Movies

FILM REVIEW: AVATAR (12A)

AVATAR (12A) Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi Running Time: 2hr 35mins Director: James Cameron Out Now THAT man has done it again. Twelve years ago James Cameron provided us with the biggest movie of all-time in Titanic – now his pet project has changed the face of cinema for the next generation. With breathtaking technology ... Full story

FILM REVIEW: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (PG)

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (PG) Cast: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Forest Whitaker, Chris Cooper, Catherine O’Hara Running Time: 1hr 35mins Director: Spike Jonze Out Now I NEVER thought one of the hardest movies to review this year would be Where the Wild Things Are. I still can’t actually make up my mind whether this supposed kids movie ... Full story

FILM REVIEW: 2012 (12A)

2012 (12A) Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Jimi Mistry, Woody Harrelson Running Time: 2hrs 35mins Director: Roland Emmerich Out Now LOVE him or loathe him, Roland Emmerich does disaster on a grand scale. He adds another “end of the world” movie to his repertoire, this time based on ancient Mayan prophecies that predict apocalyptic ... Full story

REVIEW: UP (U)

UP (U) Voice cast: Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger Director: Pete Docter Running Time: 1hr 30mins Out Now Just when you thought they couldn’t take the genre any further, Disney/Pixar take it into orbit – quite literally – with Up. The winning combination continue to be the masters of their computer-animated domain by producing another intelligent original tale – ... Full story

REVIEW: HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (12A)

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (12A) Warner Bros Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Tom Felton, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, Robbie Coltrane, Timothy Spall, Julie Walters, Dave Legeno, Helen McCrory, Bonnie Wright Director: David Yates Running Time: 2hr 30mins Out Now IF ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ is the calm ... Full story

ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (U)

ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (U) Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios Voice Cast: John Leguizamo, Simon Pegg, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah Director: Carlos Saldanha Running Time: 1hr 25mins ONE of the most enjoyable non-Disney animations in quite some time is sure to take a T-Rex-sized bite out of the box-office this summer. After the humdrum 'going-through-the-motions' affair that ... Full story