Director: Chad Stahelski and (uncredited) David Leitch Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nvqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Ian McShane, Adrianne Palicki, John Leguizamo Written by: Derek Kolstad Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2015 It seems a very long time since Keanu Reeves has made a half decent movie (if you don’t include the excellent documentary…
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Fast & Furious 7
Director: James Wan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris Written by: Chris Morgan and (based on the characters created) Gray Scott Thompson Running Time: 137 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd April 2015 What once started life as a B-movie about illegal street…
The Water Diviner
Director: Russell Crowe Starring: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Yilmaz Erdogan, Deniz Akdeniz Written by: Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd April 2015 Winner of three Australian Oscars, including a tie for best picture (with The Babadook), Russell Crowe’s feature directorial debut is an assured and powerful drama centring on events after…
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…
Get Hard
Get Director: Etan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Craig T. Nelson, T.I., Edwina Findley Dickerson Written by: Etan Cohen, (also story) Jay Martel, Ian Roberts and (story) Adam McKay Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th March 2015 As this alleged comedy produced another offensive joke about male genitalia, I immediately…
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water
Director: Paul Tibbitt Starring: Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Paul Tibbitt, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass Written by: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, (story) Paul Tibbitt and (story and creator of series “Spongebob Squarepants”) Stephen Hillenburg Running Time: 92 mins Cert: U Release date: 27th March 2015 It’s been 12 years since SpongeBob Squarepants, the hugely popular Nicelodeon cartoon series, was…
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…
Home
Director: Tim Johnson Starring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Matt Jones, Derek Blankenship, Brian Stepanek Written by: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember and (based on the book) Adam rex Running Time: 94 mins Cert: U Release date: 20th March 2015 Animation in the cinema has become not only very lucrative but somewhat saturated, meaning that…
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…
Still Alice
Directors: Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Bladwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish, Shane McRae Written by: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland and (based on the novel) Lisa Genova Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 6th March 2015 Often when a film arrives that is lauded with awards and high praise, it sometimes…
Chappie
Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo Written by: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th March 2015 When Neill Blomkamp’s first sci-fi film was released, the excellent District 9, he was hailed as the new face…
It Follows
Director: David Robert Mitchell Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary Written by: David Robert Mitchell Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2015 There was a common denominator during the slasher horrors of the late 70’s and early 80’s, that if a character went to…
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