Grandma – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Paul Weitz Starring: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Sam Elliott, Nat Wolff, John Cho In cinemas December […]
Grandma – Film Review V2.0
Carol – Film Review V2.0
Carol – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Directed by Todd Haynes Writers: Phyllis Nagy (screenplay), Patricia Highsmith (novel) Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson Sensitive filmmaking highlights the subtle glances, brushing […]
Carol – Film Review
Carol – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Todd Haynes Writers: Phyllis Nagy (screenplay), Patricia Highsmith (novel) Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson Based on the 1952 Patricia Highsmith novel […]
Black Mass – Film Review
Black Mass – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Scott Cooper Writers: Mark Mallouk (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay) Stars: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson Based on the true story of James […]
Listen to me Marlon – Film Review
Listen to me Marlon – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Stevan Riley When Marlon Brando died aged 80 in 2004 he left behind in his possessions over 300 hours of […]
Mississippi Grind – Film Review
Mississippi Grind – Film Review by Frances Winston Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn, Sienna Miller, Analeigh Tipton, Alfre Woodard In cinemas October 23rd When down on his luck gambler Gerry (Mendelsohn) meets […]
The Lobster – Film Review
The Lobster – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux, Olivia Colman The Lobster, Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos’ first English-language feature, is both […]
Red Army – Film Review
Red Army – Film Review by Frank L Written and Directed by Gabe Polsky Stars: Viacheslav Fetisov, Scotty Bowman, Mark Deakins Gabe Polsky was born in Chicago in 1979, the son of […]
Sicario – Film Review
Sicario – Film Review By Shane Larkin Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: Taylor Sheridan Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Roughly midway through Denis Villeneuve’s searing new thriller, Emily Blunt’s out-of-her-depth-and-scared-shitless […]
99 Homes – Film Review
99 Homes – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Ramin Bahrani Writers: Ramin Bahrani (story), Ramin Bahrani, 2 more credits » Stars: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern Dennis Nash (Andrew […]
The Martian – Film Review
The Martian – Film Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Drew Goddard (Screenplay); Andy Weir (Book) Starring: Matt Damon; Jessica Chastain; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Jeff Bridges Stranded and alone on Mars […]
Older than Ireland – Film Review
Older than Ireland – Film Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Alex Fegan Starring: Thirty of Irelands oldest citizens In cinemas September 25th With the Anniversary of the 1916 Rising almost upon […]
Legend – Film Review
Legend – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Brian Helgeland Writer: Brian Helgeland, John Pearson (book) Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton A paranoid schizophrenic walk into a bar. Bristling with all […]
45 Years – Film Review
45 Years – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Andrew Haigh Starring Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James After a dalliance in television as showrunner for HBO soap opera Looking, Andrew Haigh […]
The Treatment – Film Review
The Treatment – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Hans Herbots Writer: Mo Hayder (novel), Carl Joos Starring: Geert van Rampelberg, Ina Geerts, Johan van Assche. To say The Treatment is a […]
Trainwreck – Film Review
Trainwreck – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Judd Apatow Writer: Amy Schumer Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson Amy Schumer has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the last […]
Mistress America – Film Review
Mistress America – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Noah Baumbach Writer: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind. Beginning with what seems like a schlocky ‘growing up […]
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Film Review
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Marielle Heller Stars: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig Minnie (Bel Powley) is the fifteen year old daughter […]
Iris – Film Review
Iris – Film Review by Helen O’Leary Director: Albert Maysles Stars: Carl Apfel, Iris Apfel The filmmaker Albert Maysles made this documentary at the impressive age of eighty-eight but his achievement is […]
You’re Ugly Too – Film Review – V2.0
You’re Ugly Too – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Mark Noonan Writer: Mark Noonan (screenplay) Stars: Aidan Gillen, Lauren Kinsella, Jesse Morris You’re Ugly Too is a very Irish film in […]
The Best of Enemies – Movie Review
The Best of Enemies – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville Writers: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville Stars: Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Gore Vidal William F. Buckley […]
Inside Out – Movie Review
Inside Out – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Pete DocterStarring the voices of: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Mindy Kaling, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan In cinemas July 24th If […]
Ant-Man – Movie Review
Ant-Man – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Michael […]
The Salt of the Earth – Movie Review
The Salt of the Earth – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Wim Wenders and Julian Ribeiro Salgado Sebastian Salgado is a photographer who has been inspired to make his photographs […]
Song of the Sea – Movie Review
Song of the Sea – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Tomm Moore Writers: Will Collins (as William Collins) , Tomm Moore (story) Stars: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan Following the incredible […]
You’re Ugly Too – Movie Review
You’re Ugly Too – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Mark Noonan Starring: Aidan Gillen, Lauren Kinsella, George Pistereanu, Erika Sainte. Upon watching You’re Ugly Too one might commend the expert craftsmanship […]
Amy – Movie Review
Amy – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Asif Kapadia Stars: Amy Winehouse, Yasiin Bey, Mark Ronson Amy Winehouse spent so much time in the public eye, with paparazzi following her every […]
The Look of Silence – Movie Review
The Look of Silence – Review by Frank L. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer This is a companion piece to Oppenheimer’s “Act of Killing”. It relates to the same massacre of a million […]
Danny Collins – Movie Review
Danny Collins – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Dan Fogelman Writer: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) Stars: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner The concept of an ageing rockstar seeking redemption is not […]
No More Workhorse 