Swan Song – Film Review Director – Todd Stephens Writer – Todd Stephens Stars – Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans Pat (Udo Kier) is a resident of a care home in […]
Swan Song – Film Review
Red Rocket – Film Review
Red Rocket – Film Review Director – Sean Baker Writers – Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch Stars – Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son Mikey Saber (Simon Rex) left his home town in […]
The Duke – Film Review
The Duke – Film Review by Frank L Director – Roger Michell Writers – Richard Bean(screenplay by), Clive Coleman(screenplay by) Stars – Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook, Hellen Mirren In 1961, […]
Parallel Mothers – Film Review
Parallel Mothers – Film Review by Frank L Director – Pedro Almodóvar Writer – Pedro Almodóvar Stars – Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón The central story is of two women, […]
The Humans – Film Review
The Humans – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Stephen Karam Writer – Stephen Karam(based on the play by) Stars – Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer The Humans won the […]
Top 20 Films of 2021
It was a strange year for film, with cinemas around Ireland closed or at least at reduced capacity for the majority of the year. This meant many films suffered long delays from […]
The Power of the Dog – Film Review
The Power of the Dog – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Jane Campion Writers – Jane Campion, Thomas Savage(based on the novel by) Stars – Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse […]
Love Yourself Today – Film Review
Love Yourself Today – Film Review Director – Ross Killeen Writers – Ross Killeen, Ross McDonnell Music documentaries normally fall into a number of different types. One is a live performance, a […]
The French Dispatch – Film Review
The French Dispatch – Film Review by Frank L. Director Wes Anderson Writers Wes Anderson (screenplay by), Roman Coppola (story by), Hugo Guinness(story by) Stars – Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda […]
Zola – Film Review
Zola – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Janicza Bravo Writers – Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, A’Ziah King(based on the tweets by) Stars – Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun […]
Limbo – Film Review
Limbo – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ben Sharrock Starring: Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai. Ola Orebiyi. Kwabena Ansah. Kenneth Collard, Kais Nashef, Sidse Babett Knudsen In cinemas July 30th Usually, […]
Riders of Justice – Film Review
Riders of Justice – Film Review Director – Anders Thomas Jensen Writers – Nikolaj Arcel (idea), Anders Thomas Jensen (idea) Stars – Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg Markus (Mikkelsen) […]
Supernova – Film Review
Supernova – Film Review Director – Harry Macqueen Writer – Harry Macqueen Stars – Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood This film is based around the lives of Sam (Colin Firth) and […]
The Father – Film Review
The Father – Film Review Director: Florian Zeller Writers: Christopher Hampton (screenplay by), Florian Zeller (play) Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss This is the debut film by French writer/ director […]
Dinner in America – Film Review
Dinner in America – Film Review Director – Adam Rehmeier Writer – Adam Rehmeier Stars – Kyle Gallner, Yancey Fuqua, Jennifer Kincer By day, Patty (Emily Skeggs) works at her local pet […]
Apples – Film Review
Apples – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Christos Nikou Writers: Christos Nikou, Stavros Raptis Stars: Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou From the outset Apples is strangely hypnotic and in its […]
The Capote Tapes – Film Review
The Capote Tapes – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Ebs Burnough Writers: Ebs Burnough, Holly Whiston Stars: Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer, Jay McInerney Possessing neither physical beauty, a loving family, social […]
White Lie – Film Review
White Lie – Film Review Directors: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas Writers: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas Stars: Kacey Rohl, Amber Anderson, Martin Donovan Part of the Canada Now Film Festival Katie Arneson (Kacey […]
Top 10 Films of the Year – 2020
Top 10 Films of the Year In a truly bizarre year for cinema, we had three months of normal service and then a wasteland of closed cinemas and online screenings. It will […]
Saint Maud – Film Review
Saint Maud – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Rose Glass Writer: Rose Glass Stars: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight An intensely lost and lonely woman finding employment in the nursing-care […]
Relic – Film Review
Relic – Film Review by Mark O. Channing Director: Natalie Erika James Writers: Natalie Erika James, Christian White Stars: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote Notionally a possession-horror film, Relic is an […]
Summer of 85 – Film Review
Summer of 85 – Film Review Director: François Ozon Writers: Aidan Chambers (novel), François Ozon (adaptation) Stars: Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge This film is based on a 1982 young adult […]
Monsoon – Film Review
Monsoon – Film Review by Frank L Director: Hong Khaou Writer: Hong Khaou Stars: Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers, David Tran In this film, a young man called Kit (Henry Golding) takes a […]
Les Misérables – Film Review
Les Misérables – Film Review Director: Ladj Ly Writers: Ladj Ly (screenplay), Giordano Gederlini (screenplay) Stars: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga This film was almost released in March! For obvious reasons, […]
Dating Amber – Film Review
Dating Amber – Film Review Director: David Freyne Writer: David Freyne Stars: Fionn O’Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan A minor downside of a global pandemic is that quirky, indie film releases can […]
And Then We Danced – Film Review
And Then We Danced – Film Review by Frank L Director: Levan Akin Writer: Levan Akin Stars: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) is a young man who comes from a family of […]
Calm With Horses – Film Review
Calm With Horses – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Nick Rowland Writer: Joe Murtagh (as Joseph Murtagh) Stars: Ned Dennehy, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar Many will probably hate this film. It […]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Film Review
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Film Review Director: Céline Sciamma Writer: Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami Marianne (Noémie Merlant) has been set a near-impossible task. […]
Mr. Jones – Film Review
Mr. Jones – Film Review by Frank L Director: Agnieszka Holland Writer: Andrea Chalupa Stars: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard Anne Applebaum in her book entitled “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on […]
No More Workhorse 