Director: Zal Batmanglij Starring: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Patricia Clarkson, Shiloh Fernandez Written by: Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2013 Last year, one of my favourite films was a small, independent drama called Sound Of My Voice by upcoming writers Zal…
Tag: thriller
The Iceman
Director: Ariel Vroman Starring: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, Robert Davi, Stephen Dorff Written by: Morgan Land, Ariel Vroman, (based on the book The Iceman: The True story of A Cold-Hearted Killer) Anthony Bruno and (based on the documentary The Iceman Tapes: Conversations With A Killer) Jim Thebaut Running Time:…
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…
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…
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…
Olympus Has Fallen
Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Rick Yune, Dylan McDermott, Melissa Leo Written by: Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th April 2013 At the end of the 80s, beginning of the 90s, we had a heap of terrorist/hostage action thrillers following on the bandwagon…
The Place Beyond The Pines
Director: Derek Cainfrance Starring: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn, Rose Byrne. Written by Derek Cainfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marden Running Time: 140 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th April 2013 Some reviews are very hard to write because you don’t want to give too much away and yet you…
Dark Skies
Director: Scott Stewart Starring: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kaden Rockett, J.K. Simmons Written by: Scott Stewart Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd April 2013 There are several things to learn when watching trailers: they are made to make a film look inviting and interesting and they have all the best…
Trance
Director: Danny Boyle Starring: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, Danny Sapani, Matt Cross, Wahab Sheikh, Tuppence Middleton Written by: Joe Ahearne and John Hodge Running time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th March 2013 Danny Boyle is a national treasure. After pulling off the greatest Olympic opening ceremony, he is back where he…
Compliance
Director: Craig Zobel Starring: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Philip Ettering, Ashlie Atkinson Written by: Craig Zobel Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd March 2013 The power of good cinema can be electrifying. It can make you emote like crazy. You can become so engrossed with the story that it will make you…
Stolen
Director: Simon West Starring: Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Marin Akerman, Sami Gayle, Mark Valley Written by: David Guggenheim Running time: 96 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 20th March 2013 There are some films that fall into the category of “So Bad They’re Good” and Stolen, which sees the reteaming of director Simon West…
Welcome To The Punch
Director: Eran Creevy Starring: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan. Written by: Eran Creevy Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th March 2013 Britain aren’t known for action thrillers. We do costume dramas, whimsical romantic comedies and studies of urban life. If there’s a murder mystery, it’s usually in…
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