitled The Town…
Cinderella
Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgard, Nonso Anozie, Derek Jacobi Written by: Chris Weitz Running Time: 105 mins Cert: U Release date: 27th March 2015 Who would have thought it? Who would have thought that a cynical, middle-aged film critic would be so utterly charmed by…
Wild Card
Director: Simon West Starring: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander Written by: (basd on the book “Heat”) William Goldman Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th March 2015 When it comes to modern-day action stars, Jason Statham must be the leader of pack. Unlike others in his…
Annie
Director: Will Glick Starring: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Written by: Will Glick, Aline Brosh McKenna, (based on the stage play book) Thomas Meehan and (based on the comic strip) Harold Gray Running Time: 115 mins Cert: PG Release date: 20th December 2014 I went into the modern revamp of Annie with…
Evil Dead
Director: Fede Alvarez Starring: Jane Levy, Shoiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore Written by Fede Alvarez, Diablo Cody, Rodo Sayagues Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 19th April 2013 Most modern horror films leave me cold. They rely to much on the same old quiet, quiet, quiet, LOUD school of…
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