Director: Billy Ray Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Dean Norris, Alfred Molina, Joe Cole Written by Billy Ray and (based on the film “El secreto de sus ojos”) Juan José Campanella. Running Time: 111 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th February 2016 This was always going to be a hard film to impress me, as the…
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Triple 9
Director: John Hillcoat Starring: Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Norman Reedus, Gia Gadot Written by: Matt Cook Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 19th February 2016 Triple 9 has a lot going for it. A director who can certainly handle genre cinema. A cast of top-notch character…
The Survivalist
Director: Stephen Fingleton Starring: Michael McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Fouere, Andrew Simpson Written by: Stephen Fingleton Running Time: 104 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 12th February 2016 Films don’t necessarily need million dollar budgets to produce something gripping and unsettling. Take The Survivalist, a post-apocalyptic drama filmed in Northern Ireland that has a cast made…
A Bigger Splash
Director: Luca Guadagnino Starring: Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Aurore Clement Written by: David Kajganich and (story) Alain Page Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th February 2016 There are some films that define description. You sit and you watch and you become absorbed by its splendour and beauty, marvelling…
Spotlight
Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian D’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci. Billy Crudup Written by: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy Running Time: 128 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2016 Spotlight is a rarity. An adult film dealing with a lurid and shocking subject matter that never…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore. Written by: Peter Craig, Danny Strong and (adaptation and novel “Mockingjay”) Suzanne Collins Running Time: 137 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th November 2014 A couple of words of warning before stepping into the second part…
Spectre
Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Dave Bautisa, Andrew Scott, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw Written by: Jez Butterworth, (also story) John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and (based on the characters created) Ian Fleming Running Time: 148 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th October 2015 From the…
Sicario
Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Bernthal Written by: Taylor Sheridan Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 9th October 2015 Any film that comes lauded with praise from critics and a film poster covered with 5 star comments is kind of heading for…
The Martian
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Pena, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan Written by: Drew Goddard and (based on the novel) Andy Weir Running Time: 141 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th September 2015 After quite a few bum notes making epic dramas (and the least…
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Director: Wes Ball Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aiden Gillen, Patricia Clarkson, Ki Hong Lee Written by: T.S. Nowlin and (based on the novels) James Dashner Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th September 2015 Last year I was a huge champion of the YA dystopian drama, The Maze Runner. Even…
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…
Hitman: Agent 47
Director: Aleksander Bach Starring: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zackery Quinto, Ciaran Hinds, Thomas Kretschman Written by: Michael Finch and (also story) Skip Woods Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th August 2015 Films based on computer games have always been problematic. What may be exciting when played by an individual, doesn’t always translate to the…
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