Director: Taylor Hackford. Starring: Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis, Nick Nolte, Wendell Pierce, Patti LuPone. Written by: John J. McLaughlin and (novel “Flashfire” by Donald E. Westlake. Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th March 2013 Let me get this out in the open, right from the start. I am a big…
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Broken
Director: Rufus Norris Starring: Tim Roth, Eloise Laurence, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear, Denis Lawson, Bill Milner Written by: Mark O’Rowe and (novel) Daniel Clay Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th March 2013 Broken is one of those British films that comes out every so often that is so bleak, as you are…
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Director: Tommy Wirkola Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Atherton, Famke Jenssen, Peter Stormare, Pihla Viitala, Derek Mears Written by: Tommy Wirkola Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2013 Remember the classic fairy tale about the two children left in the woods by their parents ans they come across a cottage made of sweets, only…
Cloud Atlas
Directors: Tom Tykwer, Andy Waskowski, Lara Waskowski Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, Susan Sarandon, Hugo Weaving. Written by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Waskowski, Lara Waskowski and (book) David Mitchell Running Time: 172 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd February 2013 In a season of extremely long films…
Bullet To The Head
Director: Walter Hill Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater, Sarah Shahi Written by: Alessandro Camon and (based on the graphic novel Du plomb dans la tête) Alexis Nolent. Running Time: 91 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st February 2013 There seems to be a bit of an 80s action movie revival going on at the…
Django Unchained
Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L.Jackson, Kerry Washington, Don Johnson. Written by: Quentin Tarantino Running Time: 165 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 18th January 2013 There has been a lot already written about Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained. It has been accused of not taking the subject matter…
Seven Psychopaths
Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko Written by: Martin McDonagh Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th December 2012 Every so often a film comes along that because of the prestige of the director and the cast, it has to be…
Killing Them Softly
Director: Andrew Dominik Starring: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn. Written by: Andrew Dominik and (novel ‘Cogan’s Trade’) George V. Higgins. Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 21st September 2012 New Zealand film director Andrew Dominik has made three films: the brilliantly brutal Chopper (that introduced us to one…
Dredd
Director: Pete Travis Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thibley, Lena Hedley, Wood Harris, Rakie Ayola. Written by: Alex Garland, (based on the characters created by) Carlos Ezquella and John Wagner. Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 7th September 2012 I feel really sorry for the makers of Dredd. First they decide to take on…
The Expendables 2
Director: Simon West Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lungdren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jean Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris. Written by: Slyvester Stallone, (also story) Richard Wenk, (story) Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and (based on the characters created) David Callaham. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th August 2012 As…
Killer Joe
Director: William Friedkin Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon. Written by: Tracy Letts (based on his play) Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 29th June 2012 In the 70s, director William Friedkin was at the top of his game. The man responsible for The French Connection and…
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