James' Favourites
These films bring me joy, make me think, and create wonder. Maybe they'll do that for you too.
In Bruges (2008)
7.9/10
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy, Jeremie Renier, T...
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are two hitmen whose last job didn't go so well, prompting their boss (Ralph Fiennes) to send them to the beautiful... Read more
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
8.1/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne
From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, comes Mad Max: Fury Ro... Read more
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Leung Siu Lung, Dong Zhi Hua
Charismatic Hong Kong comedy legend Stephen Chow's ('Shaolin Soccer') frenetically paced martial arts spoof is a delirious mix of quickfire gags, surr... Read more
Selma (2014)
7.5/10
Director: Ava DuVernay
Starring: Carmen Ejogo, David Oyelowo, Tim Roth, Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Goodin...
This film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting right... Read more
The World's End (2013)
7/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Eddie Ma...
For Gary King (Simon Pegg) and Andy Knightley (Nick Frost), it was supposed to be the ultimate reunion - one night, five friends, twelve bars. A boozy... Read more
Hell or High Water (2016)
7.6/10
Director: David Mackenzie
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster
After years of estrangement, Texan brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) decide to rob the branches of the bank threatening to foreclose... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
8/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley, Sean Harris,...
Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Ap... Read more
The Bourne Identity (2002)
7.9/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Adewale Akinnuo...
Explosive action thriller starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente and based on the international bestseller by Robert Ludlum. Rescued with two bullets... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
In the exciting fourth entry in the successful action series, an attack on the Kremlin leaves IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team falsely a... Read more
The Trip (2010)
7/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Steve Coogan, Claire Keelan, Margo Stilley, Rob Brydon
After Steve (Steve Coogan) is commissioned by The Observer to review half a dozen restaurants, he decides to plan a trip around the North of England w... Read more