Director: Bharat Nalluri Starring: Peter Firth, Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle, Elyes Gabel If you’d never been to London and had only seen it in films, you’d probably get the impression that the entire city spends its day stood by the river, looking out pensively over the Thames whilst pondering on life’s great challenges. Spooks: The…
Director: George Miller Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron In a world gone mad, humanity is “reduced to a single instinct: survive”. The long-awaited Mad Max is finally here and it is nothing short of phenomenal. From the vert start to the fantastic final moments, Mad Max: Fury Road never eases off the throttle, brutishly exploding…
Director: Chris Rock Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union Maybe it’s the influence of co-producers Kanye West and Jay-Z but Top Five feels resolutely hip-hop, despite lacking a rapping protagonist. Chris Rock’s new film channels the vibe of New York streets and modern urban culture, creating a heartfelt comedy that entertainingly slinks…
Director: Jalmari Helander Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson These days it seems like light-hearted action movies for young adults are increasingly hard to come by. Kids and teens are left with either superhero franchises or dystopian tales of Divergents in Hunger Games, and the market looks wide open for a “cheap and…
Director: Thomas Vinterberg Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, Michael Sheen Other than action veteran Jason Statham and “so hot right now” Oscar Isaacs, there has been no-one more ubiquitous than Matthias Schoenaerts in 2015 UK cinema previews. Following stellar performances in Suite Francaise and A Little Chaos, the rising Belgian star now appears…
Director: Andrew Niccol Starring: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz “Drones aren’t going anywhere. They’re going everywhere”. Set in 2010 when the rise of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was gaining momentum, these prophetic words from “Good Kill” have been proven true in the past five years. UAV attacks across the Middle East are at an…
Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey Jnr, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson UK Release Date: 23rd April 2015 Say what you want about superheroes dominating the modern blockbuster, but when a franchise’s newest offering can sell out 2 screens at midnight on a Wednesday, they must be doing something right. Avengers: Age…
The Theory of Everything revolves around Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) as a young man, pursuing his doctorate at the University of Cambridge in the early 1960s. There, he meets Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones) a literature student at a party, and even thou they are miles apart in terms of faith vs science beliefs they seem to…
Last Supper is a 2015 black comedy film written and directed by Param Gill. It stars Eddie Griffin, Josh Meyers, Najarra Townsend, Dave Vescio, Mindy Robinson and Penny Marshall. The story revolves around two lunatics who escape a mental institution to make a film about finding a princess and being rewarded with a heroes…
Montage of Heck a documentary that was a decade in the making exposes the raw nature of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The documentary takes a wonderful approach to telling its stories by blending on-camera interviews with family and friends, various animated diary entries and drawings, home movies and wonderfully vivid animations to try to piece…
Director: James Wan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham UK Release Date: 3rd April 2015 Welcome back to the Fast & Furious universe – where all the women are supermodels, everybody speaks in one-liners, and super cars are as cheap and disposable as cigarette lighters from Poundland. With James Wan taking over…
What an atmosphere in Manchester! The Floor and Lower Tiers were all full, we grabbed our seats a few rows from the ring on the floor. The crowd for me personally were very toned down for the majority of the show until the bigger stars came out which is understandable. The first match up was…
Director: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller UK Release Date: 19th March 2015 Insurgent is an unforgiving sequel and certainly no standalone piece; you’re going to be mercilessly left in the dark if you haven’t read Veronica Roth’s young adult series or seen 2014’s “Divergent”. Picking up almost exactly where…
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Common UK Release Date: 13th March 2015 It’s always refreshing to see an actor step out of their comfort zone, sharpening their thespian chops and expanding their theatrical horizons with a demanding new character. Liam Neeson takes such a challenge in Jaume Collet-Smith’s new action…
Neil Blomkamp continues his love for everything out of the ordinary in a human world as he takes on machinery with intelligence with his third cinematic installment, Chappie. With the director currently under the spotlight with his new movie as well as being announced as the director for the new Alien film, I highly anticipated…
Director: Michael Cuesta Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie De Witt, Mary Elizabeth Winstead UK Release Date: 6th March 2015 The conspiracy that lies at the heart of Kill The Messenger could easily be written off as a farfetched impossibility. Wait, so you’re telling me that the CIA protected and facilitated drug smuggling into the USA on…
