Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Edward Herrmann, Gary Cole, Ed Lauder, Travis Tope Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and (based on the 1976 film) Earl E. Smith Running Time: 86 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th April 2015 In 1976 a very low-budget exploitation horror emerged as a cult favourite, entitled The Town…
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Lost River
Director: Ryan Gosling Starring: Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Matt Smith, Eva Mendes, Ben Mendelsohn, Barbara Steele Written by: Ryan Gosling Running Time: 95 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2015 Going into Ryan Gosling’s feature debut, Lost River, is like looking through a large treasure chest. Somewhere inside is some very rich pickings but…
John Wick
Director: Chad Stahelski and (uncredited) David Leitch Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nvqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Ian McShane, Adrianne Palicki, John Leguizamo Written by: Derek Kolstad Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2015 It seems a very long time since Keanu Reeves has made a half decent movie (if you don’t include the excellent documentary…
Fast & Furious 7
Director: James Wan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris Written by: Chris Morgan and (based on the characters created) Gray Scott Thompson Running Time: 137 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd April 2015 What once started life as a B-movie about illegal street…
Wild Card
Director: Simon West Starring: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander Written by: (basd on the book “Heat”) William Goldman Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th March 2015 When it comes to modern-day action stars, Jason Statham must be the leader of pack. Unlike others in his…
Chappie
Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo Written by: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell Running Time: 120 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th March 2015 When Neill Blomkamp’s first sci-fi film was released, the excellent District 9, he was hailed as the new face…
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…
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Sofia Boutella, Mark Hamill Written by: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, (based on the comic book “The Secret Service”) Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons Running Time: 129 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2015 Take one part James Bond, a sprinkle…
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…
American Sniper
Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Kyle Gallner, Jake McDorman, Brian Hallisay. Written by: Jason Hall, (based on the book) Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and James Defelice Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th January 2015 Remember a time when war films were about daring deeds and heroic, flag-waving…
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…
The Grandmaster
Director: Wong Kar Wai Starring: Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Jin Zhang, Qingxiang Wang, Chen Chang Written by: Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu and (also story) Wong Kar Wai. Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th December 2014 The first thing that strikes you about watching Wong Kar Wai martial arts biopic of the legendary Ip…
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