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Ghostbusters (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 11, 2016

Review 116min Genre:     Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-fi Director:  Paul Feig Cast:       Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Chris Hemsworth…and more Writers:   Paul Feig, Katie Dippold and Ivan Reitman -Synopsis- Over 30 years after the boys save New York city, the girls get their shot in this lavish but risky reboot of a comedy classic; which sees writer/director […]

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 7, 2016

Review 110min Genre:     Action, Adventure Director:  David Yates Cast:       Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz…more Writers:   Adam Cozadl , Craig Brewer and Edgar Rice Burroughs -Synopsis- After years of living as “Lord Greystoke” in late 19th century England; “Tarzan” is manipulated into returning to his wild jungle roots only to find himself at the centre […]

Central Intelligence (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 1, 2016

Review 108min Genre:     Action, Comedy Director:  Rawson Marshall Thurber Cast:       Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan…and more Writers:   Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen & Rawson Marshall Thurber -Synopsis- Two former high school friends; one now a mild-mannered accountant and the other a CIA super agent, are reunited and thrown together into a web of international espionage […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Hologram for the King (2016)

Posted by Gui on May 21, 2016

Review 98min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance Director:    Tom Tykwer Cast:         Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury…and more Writers:     Tom Tykwer and Dave Eggers -Synopsis- A divorced American businessman in financial straits travels to Saudi Arabia in the hopes of selling his modern telecoms system to the King, but the cultural clash soon turns his business […]

Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

Posted by Gui on May 14, 2016

Review 117min Genre:      Comedy Director:   Richard Linklater Cast:        Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, Zoey Deutch…and more Writer:     Richard Linklater -Synopsis- Writer/director Richard Linklater gives the early 1980s American college experience his ‘Dazed and Confused’ treatment in this free-spirited coming-of-age college comedy, following the fortunes of baseball-playing frat boys as they navigate the perilous waters of college […]

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

Posted by Gui on May 7, 2016

Review 110min Genre:      Fact-based, Comedy, Drama, Music Director:   Stephen Frears Cast:        Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg…and more Writer:     Nicholas Martin -Synopsis- Meryl Streep stars in a comedy/drama based on the remarkable true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, an early 20th century New York heiress and socialite who became an opera singer despite having a […]

Midnight Special (2016)

Posted by Gui on April 9, 2016

Review 112min Genre:      Sci-fi, Drama, Mystery Director:   Jeff Nichols Cast:        Jaeden Lieberher, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton…and more Writer:     Jeff Nichols -Synopsis- In a desperate attempt to protect his son who possesses mysterious supernatural powers; a man goes on the run from religious zealots and government forces with the help of his companions, on a mission […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Posted by Gui on March 26, 2016

Review 151min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Drama, Fantasy Director:  Zack Snyder Cast:       Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams…and more Writers:   Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane … and more -Synopsis- In a world reeling from the discovery of a god-like alien on Earth and its destructive repercussions, Gotham’s Dark Knight turns Kryptonian-hunter in a conflict […]

High-Rise (2016) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 20, 2016

Review 119min Genre:       Drama, Sci-fi Director:    Ben Wheatley Cast:         Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller…and more Writers:     J.G. Ballard & Amy Jump -Synopsis- A young doctor movies into a state-of-the-art London high-rise building, the pinnacle of modern British living, where residents live within a rigid hierarchy and fractured class system. But when the building fails […]

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 18, 2016

Review 103min Genre:     Sci-fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Director:  Dan Trachtenberg Cast:       Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr. Writers:   Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken & Damien Chazelle -Synopsis- After being saved from a serious car accident, a young woman finds herself trapped in a secure bunker with her rescuer, unsure if her saviour is also […]

Hail, Caesar! (2016) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 5, 2016

Review 106min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Directors:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Cast:        Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson…and more Writers:    Joel Coen, Ethan Coen -Synopsis- An all-star cast assembles for this Coen Brothers golden-age Hollywood period comedy revolving around a big Hollywood producer, trying to keep the studio on track while searching for his biggest star […]

Bone Tomahawk (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on February 21, 2016

Review 132min Genre:     Western, Horror Director:  S. Craig Zahler Cast:       Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox…and more Writer:    S. Craig Zahler -Synopsis- Following a mysterious kidnapping in small-town old American west, a group of townsfolk form a posse to track down the cave-dwelling savages that took their people in this unique western/horror/drama indie from 1st […]

Triple 9 (2016) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on February 20, 2016

Review 115min Genre:       Crime, Action, Thriller Director:    John Hillcoat Cast:         Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck, Kate Winslet…and more Writer:      Matt Cook -Synopsis- A skilled armed robbery crew of ex-mercenaries and dirty cops is blackmailed by a brutal Russian crime boss into pulling a dangerous heist, but as a plan to kill a cop to create a […]

Goosebumps (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on February 5, 2016

Review 103min Genre:      Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy Director:   Rob Letterman Cast:        Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush…and more Writers:    Darren Lemke, Scott Alexander, R.L. Stine… and more -Synopsis- After a horror author’s characters come to life and escape their books, he must team up with his daughter and their new teenage neighbour to stop these […]

Trumbo (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on February 4, 2016

Review 124min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama Director:   Jay Roach Cast:        Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren…and more Writers:    John McNamara, Bruce Cook Bryan Cranston stars as Dalton Trumbo, legendary “golden age” Hollywood screenwriter who among many others was persecuted and marginalised by the US government for his political beliefs at the height of anti-communist Cold War […]

Youth (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on January 28, 2016

Review 124min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Paolo Sorrentino Cast:        Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz…and more Writer:     Paolo Sorrentino -Synopsis- In an exclusive clean-living Swiss Alpine retreat, a retired composer and his film director friend reflect on life’s loves, loss and regret, while the drama surrounding their eccentric fellow guests unfolds and a special […]

The 33 (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on January 26, 2016

Review 127min Genre:    Fact-based, Drama Director: Patricia Riggen Cast:      Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche , Rodrigo Santoro…more Writers:  Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten , Michael Thomas…and more -Synopsis- Big-screen dramatization of the real Chilean mining collapse of 2010 where 33 miners were trapped for over 2 months, while government officials and engineers from around the world struggled […]

Creed (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on January 14, 2016

Review 133min Genre:     Action, Drama Director:  Ryan Coogler Cast:       Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson…more Writers:   Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington and Sylvester Stallone -Synopsis- Young Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four, Fruitvale Station) stars in a ‘Rocky’ spin-off as the late “Apollo Creed’s” troubled illegitimate son who enlists the help of his dad’s legendary “Italian […]

The Danish Girl (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on January 2, 2016

Review 120min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Romance Director:   Tom Hooper Cast:        Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard…and more Writers:    Lucinda Coxon & David Ebershoff -Synopsis- Transgender period drama about the unconventional love story of married Danish artists in early 20th century Europe, who struggle to cope with the husband’s transition into one of the earliest identified […]

The Night Before (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on December 12, 2015

Review 101min Genre:      Comedy Director:   Jonathan Levine Cast:        Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie…more Writer:     Jonathan Levine, Evan Goldberg , Kyle Hunter … and more -Synopsis- As obligations mount up and “maturity” beckons, three thirtysomething New York friends bring a decade old Christmas partying tradition to an end with a drug & sex-fuelled quest to […]

Grandma (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on December 11, 2015

Review 79min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Paul Weitz Cast:        Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden…and more Writer:     Paul Weitz -Synopsis- When her newly pregnant teenage granddaughter turns up on her doorstep asking for help, a no-nonsense lesbian grandma sets out on a journey to help her grandchild with an abortion, while both teaching and […]

He Named Me Malala (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on November 5, 2015

Review 88min USA/UAE Genre:    Documentary, Animation Director: Davis Guggenheim Cast:      Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai… -Synopsis- Director Davis Guggenheim’s chronicle of the life, so far, of Nobel Prize-winning Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, from being shot by the Taliban for suggesting girls should be educated to moving to Britain and becoming a global […]

Mississippi Grind (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on October 22, 2015

Review 108min Genre:     Drama Director:  Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Cast:       Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller…and more Writers:   Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck -Synopsis- A gambling addict, fallen on hard times, joins a charismatic free-spirited younger player as they travel the American south along the mighty Mississippi river, pushing their luck along the way and trying […]

Suffragette (2015)- BFI London Film Festival 2015

Posted by Gui on October 11, 2015

Review 106min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama Director:  Sarah Gavron Cast:       Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter…more Writer:    Abi Morgan Carey Mulligan stars as a young working-class wife and mother in early 20th century Britain whose life is thrown into turmoil when she gets caught up in the Suffragette movement for women’s rights. As her commitment […]

The Walk (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on October 10, 2015

Review 123min Genre:    Fact-based, Adventure, Drama Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast:      Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley…more Writers:  Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne & Philippe Petit Director Robert Zemeckis’ (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump) dramatization of the extraordinary story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s 1974 illegal attempt to walk across a high-wire suspended 400 […]

Dope (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on September 3, 2015

Review 103min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Rick Famuyiwa Cast:        Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons…and more Writer:      Rick Famuyiwa A trio of high-school geeks trying to survive on the streets and “hoods” of southern Los Angeles get caught in a web of drug and gang activity after a chance encounter at a party, as they […]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on August 14, 2015

Review 116min Genre:    Action, Adventure, Comedy Director: Guy Ritchie Cast:      Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander…and more Writers:  Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram, Jeff Kleeman… and more Big-screen adaptation of the classic 60’s TV show about an American CIA agent and a Soviet KGB agent forced into cooperating to stop a dangerous and shadowy criminal organization […]

Trainwreck (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on August 12, 2015

Review 125min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Judd Apatow Cast:        Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson…and more Writer:     Amy Schumer Amy Schumer stars as an independent, fast-living and commitment-phobic magazine writer who has her long-held beliefs about monogamy challenged when she meets an abnormally good guy in this brash romantic comedy, featuring many of today’s top […]

Ant-Man (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on July 18, 2015

Review 117min Genre:    Comic-Book, Action, Sci-fi Director: Peyton Reed Cast:      Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly and more Writers:  Joe Cornish, Edgar Wright , Adam McKay and more  A convicted cat-burglar is given a chance at redemption in the eyes of his estranged daughter when he’s recruited by hero scientist Hank Pym to wear a suit that […]

Ted 2 (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on July 8, 2015

Review 115min Genre:    Comedy Director: Seth MacFarlane Cast:      Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried…and more Writers:  Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild In a sequel to the surprise comedy hit of 2012 about a sentient foul-mouthed teddy bear, with his new marriage on the rocks a baby seems like the perfect solution but Ted […]

Jurassic World (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on June 13, 2015

Review 124min Genre:    Action, Adventure Director: Colin Trevorrow Cast:      Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio…and more Writers : Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Derek Connolly…and more On the original island where the tragic events of ‘Jurassic Park’ took place and after 10 years of a successfully run international “Dino-park”, the novelty starts to wear off […]

Spy (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on June 6, 2015

Review 120min Genre:     Comedy, Action Director:  Paul Feig Cast:       Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Rose Byrne…and more Writer:    Paul Feig Melissa McCarthy stars as a bumbling CIA analyst “Desk Jockey” turned unlikely best hope of stopping an International Arms dealer, hilarity ensues as she is transformed into an undercover field agent in this Spy-comedy action blockbuster […]

Danny Collins (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on May 28, 2015

Review 106min Genre:    Comedy, Drama Director: Dan Fogelman Cast:      Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Bobby Cannavale…and more Writer:   Dan Fogelman Danny Collins is a pop-star in the twilight of his career living comfortably and excessively on past glories whose life is changed by a long lost letter from John Lennon, the message is strong enough to […]

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2015) (Persian Language)

Posted by Gui on May 27, 2015

Review 101min Genre:    Horror, Drama, Romance Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Cast:      Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marnò …and more Writer:   Ana Lily Amirpour On the dark and desolate streets of the “Iranian” town of “Bad City”, young Arash is stuck in a life surrounded by loneliness and sin when he forms an unlikely relationship with […]

Tomorrowland (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on May 23, 2015

Review 130min Genre:    Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Family Director: Brad Bird Cast:      Britt Robertson, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie…and more Writers : Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird & Jeff Jensen A talented and tenacious teenage girl discovers a mysterious pin that gives her a glimpse of a utopia built by the good and the great of science […]

Rosewater (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on May 5, 2015

Review 103min Genre:    Fact-based, Drama Director: Jon Stewart Cast:      Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Shohreh Aghdashloo…and more Writers:  Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari & Aimee Molloy Drama based on the memoirs of Iranian “Newsweek” journalist Maziar Bahari who was imprisoned and abused by Iranian authorities on charges of espionage following the highly disputed Iranian presidential elections […]

Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on May 1, 2015

Review 119min Genre:    Drama, Romance Director: Thomas Vinterberg Cast:      Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen…more Writers : Thomas Hardy, David Nicholls The latest big-screen adaptation of the classic Thomas Hardy novel set in 19th century rural England, Carey Mulligan stars as Bathsheba Everdene, a fiercely independent farm-running young heiress who is pursued by three very […]

The Salvation (2014) (English & Danish Language)

Posted by Gui on April 17, 2015

Review 92min Genre:      Western, Drama, Action Director:   Kristian Levring Cast:        Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan…and more Writers:    Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen A Danish immigrant in the late 19th century American west finds himself in the crosshairs of a ruthless outlaw when he kills the gang leader’s brother for murdering his wife and […]

Good Kill (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on April 10, 2015

Review 102min Genre:      War, Drama, Thriller Director:   Andrew Niccol Cast:        Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Bruce Greenwood…and more Writer:     Andrew Niccol Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Boyhood) stars as Major Egan, a stern and decorated US Air Force pilot turned “drone” operator who struggles with responsibilities of conducting deadly warfare behind a computer screen, from the safety […]

The Water Diviner (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on April 2, 2015

Review 111min Genre:      Drama, War Director:   Russell Crowe Cast:        Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney …and more Writer:     Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios A World War I period drama set in 1919 after the brutal events of the Gallipoli Campaign, Russell Crowe makes his directorial debut and stars as an Australian farmer who fulfils a promise […]

Cinderella (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 25, 2015

Review 105min Genre:    Family, Fantasy Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast:      Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett…and more Writer :  Chris Weitz Disney provides a big-budget 21st Century facelift to the classic fairytale with their first live-action version of ‘Cinderella’, a warm-hearted but ill-treated step-sister who is turned from a servant to a lady by her fairy […]

X+Y (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 16, 2015

Review 111min Genre:    Drama, Comedy, Romance Director: Morgan Matthews Cast:      Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall…and more Writer :  James Graham A mildly autistic and socially inept young math genius travels to Taiwan to try and secure a place in the British “Mathematics Olympics” team and in the process expand the narrow world he has […]