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12 Films to Watch in 2016 (July to December)

Posted by Gui on June 30, 2016

Following our previous “12 Films To Watch in 2016 (January to June)“, we break down another 12 of what we think will be the must-see films released in the UK and worldwide during the second half of 2016. We’ve only included films with confirmed release dates, but there will be more UK dates for must-see […]

Sully Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on June 30, 2016

Clint Eastwood directs and Tom Hanks stars in a biographical drama about Chesley Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who saved 155 lives when he made an emergency landing of his crippled Airbus on New York’s Hudson River after it was struck by birds in 2009. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, Laura Linney […]

American Hero (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 29, 2016

Review 85min Genre:      Action, Comedy, Drama Director:   Nick Love Cast:        Stephen Dorff, Eddie Griffin, Andrea Cohen…and more Writer:     Nick Love -Synopsis- Stephen Dorff stars as a fast-living Louisiana deadbeat dad with supernatural powers, who decides to drastically change his life after a near-death experience and use his powers to help his community and fight […]

Elvis & Nixon (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 25, 2016

Review 86min Genre:      Fact-based, Comedy Director:   Liza Johnson Cast:        Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer…and more Writers:    Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal and Cary Elwes -Synopsis- Amazon studios presents a comedic chronicle of the events leading up to one of the weirdest meetings in White House history, when president Richard Nixon met the “King of Rock […]

American Pastoral Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on June 23, 2016

Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut and stars in an adaptation of Philip Roth’s prize-winning novel, about a successful Jewish-American man whose idyllic life unravels after his daughter becomes politically radicalized in America’s period of social upheaval during the Vietnam war and Civil Rights battles. Directed by Ewan McGregor and starring Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly […]

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 23, 2016

Review 120min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Roland Emmerich Cast:       Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Bill Pullman…and more Writers:   Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods , Dean Devlin… and more -Synopsis- Mankind has bolstered its planetary defences by salvaging alien technology from the failed Alien invasion of the mid 90s, but it will take the best of […]

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 23, 2016

Review 91min Genre:       Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family Directors:   Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney Cast:         Louis C.K., Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart…and more Writers:     Ken Daurio, Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul… and more -Synopsis- In a film about what your pets get up to when you’re not around; a newly mismatched pair of city dogs are thrown into […]

Top 5 Alien Invasion Movies

Posted by Gui on June 22, 2016

They’re coming! There’s been no shortage of Alien invasion moves over the last 60 years; from huge attacks to insidious and subtle infiltration, and from early B-movies to huge modern Hollywood blockbusters. To celebrate the release of Roland Emmerich’s long-awaited sequel ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’, we bring you our Top 5 films where extra-terrestrials come to our […]

10 of the Best: Movie Runners

Posted by Gui on June 19, 2016

Week 3 June 2016 Catch them if you can!, we give you 10 of the most memorable and entertaining movie characters who are impressively fleet of foot, who would you chose? Let us know what you think and please subscribe for more weekly videos, you can also comment and like and visit us on Facebook […]

Gods of Egypt (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 17, 2016

Review 127min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance Director:  Alex Proyas Cast:       Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites…more Writers:   Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless -Synopsis- A fragile peace is shattered when a princely God and would-be-king is betrayed by his ruthless and powerful uncle. Now exiled, he will need the help of an acrobatic mortal thief […]

Anthropoid Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on June 17, 2016

World War 2 period thriller based on the events of operation “Anthropoid”; a British SOE plan to use Czechoslovak resistance agents to infiltrate occupied Prague and assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, Hitler’s right-hand-man and one of the main architects of the Holocaust. Directed by Sean Ellis and starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Toby Jones among others. Genre: Sci-fi, […]

Tale of Tales (2015)

Posted by Gui on June 16, 2016

Review 134min Genre:      Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Director:   Matteo Garrone Cast:        Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones…and more Writers:    Giambattista Basile, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone… and more -Synopsis- Italian director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Reality) brings us a dark surrealist fantasy tale focused on the intertwining lives of three neighbouring European kingdoms and their obsessive Monarchs; based […]

The Boss (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 11, 2016

Review 99min Genre:      Comedy Director:   Ben Falcone Cast:        Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage…and more Writers:    Ben Falcone, Steve Mallory & Melissa McCarthy -Synopsis- A troubled orphan girl turned self-made, ruthless and relentless business titan loses everything after being convicted of insider trading; but the beast cannot be tamed as she recruits a former long-suffering […]

Embrace of the Serpent (2015) (Spanish & other languages)

Posted by Gui on June 10, 2016

Review 124min Genre:       Fact-based, Adventure, Drama Director:    Ciro Guerra Cast:         Brionne Davis, Jan Bijvoet, Nilbio Torres…and more Writers:     Ciro Guerra, Theodor Koch-Grunberg… and more -Synopsis- In early 20th Century South American rainforests; an American biologist enlists the help of an old indigenous isolated Amazonian shaman, to recreate a journey he took 40 years earlier with […]

Where to Invade Next (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 9, 2016

Review 120min Genre:      Documentary Director:   Michael Moore Cast:        Michael Moore, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker…and more Country:   USA -Synopsis- Irrepressible American documentarian and film-activist Michael Moore takes a slightly more optimistic than usual satirical look at the world, as he “invades” a bunch of foreign nations to see what he can take back to the good […]

Mother’s Day (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 8, 2016

Review 118min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance Director:    Garry Marshall Cast:         Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Julia Roberts…and more Writers:     Anya Kochoff, Matthew Walker, Tom Hines… and more -Synopsis- Director and master of the romantic “dramedy” Garry Marshall brings us his heart-warming tribute to motherhood, with the help of an ensemble cast, in this tale of […]

Top 5 Buddy-Cop Movies

Posted by Gui on June 2, 2016

Who’s getting too old for this s**t? The “Buddy-Cop” sub-genre has become a staple for action/comedy audiences and to celebrate the release of Shane Black’s off-beat crime action/comedy romp ‘The Nice Guys’, we bring you our Top 5 films where unlikely partnerships are formed to save the day.   #5: Taxi (1998) Metrodome A smash-hit […]

Race (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 1, 2016

Review 135min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Sport Director:   Stephen Hopkins Cast:        Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons…and more Writers:    Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse -Synopsis- Biographical drama about legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens’s struggles against the odds as a black man in deeply segregated America, striving for glory before the eyes of the world against the […]

The Nice Guys (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 1, 2016

Review 116min Genre:        Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery Director:     Shane Black Cast:          Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice…and more Writers:      Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi -Synopsis- In late 1970s Los Angeles; a sleazy private investigator and a gruff enforcer team up on a mysterious missing persons case, only to get caught up in a dangerous criminal […]