I wonder if Tom Cruise wakes up in the morning with a thought of doing something dangerous, then goes and tells his production team to put it in a movie, because, once again, the 8th and, possibly, final episode in the hugely successful Mission: Impossible series, The Final Reckoning, has the Cruise doing things that…
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
As a film critic, you must often stay completely impartial and never go into a film with high expectations or preconceived ideas of what you will be getting from the film. However, in the case of the seventh Mission: Impossible film, Dead Reckoning Part One, I was excited as a little schoolboy going to an…
The Sparks Brothers
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Beck, Jane Weidlin, Mike Myers, Flea, Gorgio Moroder, Todd Rundgren Running Time: 141 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th July 2021 There are not many bands who have survived the music scene since the 60s, but Sparks have. This bizarre group of brothers Ron and Russell Mael…
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley Written by: Christopher McQuarrie and (based on the television series created) Bruce Geller Running Time: 147 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 27th July 2018 Hard to believe that it…
Ready Player One
Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki Written by: Zak Penn and (also based on the novel) Ernest Cline Running Time: 140 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 28th March 2018 There is no denying that Steven Spielberg is the king…
Star Trek Beyond
Director: Justin Lin Starring: Chris Pine, Zachery Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella Written by: Simon Pegg, Doug Jung and (based on the television series “Star Trek”) Gene Roddenberry Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd July 2016 Back in 2009, when the reboot…
Ice Age: Collision Course
Directors: Mike Thurmeier and Galen T. Chu Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Simon Pegg, Adam Devine, Jessie J, Wanda Sykes Written by: Michael J. Wilson, Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner and (story) Aubrey Solomon Running Time: 94 mins Cert: U Release date: 15th July 2016 Do you remember the first Ice Age…
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…
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Simon Harris, Simon McBurney, Tom Hollander Written by: (also story) Christopher McQuarrie, (story) Drew Pearce and (based on the TV series) Bruce Geller Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th July 2015 You know that a film…
Man Up
Director: Ben Palmer Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Ken Stott, Harriett Walters, Sharon Horgan Written by: Tess Morris Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th May 2015 Of all the genres out there, the romantic comedy seems to be the hardest one to get right. They are…
The Boxtrolls
Director: Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Simon Pegg, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead Wright Written by: Irena Brignull, Adam Pava and (based on the novel “Here Be Monsters) Alan Snow Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 12th September 2014 Laika Entertainment could be looked upon as…
Hector And The Search For Happiness
Director: Peter Chelsom. Starring: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgard, Jean Reno, Christopher Plummer. Written by: Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay and (novel “Le voyage d’Hector ou la recherche de bonheur”) François Lelord Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th August 2014 What is the secret of happiness? That is exactly what Simon Pegg’s…
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