R A T I N G S

The Amazing Spider Man 2 (SFF)    3.5/5
Directed by Marc Webb
(Sony Pictures)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (SFF)    4.75/5
Directed by Joe & Anthony Russo(Walt Disney Pictures)
Muppets Most Wanted    3.5/5
Directed by James Bobin
(Walt Disney Pictures)
Under the Skin    3.75/5
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
(StudioCanal)
The Grand Budapest Hotel    4.25/5
Directed by Wes Anderson
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
The Monuments Men    3.5/5
Directed by George Clooney
(Twentieth Century Fox)
The Invisible Woman    3.5/5
Directed by Ralph Fiennes
(BBC Films)
The Lego Movie (SFF)    4.5/5
Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (SFF)    3.5/5
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
(Paramount Pictures)
12 Years A Slave (SFF)    4.25/5
Directed by Steve McQueen
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Frozen    3.75/5
Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
(Walt Disney Pictures)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (SFF)    4.0/5
Directed by Ben Stiller
(Twentieth Century Fox)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug    4.0/5
Directed by Peter Jackson
(Warner Bros Pictures)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (SFF)    3.5/5
Directed by Justin Chadwick
(Pathé Pictures)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire     4.0/5
Directed by Francis Lawrence
(Lionsgate Films)
Saving Mr Banks (SFF)     3.75/5
Directed by John Lee Hancock
(Walt Disney Pictures)
Don Jon (SFF)     3.5/5
Directed by Joseph Gordon Levitt
(Relativity Media)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa     3.5/5
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
(Paramount Pictures)
Thor: The Dark World     4.25/5
Directed by Alan Taylor
(Walt Disney Pictures)
Gravity (SFF)     4.25/5
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Blue Jasmine     4.0/5
Directed by Woody Allen
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Fifth Estate     3.5/5
Directed by Bill Condon
(Dreamworks Pictures)
Captain Phillips (SFF)     4.0/5
Directed by Paul Greengrass
(Columbia Pictures)
Rush     4.0/5
Directed by Ron Howard
(StudioCanal)
Filth (SFF)     4.25/5
Directed by Jon S. Baird
(Lionsgate Films)
Prisoners (SFF)     3.5/5
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
One Direction: This Is Us 3D     3.0/5
Directed by Morgan Spurlock
(TriStar Pictures) 
You're Next (SFF)   3.5/5
Directed by Adam Wingard
(Lionsgate Films)
Elysium     3.25/5
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
(TriStar Pictures)
Kick Ass 2     3.75/5
Directed by Jeff Wadlow
(Universal Pictures)
The Conjuring     3.5/5
Directed by James Wan
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa     4.0/5
Directed by Declan Lowney
(StudioCanal)
Despicable Me 2    3.5/5
Directed by Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
(Universal Pictures)
The Wolverine     3.75/5
Directed by James Mangold
(Twentieth Century Fox)
Pros: Great atmosphere and cinematography
Cons: A weak, annoying supporting villain and unsatisfying climax
The Lone Ranger (SFF)     3.25/5
Directed by Gore Verbinski
(Walt Disney Pictures)
Pros: Some epic set-pieces and thrilling Hans Zimmer score
Cons: None of the characters are especially likable and the tone is sometimes too dark for a Disney film 
The World's End     4.25/5
Directed by Edgar Wright
(Universal Pictures)
Pros: Fantastic fight sequences and clever callbacks to Shaun and Fuzz
Cons: Ending is somewhat inconsistent with tone previously set 
Monsters University     3.75/5
Directed by Dan Scanlon
(Walt Disney Pictures)
Pros: Very cute and amusing throughout the film
Cons: Loses much of the emotiona heart of the original 
The Internship (SFF)     3.0/5
Directed by Shawn Levy
(Twentieth Century Fox)
Pros: Heartwarming and charming...for the most part
Cons: Highly predictable and some gags fall flat or go on too long 
Man of Steel     3.0/5
Directed by Zack Snyder
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Pros: Opening scenes on Krypton are breathtaking and early tone is promising
Cons: Finale is reminiscent of a sequence from a Transformers film 
This Is The End (SFF)    3.5/5
Directed by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
(Sony Pictures)
Pros: Brilliant mix of crude humour, gore and horror
Cons: Self-referential jokes would fly above some audience members' heads
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