Movie Reviews

The Debt
3 October 2011

The Debt Review
Starring: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Jesper Christensen, Tom Wilkinson Director: John Madden Rating: 4/5 The Debt marks the return to the director’s chair for John Madden, his first movie since Killshot ...

Abduction
30 September 2011

Abduction Review
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs Director: John Singleton Rating: 2/5 With the Twilight Saga drawing to a close actor Taylor Launter is making his first ...

Drive
27 September 2011

Drive Review
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Rating: 5/5 Ryan Gosling has been a busy boy of late and he leaves ...

Crazy, Stupid, Love
26 September 2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love Review
Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Jonah Bobo, Marisa TomeiDirector: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Rating: 3/5 Bringing together a super impressive cast has become a bit of a ...

Warrior
22 September 2011

Warrior Review
Starring:  Director: Gavin O'Connor Rating: 5/5 Warrior is a movie that I have been looking forward to for many months - it is a movie that promised plenty but delivered even ...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
19 September 2011

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Review
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, John Hurt, Ciaran HindsDirector: Tomas AlfredsonRating: 5/5 When a film is being called one of the best British ...

Tomboy
16 September 2011

Tomboy Review
Starring: Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana, Jeanne DissonDirector: Celine SciammaRating: 4/5 Celine Sciamma made a huge impact with her debut movie Water Lilies back in 2008 and now three years later she ...

Friends With Benefits
12 September 2011

Friends With Benefits Review
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson Director: Will Gluck Rating: 3/5 Isn’t it always annoying when someone else comes up with same idea as you. It’s even worse when they ...

Jane Eyre
9 September 2011

Jane Eyre Review
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie BellDirector: Cary FukunagaRating: 4/5 A favourite of English teachers everywhere, Jane Eyre is considered among the great novels. Which is absolute music to ...

The Art Of Getting By
8 September 2011

The Art Of Getting By Review
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Emma RobertsDirector: Gavin WiesenRating: 2/5 Everyone knows one, the loner who thinks a little too much, is creative but never really tries. New small-scale drama The Art of ...

Fright Night
5 September 2011

Fright Night Review
Starring: Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen PootsDirector: Craig Gillespie Rating: 3.5/5 Ok so here we are at the end of summer and we are treated ...

Conan The Barbarian
30 August 2011

Conan The Barbarian Review
Starring: Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Ron PerlmanDirector: Marcus Nispel Rating: 3/5 Now lets get one thing straight... Conan The Barbarian was never meant to be an Oscar ...

The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
15 August 2011

The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Review
Starring: James Franco, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Andy SerkisDirector: Rupert WyattRating: 4/5 Last time an ‘Apes’ movie came to the big screen it wasn’t exactly a rip-roaring success - ...

Beautiful Lies
12 August 2011

Beautiful Lies Review
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye,  Sami BouajilaDirector: Pierre Salvadori Rating: 3/5 Despite Hollywood calling out to her Audrey Tautou seems more than content with working in the French film industry. And she ...

Project Nim
12 August 2011

Project Nim Review
Director: James MarshRating: 4/5 Oscar winner James Marsh returns to the documentary genre for his new movie Project Nim, which is one of the most emotional movies of 2011 so far. Project ...

Super 8
8 August 2011

Super 8 Review
Starring:  Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Noah EmmerichDirector:  J.J. AbramsRating: 5/5 To say that alien movies have been popular with movie studios over the past twelve months would be a ...

Captain America: The First Avenger
1 August 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger Review
Starring:  Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci, Hugo Weaving, Dominic CooperDirector: Joe JohnstonRating:  4/5 To say that Marvel has dominated the box office would be a bit of ...

Cars 2
27 July 2011

Cars 2 Review
Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer Director: John Lasseter Rating: 2/5 Few films studios can claim even half the hit rate of Pixar. For 25 years now, they’ve ...

Horrible Bosses
26 July 2011

Horrible Bosses Review
Starring: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston Director: Seth Gordon Rating: 4/5 If there’s one thing we have to thank The Hangover for, it’s that it making several truck ...

Transformers 3
1 July 2011

Transformers 3 Review
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Patrick Dempsey Director: Michael Bay Rating: 1/5 So here it is, the final chapter of the most unlikely and profit fuelled trilogy of the last decade ...

Bridesmaids
22 June 2011

Bridesmaids Review
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose ByrneDirector: Paul FeigRating: 4/5 Bridesmaids is the latest film with a production credit from Judd Apatow, but it’s the first for a predominantly female audience. Kristen ...

Green Lantern
21 June 2011

Green Lantern Review
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter SarsgaardDirector: Martin CampbellRating: 2/5 In the world of comics, there’s always war between the giants of Marvel and DC. But while Marvel has more heroes ...

X-Men: First Class
3 June 2011

X-Men: First Class Review
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin BaconDirector: Matthew VaughnRating: 5/5 Remember the days when Marvel comics didn’t seem to own Hollywood? When they couldn’t rope in massive stars for ...

Donor Unknown
3 June 2011

Donor Unknown Review
Starring:  Jeffrey S. Harrison, JoEllen Marsh, Danielle Pagano.Director: Jerry Rothwell.Rating: 3/5 After the success of The Kids Are Alright last year, which followed a lesbian couple who had had two children ...