Director: Oliver Parker Starring: Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jones, Tom Courtney, Michael Gambon, Blake Harrison, Daniel Mays, Bill Patterson Written by: Hamish McColl, (based on the characters created) David Croft and Jimmy Perry Running Time: 100 mins Cert: PG Release date: 5th January 2016 Dad’s Army is one of British television’s greatest triumphs. A…
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Goosebumps
Director: Rob Letterman Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell Written by: Darren Lemke, (story) Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and (based on the Goosebumps books) R.L.Stine Running Time: 103 mins Cert: PG Release date: 5th February 2016 I love going into a film with low expectations. You are never…
Ride Along 2
Director: Tim Story Starring: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong, Olivia Munn, Benjamin Bratt, Bruce McGill, Sherri Shepherd Written by: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and (based on the characters created) Greg Coolidge Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd January 2016 Is it really two years ago that we had to suffer the…
Spotlight
Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian D’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci. Billy Crudup Written by: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy Running Time: 128 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2016 Spotlight is a rarity. An adult film dealing with a lurid and shocking subject matter that never…
Youth
Director: Paolo Sorrentino Starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda, Madalina Ghenea, Alex McQueen, Paloma Faith Written by: Paolo Sorrentino Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2016 Art house cinema is a strange beast. As the word says, it’s all about art, which, depending on your taste, you can…
Dirty Grandpa
Director: Dan Mazer Starring: Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Audrey Plaza, Zoey Deutch, Julianne Hough, Dermot Mulroney, Jason Mantzoukas Written by: John Phillips Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th January 2016 As I sat and watched this lame excuse of a comedy, I felt I was watching the demise of a legend….
The Big Short
Director: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater Written by: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay and (based on the book) Michael Lewis Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd January 2016 In the middle of the last decade, the housing market took a massive…
Room
Director: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridges, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Matt Gordon Written by: (also based on the novel) Emma Donoghue Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th January 2016 It’s not often that I am stunned into silence after watching a movie. There’s always a first time…
Creed
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, Tony Bellow, Ritchie Coster Written by: Aaron Covington, (also story) Ryan Coogler and (based on the characters created) Sylvester Stallone Running Time: 133 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th January 2016 It’s been 40 years since a small film about…
Daddy’s Home
Director: Sean Anders Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church, Scarlett Estevez, Owen Vaccaro, Bobby Cannavale Written by: Sean Anders, John Morris and (also story) Brian Burns Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2015 The eternal battle of who is best, Stepdad or real dad, is examined in…
Joy
Director: David O.Russell Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini Written by: (also story) David O. Russell and (story) Annie Mumolo Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st January 2016 David O. Russell’s latest film is a bit of a curiosity. Taking, as his…
Sleeping With Other People
Director: Leslyn Headland Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Jordan Carlos, Adam Scott, Margarita Levieva, Amanda Peet Written by: Leslyn Headland Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2015 On paper, Sleeping With Other People sounds an interesting concept. Two people, who lost their virginity together 12 years ago, find they cannot commit…
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