Directors: Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers Written by: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig and (based on the book “All You Zombies”) Robert A. Heinlein Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th February 2015 Every so often a film comes out that takes you…
Tag: thriller
Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Jena Malone, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson and (based on the novel) Thomas Pynchon Running Time: 148 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2015 A new film by director Paul Thomas Anderson is…
Son Of A Gun
Director: Julius Avery Starring: Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Matt Nable, Jacek Korman, Eddie Baroo Written by: Julius Avery Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th January 2014 The crime thriller genre is a very crowded and well-worn style of cinema, so to really make an impact, you have to come up…
A Most Violent Year
Director: J.C. Chandor Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel Written by: J.C. Chandor Running Time: 125 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd January 2015 If you’re considering seeing A Most Violent Year because you are under the apprehension that this is going to be a blood-bath, you may…
Taken 3
Director: Olivier Megaton Starring: Liam Neeson, Forest Whittaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Sam Spruell Written by: (also based on the characters created) Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th January 2015 Back in 2012, Taken 2 was my worst film of that year, with its…
Enemy
Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Melanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini, Tim Post Written by: José Saramago and (based on the novel The Double) Javier Gullón Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd January 2015 The doppelganger is a well-worn narrative device seen in dozens of movies, normally used for comic effect or some twisted…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
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: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 20th November 2014 If you listen to any fans of the three books that make…
The Imitation Game
Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Rory Kinnear Written by: Graham Moore and (based on the book “Alan Turing: The Enigma”) Andrew Hodges Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th November 2014 Many people will be unfamiliar with the name Alan Turing. Hopefully after The Imitation…
Horns
Director: Alexandre Aja Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Max Mingella, Joe Anderson, Heather Graham, David Morse Written by Keith Bunin and (based on the book) Joe Hill Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date 29th October 2014 You have got to give credit where credit is due. Daniel Radcliffe is trying his hardest to…
Nightcrawler
Director: Dan Gilroy Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed, Ann Cusack, Michael Hyatt Written by: Dan Gilroy Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st October 2014 There are some films that are hard to recommend, mainly because they are so awful that you wouldn’t wish them on your own worse…
’71
Director: Yann Demange Starring: Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson, Charlie Murphy, Sam Hazeldine Written by: Gregory Burke Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th October 2014 They say never judge a book by its cover. In the case of ’71, they are absolutely right. Coming across as a political drama about…
Gone Girl
Director: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Connie Coons, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens Written by: (also based on the novel) Gillian Flynn Running Time: 149 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 2nd October 2014 This is going to be the hardest review I have ever written because I want to tell you…
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