Director: Paul McGuigan Starring; James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Charles Dance, Daniel Mays, Callum Turner Written by: (also screen story) Max Landis and (based on the novel “Frankenstein”) Mary Shelley. Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd December 2015 I am all for introducing a new generation to a…
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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,…
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…
Legend
Director: Brian Helgeland Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Christopher Eccleston, David Thewlis, Taron Egerton, Chazz Palminteri Written by Brian Helgeland and (based on the book “The Profession of Violence”) John Pearson Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 9th September 2015 There has been a continuous fascination with Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the twin brothers…
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cryer, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal Written by: (based on the novel) Jess Andrews Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 4th September 2015 Usually at this time of the year we get one quirky, independent film that comes out from nowhere and…
Trainwreck
Director: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, John Cena, Tilda Swinton, Colin Quinn Written by: Amy Schumer Running Time: 125 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th August 2015 Romantic comedies can be like watching a fairy tale. Unrealistic characters living in dream houses, who look amazing and yet cannot get…
Paper Towns
Director: Jake Schreier Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage, Jaz Sinclair Written by: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and (based on the novel) John Green Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th August 2015 Paper Towns is another teenage drama from the writer of Faults In Our Stars,…
Gemma Bovery
Director: Anne Fontaine Starring: Gemma Arterton, Fabrice Luchini, Jason Flemyng, Isabelle Canderlier, Niels Schneider Written by: Pascal Bonitzer, Anne Fontaine and (based on the graphic novel) Posy Simmonds Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st August 2015 Gemma Bovery is one of those films that will leave you wanting. This should have blown…
Absolutely Anything
Director: Terry Jones Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Robin Williams, Sanjeev Bhaskar, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Rod Riggle Written by: Terry Jones and Gavin Scott Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th August 2015 Absolutely Anything should have been the dream ticket. A film directed…
Love And Mercy
Director: Bill Pohlad Starring: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Kenny Wormald, Joanne Going Written by: Oren Moverman, Michael Alan Lerner and (based on the life) Brian Wilson Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th July 2015 What is often problematic in trying to recreate the life of a musical…
She’s Funny That Way
Director: Peter Bogdanovich Starring: Imogene Poots, Owen Wilson, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, Austin Penderton Written by: Peter Bogdanovich and Louise Stratten Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th June 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eJs7ScPl2M Peter Bogdanovich was regarded as one of the finest director of the 70’s. With a string of critically…
The Longest Ride
Director: George Tillman Jr Starring: Brit Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Lolita Davidovich Written by: Craig Bolotin and (based on the novel) Nicholas Sparks Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th June 2015 It seems like forever since we had a Nicholas Sparks adaptation (in fact, it was last…
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