Cinema reviews for Cumbria and South Lakes
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Review: Carnage (15)
3:44pm Friday 3rd February 2012
Director Roman Polanski strips away the veneer of civility that supposedly separates man from beast and reduces two well-to-do couples to snarling adversaries in this film version of the award-winning stage comedy God Of Carnage.
Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious island 3D (PG)
3:54pm Friday 3rd February 2012
When the going gets tough, the tough get soppy in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, an old-fashioned, gung-ho adventure based loosely on Jules Verne.
Review: Chronicle (12A)
3:51pm Friday 3rd February 2012
As weakling Peter Parker discovered to his cost before his transformation into web-spinning superhero Spider-Man, with great power comes great responsibility.
Review: War Horse, (12A)
3:36pm Friday 20th January 2012
WITH TRAILER: Alcohol-soaked farmer Ted Narracott (Peter Mullan) pays over the odds for a foal called Joey to spite landlord Lyons
Review: W.E. (15)
3:27pm Friday 20th January 2012
Madonna’s second feature behind the camera explores the tumultuous romance of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
Review: Haywire (15)
3:33pm Friday 20th January 2012
WITH TRAILER: Freelance gun-for-hire Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is one of the best in the business
Review: J Edgar (15)
3:22pm Friday 20th January 2012
WITH TRAILER: During a turbulent and contentious term in power spanning almost 50 years
Review: The Iron Lady (15)
4:20pm Friday 6th January 2012
WITH TRAILER: In 1975, grocer’s daughter Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to lead a major UK political party.
Review: Mother and Child (15)
4:19pm Friday 6th January 2012
Rodrigo Garcia writes and directs this ensemble drama, stitching together the stories of three women who are marked by very different experiences of motherhood.
Review: The Artist (PG)
4:13pm Friday 6th January 2012
Silence is golden and in the case of Michel Hazanavicius’s gorgeous black and white silent film, the gold will be a clutch of Oscars, probably including the coveted statuette for Best Picture.
Review: Goon (15)
4:10pm Friday 6th January 2012
Over the past year, sports headlines have focused as much on inspirational championship glories as shameful transgressions on and off the field of play.
Review: Blue Valentine (15)
3:00pm Friday 30th December 2011
Derek Cianfrance’s slow-burning portrait of a marriage in crisis is distinguished by tour-de-force performances from Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as the husband and wife in emotional freefall.
Review: The Lady (12A)
2:53pm Friday 30th December 2011
Truth may be stranger than fiction but it’s seldom more entertaining, especially when projected on to a big screen at 24 frames per second.
Review: Wreckers (15)
4:36pm Friday 16th December 2011
Dictynna Hood writes and directs this low-budget British drama, which is blessed with strong performances from an impressive ensemble cast.
Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (12A)
4:21pm Friday 16th December 2011
The sleuthing is far from elementary in Guy Ritchie’s action-packed sequel to his 2009 reinvention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective.
Review: Puss In Boots 3D (U)
4:54pm Friday 9th December 2011
WITH TRAILER: Jolly green ogre Shrek and his sweetheart Princess Fiona amassed nearly three billion dollars at the global box office before heading into the fairytale sunset at the conclusion of yesteryear’s Shrek Ever After.
Review: New Year's Eve (12A)
5:01pm Friday 9th December 2011
WITH TRAILER: Last year, Garry Marshall directed the ensemble comedy Valentine’s Day, which followed a series of loosely connected characters as they searched for love and understanding on the most romantic date of the year.
Review: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (18)
4:52pm Friday 9th December 2011
WITH TRAILER: Three years after Harold and Kumar escaped Guantanamo Bay, the stoner buddies deck the halls with illegal substances in this loud, brash and outlandish escapade directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.
Review: Another Earth (12A)
4:19pm Friday 9th December 2011
WITH TRAILER: Brilliant high school student Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling) is destined for one of America’s most revered scientific institutes until she is involved in a drink driving incident.
Review: The Thing (15)
4:59pm Friday 2nd December 2011
WITH TRAILER: 102 mins. Horror/Thriller/Action. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jorgen Langhelle, Kim Bubbs, Trond Espen Seim. Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Review: Hugo (U)
4:55pm Friday 2nd December 2011
WITH TRAILER: 126 mins. Starring: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sir Ben Kingsley, Helen McCrory, Sacha Baron Cohen, Emily Mortimer, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Christopher Lee, Ray Winstone, Jude Law. Director: Martin Scorsese.
Review: Happy Feet Two (U)
4:04pm Friday 2nd December 2011
WITH TRAILER: 103 mins. Family/Animation/Comedy. Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Pink, Sofia Vergara, Ava Acres, Hank Azaria, Common, Richard Carter, Hugo Weaving, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon. Director: George Miller.
Review: The Deep Blue Sea (12A)
5:53pm Wednesday 30th November 2011
WITH TRAILER: The big screen often turns to the creaking boards of the stage for inspiration and awards kudos.
Review: Dream House (15)
5:52pm Wednesday 30th November 2011
WITH TRAILER: Irish film director Jim Sheridan’s psychological thriller suffers from a nasty case of trailer-itis.
Review: My Week With Marilyn (15)
5:50pm Wednesday 30th November 2011
WITH TRAILER: In the summer of 1956, Marilyn Monroe came to Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire to shoot The Prince And The Showgirl with Sir Laurence Olivier.
Review: 50/50 (15)
5:49pm Wednesday 30th November 2011
WITH TRAILER: Laughter is the best medicine for a 20-something man coming to terms with a rare form of cancer in Jonathan Levine’s heartfelt comedy.
Review: Moneyball (12A)
5:47pm Wednesday 30th November 2011
WITH TRAILER: In the sporting arena, money doesn’t just talk, it chatters incessantly.
Review: Snowtown (18)
2:15pm Friday 18th November 2011
WITH TRAILER: Justin Kurzel’s feature directorial debut is a stylish but deeply unsettling thriller based on an infamous case of serial murder that shocked Australia.
Review: How to Stop Being A Loser (15)
2:19pm Friday 18th November 2011
WITH TRAILER: A thirty-something loner attempts to discover the art of seducing women in this independent British comedy.
Review: Justice (15)
2:11pm Friday 18th November 2011
You wait all year for a generic and predictable Nicolas Cage thriller and then two come along in quick succession.
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