Director: Jeanie Finlay Starring: Gavin Bain, Billy Boyd Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 6th September 2013 How many times have you watched a pop or rock group and said you yourself “Are you for real?” Then you see Californian-based hip hop artists, Silibil n’ Brains, from the beginning of this century, who were…
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About Time
Director: Richard Curtis Starring: Rachel McAdams, Domhnall Gleeson, Bill Nighy, Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hollander Written by: Richard Curtis Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th September 2013 Richard Curtis, what are you doing? The man who gave us the hilarious and touching Four Weddings And A Funeral and Notting Hill is back with…
Pain And Gain
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris, Rob Corddry, Rebel Wilson Written by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely and (based on the magazine articles by) Pete Collins Running time; 129 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th August 2013 Take a completely bizarre crime that is true. So bizarre that you…
You’re Next
Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Ti West Written by: Simon Barrett Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 28th August 2013 When I was growing up the slasher horror film was at the height of its popularity. A heady mix of masked killer stalking teenagers…
The Way, Way Back
Directors: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Starring: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, Maya Rudolph, Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet Written by: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th August 2013 For most of the year I have been berating the state of American comedy…
What Maisie Knew
Director: Scott McGehee and David Siegel Starring: Onata Aprile, Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham Written by: Nancy Doyne, Carroll Cartwright and (based on the novella) Henry James Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd August 2013 The more I go and see films to review, the more frustrating I am…
We’re The Millers
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn Written by: Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders and John Morris Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd August 2013 The road trip is a comedy staple of Hollywood. There are hundreds of them,…
The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones
Director: Harald Zwart Starring: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Lena Headley, CC Pounder, Jared Hartis, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Written by: Jessica Postigo and (based on the novel by) Cassandra Clare Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st August 2013 So the hunt for the new contender to take the crown from…
Elysium
Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna Written by: Neill Blomkamp Running time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st August 2013 There was an air of expectation around Elysium. The follow-up film from writer/director Neill Blomkamp, who gave us the surprise hit District 9. So…
Planes
Director: Klay Hall Starring: Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Teri Hatcher, John Cleese, Julia Louise-Dreyfus, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards Written by: Jeffrey M. Howard and (story) John Lasseter Running Time: 91 mins Cert: U Release date: 16th August 2013 What is going on at Disney? It seems that no one seems to have any creative ideas…
Kick-Ass 2
Director: Jeff Wadlow Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Mortez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke Written by: Jeff Wadlow, (based on the comic book by) Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th August 2013 Kick-Ass 2 is the long awaited sequel to the ultra-cool, superb…
Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
Director: Thor Fruedenthal Starring: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Stanley Tucci, Nathon Fillion Written by: Marc Guggenheim and (based on the book Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Sea Of Monsters) Rick Riordan Running Time: 106 mins Cert: PG Release date: 7th August 2013 Three years ago, a modest…
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