The Death of Stalin – Film Review by Paddy McGovern Director: Armando Iannucci Writers: Armando Iannucci, David Schneider Stars: Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Andrea Riseborough Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin, adapted […]

It’s Not Yet Dark – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Frankie Fenton Star: Colin Farrell Frankie Fenton’s directorial début is a moving documentary about fellow Irish film-maker, Simon Fitzmaurice, who has […]

Blade Runner 2049 – FIlm Review Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana De Armas, Sylvia Hoeks Review by David Turpin Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner is one of […]

Daphne – Film Review by David Minogue Directed by Peter Mackie Burns Written by Nico Mensinga Cinematography by Adam Scarth Stars: Emily Beecham, Geraldine James, Nathaniel Martello-White, Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Stuart McQuarrie In […]

Borg/McEnroe – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Janus Metz Writer: Ronnie Sandahl Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason In 1976 Bjorn Borg won, at the age of twenty, Wimbledon for […]

Maze – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Stephen Burke Writer: Stephen Burke Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward, Martin McCann Based on actual events, director Stephen Burke’s film tells the story of […]

Wind River – Film Review Director: Taylor Sheridan Writer: Taylor Sheridan Stars: Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones A young woman is found dead, seemingly frozen to death, on the Native American […]

Insyriated – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Philippe Van Leeuw Writer: Philippe Van Leeuw Stars: Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis Recent years have seen so many images and news […]

God’s Own Country – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Francis Lee Writer: Francis Lee Stars: Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones Set in rural Yorkshire, director Francis Lee’s début film is […]

Detroit – Film Review by David Minogue Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Writer: Mark Boal Stars: Algee Smith, Will Poulter, Anthony Mackie, John Boyega, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever. Kathryn Bigelow became the first […]

Quest – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Jonathan Olshefski In 2006, Olshefski was teaching an adult photography class in Philadelphia in an area known as North Philly. It is a […]

Maudie – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Aisling Walsh Writer: Sherry White Stars: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Kari Matchett Inspired by the life of Maud Lewis (nee Dowley – 1903 […]

The Big Sick – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Michael Showalter Writers: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter The script was written by Kumail Nanjian […]

The Farthest – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Emer Reynolds Writer: Emer Reynolds Stars: Frank Drake, Carolyn Porco, John Casani Voyager 2 was launched into space on 20th August 1977 […]

City of Ghosts – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Matthew Heineman Matthew Heineman’s documentary, City of Ghosts, tells the moving story of a group of ordinary people caught up in the […]

A Man Called Ove – Film Review by Frank L.  Director: Hannes Holm Writers: Hannes Holm (screenplay), Fredrik Backman (novel) Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg The film is based on […]

Kedi – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Ceyda Torun Star: Bülent Üstün Turkey may have seen great political upheavals in recent times, a failed coup, thousands of people arrested and tens […]

Frantz – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by François Ozon Stars: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner Ozon (Swimming Pool 2003, In the House 2012) directs this story which emanates from […]

Lady Macbeth – Film Review Directed by William Oldroyd Starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Christopher Fairbank, Naomi Ackie Reviewed by David Turpin William Oldroyd, heretofore best known as an opera director, makes […]

Suntan – Film Review Director: Argyris Papadimitropoulos Writers: Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Syllas Tzoumerkas Stars: Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou, Dimi Hart Kostis arrives on a small Greek island during the winter. It is an […]

Handsome Devil – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: John Butler Writer: John Butler Stars: Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrew Scott Irish Film has been on a recent high with films like […]

Neruda – Film Review Director: Pablo Larraín Writer: Guillermo Calderón Stars: Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán NERUDA is in cinemas on 7 April This is the story of Pablo Neruda, […]

Aquarius – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho Writer: Kleber Mendonça Filho Stars: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos Aquarius is a two-storied apartment block built in the fifties […]

Get Out – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Jordan Peele Writer: Jordan Peele Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford After premiering at Sundance to critical acclaim, Get Out is finally […]

The Salesman – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Asghar Farhadi Writer: Asghar Farhadi Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi On 27th January 2017, United States President Donald J. Trump signed […]

Personal Shopper – Film Review Directed by Olivier Assayas Starring Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Nora von Waldstätten Review by David Turpin After offering a singular take on backstage melodrama in 2014’s Clouds […]

Elle – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Paul Verhoeven Writers: David Birke (screenplay), Philippe Djian (novel) Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny Never one to shy away from challenging films, […]

Best: All by myself – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Daniel Gordon George Best, if he had lived, would be now seventy years old. His fame spread far beyond football […]