Hampstead – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Joel Hopkins Writer: Robert Festinger Stars: Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton Emily (Diane Keaton), recently widowed American, lives in a fine Edwardian block […]

The Book of Henry – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Colin Trevorrow Writer: Gregg Hurwitz Stars: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay The Henry of the title is one Henry Carpenter […]

From the Land of the Moon – Film Review by Frank L Director: Nicole Garcia Writers: Milena Agus (based on the novel by), Natalie Carter (collaboration) Stars: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex […]

The Graduate & The Sound of Silence Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Calder Willingham (screenplay), Buck Henry (screenplay) Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross The Graduate will be released in cinemas on […]

Twice Shy – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Directed by: Tom Ryan Produced by: Fionn Greger Actors:  Ardal O’Hanlon,  Iseult Casey,  Pat Shortt,  Shane Murray-Corcoran. This Irish independent film is a heartfelt, […]

Churchill – Film Review Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Writer: Alex von Tunzelmann Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery Churchill, Roosevelt and the other leaders of the Allies had long been planning the […]

Whitney: Can I Be Me – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Directors: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal Writer: Nick Broomfield Stars: Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown “Money can’t buy you happiness” […]

Gifted – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Marc Webb Writer: Tom Flynn Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan From the 1979 Oscar winning Kramer versus Kramer to the recent adaptation […]

My Cousin Rachel – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Roger Michell Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (novel), Roger Michell (adaptation) Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen Director Roger Michell’s remake of […]

Norman – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Joseph Cedar Writer: Joseph Cedar Stars: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Dan Stevens “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic […]

Berlin Syndrome – Film Review by Frank L Director: Cate Shortland Writers: Shaun Grant (screenplay), Melanie Joosten (novel) Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Lucie Aron Clare (Teresa Palmer) is an Australian backpacker […]

My Life As A Courgette – Film Review by Bridget Deevy Director: Claude Barras Writers: Gilles Paris (novel), Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud This new Oscar nominated, […]

Wonder Woman – Film Review Director: Patty Jenkins Writers: Allan Heinberg (screenplay), Zack Snyder (story by) Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright Diana has lived on her island for her whole […]

After the Storm – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writers: Hirokazu Koreeda (original story), Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay) Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi In Cinemas Now. Ryota (Hiroshi […]

The Shepherd (El Pastor) – Film Review Director: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Writer: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Stars: Maribel Iglesias, Miguel Martín, Alfonso Mendiguchía Anselmo is a simple man in his mid 50s living […]

Baywatch – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Seth Gordon Starring:  Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass, and Ilfenesh Hadera. For people of a certain age, Baywatch was an […]

Film Round Up – 26-05-17 Five new releases this week, with the return of Studio Ghibli in the Red Turtle being the highlight! There’s also the stylish I am not Madam Bovary […]

I Am Not Madame Bovary –  Film Review by Louise O’Meara Written by: Liu Zhenyun Directed by: Feng Xiaogang Cast: Fan Bingbing, Zhang Jiayi, Yu Hewei, Dong Chengpeng This Chinese satirical film, based on […]

In View – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Ciaran Creagh Writer: Ciaran Creagh Stars: Ciarán McMenamin, Stuart Graham, Gerard McSorle, Caoilfhionn Dunne Ruth (Caoilfhionn Dunne) is a Garda detective whose life is […]

Inversion – Film Review Director: Behnam Behzadi Writer: Behnam Behzadi Stars: Alireza Aghakhani, Sahar Dolatshahi, Roya Javidnia In this film, we get to see a slice of the daily life of Niloofar […]

Snatched – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Director: Jonathan Levine Writer: Katie Dippold Stars: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kim Caramele Snatched is the latest comedy block buster from comedic writer Katie Dippold, […]

King Arthur – The Legend of the Sword – Film Review by Bridget Deevy Director: Guy Ritchie Writers: Joby Harold (screenplay), Guy Ritchie (screenplay) Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law Bromancing […]

Vermeer Beyond Time – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Written & directed by: Guillaume Cottet & Jean-Pierre Cottet Starring: Pierre Arditi Narrated by: Fiona Shaw Lighthouse Cinema and at Selected Cinemas – […]

Alien: Covenant – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (2012) fascinated some and bemused many with its combination of half-baked […]

Miss Sloane – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: John Madden Stars: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Alison Pill, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Lithgow, Sam Waterston The murky world of Washington lobbyists and their […]

Sleepless – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Directed by: Baran bo Odar Written by: Andrea Berloff Starring: Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan,Dermot Mulroney, Gabrielle Union, Scoot McNairy, TI. Sleepless, a remake of the […]

Mindhorn – Film Review by Bridget Deevy Director: Sean Foley Writers: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby Stars: Essie Davis, Andrea Riseborough, Kenneth Branagh From the world of Partridge, Hot Fuzz and The Mighty […]