Circus of Books – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Rachel Mason Starring: Barry Mason, Karen Mason, Larry Flynt, Jake Stryker Available to stream on Netflix The mom and pop shop […]

The Kingmaker – Film Review Director: Lauren Greenfield Stars: Andres Bautista, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Imee Marcos Ferdinand Marcos ruled the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 with a regime that was renowned amongst […]

Meeting Gorbachev – Film Review Directors: Werner Herzog, André Singer (as Andre Singer) Writer: Werner Herzog Stars: Yuri Andropov, James Baker, Leonid Brezhnev Mikhail Gorbachev is now 88 years old. He resigned […]

Land without God – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Mannix Flynn, Maedbh McMahon and Lotta Petronella Writer: Gerard Mannix Flynn Mannix Flynn was born on 4th May 1957, 41 years […]

Gaza – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell “Gaza’ or “the Gaza Strip” is a regular feature in news bulletins but it is invariably as part […]

Pavarotti – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Luciano Pavarotti In cinemas July 15th Even those who are not fans of opera tend to have a soft spot […]

The Man Who Wanted To Fly – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Frank Shouldice This loving documentary unearths the quiet but rich life of two elderly, bachelor brothers Ernie and […]

Minding the Gap – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Bing Liu Stars: Keire Johnson, Bing Liu, Zack Mulligan Bing Liu has created a documentary about the lives of Zack, a Caucasian […]

An Engineer Imagines – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Marcus Robinson. Peter Rice was born in Dublin in 1935 and brought up in Dundalk. He qualified as an engineer; he […]

RBG – Film Review by Frank L. Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Clinton, Sharron Frontiero Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn to a first […]

The Camino Voyage – Film Review by Frank L Director: Donal O’Ceilleachair Stars: Glen Hansard, Liam Holden, Danny Sheehy The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela has many routes but the intrepid, multifaceted […]

Under the Wire – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Christopher Martin Stars: Ziad Abaza, Janine Birkett, Julian Lewis Jones Marie Colvin, with her trade mark eye patch, was the Sunday Times […]

I, Dolours – Movie Review Director: Maurice Sweeney Writers: Ed Moloney, Maurice Sweeney Dolours Price from Belfast, together with her sister Marion, became known to a wider audience following the car bombing […]

Whitney – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Kevin Macdonald Stars: Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown Whitney Houston bestrode the world of popular music in the eighties and nineties. Macdonald […]

Studio 54 – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Matt Tyrnauer Stars: Steve Rubell, Ian Schrager Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager met in college in the late sixties and by somewaht circuitous […]

A Cambodian Spring – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director: Christopher Kelly Writer: Christopher Kelly Sometimes life is more interesting than art. This extraordinary documentary, filmed over six years, tells the story […]

Prince of Nothingwood – Film Review Director: Sonia Kronlund Stars: Qurban Ali, Sonia Kronlund, Salim Shaheen When you think of Afghanistan, what is the first image that comes into your head? Crying […]

The Song of Granite – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Pat Collins. Writers: Pat Collins, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride Stars: Michael O’Chonfhlaola, Macdara Ó Fátharta, Leni Parker Collins has made […]

Jaha’s Promise – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Patrick Farrelly and Kate O’Callaghan Jaha Dukureh, now 27 years old, underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) as a baby in the Gambia. […]