Director: Owen Harris Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Tom Riley, Ed Skrein, Craig Roberts, James Cordon, Georgia King Written by: (based on the novel) John Niven Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 6th November 2015 Kill Your Friends is a very misleading title because you seriously wouldn’t want to spend five minutes with the central…
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Brooklyn
Director: John Crowley Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Glascott Written by: Nick Hornby and (based on the novel) Colm Toibin Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 6th November 2015 In a time of superheroes, super spies and super blockbusters, Brooklyn, with its old-fashioned style and approach,…
Spectre
Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Dave Bautisa, Andrew Scott, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw Written by: Jez Butterworth, (also story) John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and (based on the characters created) Ian Fleming Running Time: 148 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th October 2015 From the…
Crimson Peak
Director: Guillermin del Toro Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman Written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th October 2015 Guillermo del Toro doesn’t make many films, so when he does step behind the camera, it should be a…
The Program
Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Dustin Hoffman, Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemont, Lee Pace, Bryan Greenberg Written by: John Hodge and (based on the book “Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong”) David Walsh Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th October 2015 He was the man who defeated an…
Pan
Director: Joe Wright Starring: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Kathy Burke, Amanda Seyfried Written by: Jason Fuchs and (based on the characters created) J.M. Barrie Running Time: 111 mins Cert: PG Release date: 16th October 2015 Pan is another origins tale, dealing with how Peter Pan became the boy who…
Sicario
Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Bernthal Written by: Taylor Sheridan Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 9th October 2015 Any film that comes lauded with praise from critics and a film poster covered with 5 star comments is kind of heading for…
Macbeth
Director: Justin Kurzel Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine, Sean Harris, David Thewlis, Jack Reynor Written by: Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Todd Louiso and (based on the play) William Shakespeare. Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd October 2015 Here is a film that is definitely style over substance. Take a classic…
Suffragette
Director: Sarah Gavron Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter, Meryl Streep, Anne-Marie Duff, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai Written by: Abi Morgan Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th October 2015 It’s surprising that there has never been a film about the Suffragette movement of the early 20th Century before. In fact the…
The Walk
Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, Clement Sibony, James Badge Dale, Cesar Domboy, Steve Valentine Written by Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne and (based on the book, To Reach The Clouds) Philippe Petit Running Time: 123 mins Cert: PG Release date@ 2nd October 2015 A few years back was an extraordinary…
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…
A Walk In The Woods
Director: Ken Kwapis Starring: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schall, R. Keith Harris Written by: Rick Kerb, Bill Holderman and (based on the novel) Bill Bryson Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th September 2015 The books of Bill Bryson and his various adventures around the world…
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