Director: Neil Jordan Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Reilly, Jonny Lee Miller, Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Mays. Written by: (and based on her play The Vampire Tale) Moira Buffini Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st May 2013 Neil Jordan is one of my favourite directors. Ever since seeing his debut Angel…
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The Purge
Director: James DeMonaco Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield Written by James DeMonaco Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st May 2013 Isn’t it annoying when a premise comes along that sounds really interesting and then you see the movie and that premise is kind of…
The Big Wedding
Director: Justin Zackman Starring: Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, Ben Barnes Written by: Justin Zackman, (based on the motion picture Mon frère se marie) Jean-Stephane Bron and Karine Sudan Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th May 2013 Sitting watching this painful romantic comedy,…
The Hangover Part III
Director: Todd Phillips Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, John Goodman Written by: Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin, (based on the characters created by) Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd May 2013 Hands up those who liked the 2009 comedy, The Hangover? Yes?…
Epic
Director: Chris Wedge Starring: Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Beyonce Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Chris O’Dowd, Aziz Ansari Written by: James V. Hart, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember and (also based on the books The Leaf Men and The Brave Good Bugs) William Joyce. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: U Release date: 22nd…
Fast and Furious 6
Director: Justin Lin Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Luke Evans, Gina Carano Written by: Chris Morgan and (based on the characters created by) Gary Scott Thompson Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th May 2013 And we’re back! The sixth entry to a series that just won’t die, of…
Mud
Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Loflan, Reece Witherspoon, Sam Shepherd, Sarah Paulson Written by: Jeff Nichols Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th May 2013 The reinvention of Matthew McConaughey continues. After years of stuck playing romantic leads in painful rom coms with the likes of Kate Hudson and…
Deadfall
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky Starring: Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Sissy Spacek, Kris Kristofferson, Kate Mara, Treat Williams Written by: Zach Dean Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th May 2013 Dead is a total curiosity. Advertised as an out-and-out action thriller, the type you’d expect to find on any DVD shelf among the other low grade thrillers, it is…
Star Trek Into Darkness
Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumerbatch, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Alice Eve Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof and (based on the characters created by) Gene Roddenberry Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 12A Release Date: 9th May 2013 Four years after the first reboot and newly appointed…
Dead Man Down
Director: Niels Arden Oplev Starring: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terence Howard, Isabelle Huppert, Luis De La Silva Jr. Written by: J.H. Wyman Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd May 2013 Never judge a book by its cover. The same applies to movies. I went into Dead Man Down, a revenge…
I’m So Excited (Los amantes pasajeros)
Director: Pedro Almodovar Starring: Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Lola Dueñas, Antonio de la Torre, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo Written by: Pedro Almodovar Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd May 2013 Pedro Almodovar is one of Spain’s most famous sons; a film maker who has been at the top of his game since shaking the foundations of Spanish…
Bernie
Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Richard Robichaux Written by: Richard Linklater and (also based on his article in Texas Monthly) Skip Hollandsworth Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th April 2013 It has taken almost two years for Richard Linklater’s small-town black comedy to hit the…
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