Vivarium – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Lorcan Finnegan Writers: Lorcan Finnegan (story by), Garret Shanley (story by) Stars: Imogen Poots, Danielle Ryan, Molly McCann, Jesse Eisenberg Vivarium is released today online across major […]
The Perfect Candidate – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour Writers: Haifaa Al-Mansour, Brad Niemann Stars: Nora Al Awadh, Dae Al Hilali, Mila Al Zahrani Everything is possible with commitment. […]
Fantasy Island – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jeff Wadlow Starring: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, Michael Rooker, Parisa Fitz-Henley […]
Bloodshot – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David S. F. Wilson Starring: Vin Diesel, Eiza González Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell, Guy Pearce, Lamorne Morris, Talulah Riley In cinemas March 13th […]
Misbehaviour – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Philippa Lowthorpe Writers: Rebecca Frayn (story written by), Rebecca Frayn Starring: Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Manville, Rhys […]
The Hunt – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by : Craig Zobel Starring: Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank, Justin Hartley, Glenn Howerton, Amy Madigan, Ethan Suplee, Macon Blair, […]
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 […]
The Photograph – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Stella Meghie Starring: Issa Rae, Dakota Paradise, Lakeith Stanfield, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chanté Adams, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lil Rel Howery, […]
Military Wives – Film Review Director: Peter Cattaneo Writers: Rosanne Flynn (Writer), Rachel Tunnard Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng Kirsten Scott Thomas is Kate, wife of the colonel of […]
Onward – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Dan Scanlon Starring the voices of: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer In cinemas March 6th The Disney Pixar collaboration has […]
True History of the Kelly Gang – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Justin Kurzel Writers: Shaun Grant (screenplay by), Peter Carey (based on the novel by) Stars: George MacKay, Essie Davis, […]
The Invisible Man – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lee Whannell Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen In cinemas February 28th Back in […]
Color Out of Space – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Richard Stanley Starring Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Tommy Chong After a striking pair of early features – Hardware (1990) and […]
Dark Waters – Film Review Director: Todd Haynes Writers: Nathaniel Rich (based on The New York Times magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” by), Mario Correa (screenplay) Stars: Mark […]
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. […]
Downhill – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zoë Chao, Zach Woods In cinemas February 28th This is a remake of […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 25-02-20 This week we’ve the Fall of the Second Republic opening at the Abbey. There’s also Walls Talk at the Project Arts Centre, Dragon at the […]
Like a Boss – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Miguel Arteta Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, Billy Porter, Salma Hayek It’s nice to see more female-led […]
End of the Century – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Lucio Castro Writer: Lucio Castro Stars: Juan Barberini, Ramon Pujol, Mía Maestro This is Argentinian director Lucio Castro’s debut feature film […]
Greed – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Michael Winterbottom Writers: Michael Winterbottom (screenplay), Sean Gray (additional material by) Stars: Asa Butterfield, Isla Fisher, Shanina Shaik “The devil is in the retail” […]
Jihad Jane – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Ciaran Cassidy This is an Irish-Dutch-Swedish documentary about a young woman called Colleen La Rose. In the febrile world post 9/11, she […]
The Painted Bird – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director: Václav Marhoul Writers: Jerzy Kosinski (novel), Václav Marhoul (adaptation) Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Barry Pepper Cinematographer: Vladimir Smutný Be warned! The […]
Softness of Bodies – Film Review Director: Jordan Blady Writer: Jordan Blady Stars: Dasha Nekrasova, Morgan Krantz, Alexander Tschernek Available on Amazon Prime from Feb 14 Charlotte Parks (Dasha Nekrasova) is a […]
Birds of Prey – Film Review by Katie McCann Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Director: Cathy Yan Writer: Christina Hodson Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary […]
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 […]
Parasite – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Bong Joon Ho Writers: Bong Joon Ho (story), Bong Joon Ho (screenplay) Stars: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo Arriving on these shores almost […]
The Rhythm Section – Film Review by P Viale Director: Reed Morano Writers: Mark Burnell (screenplay by), Mark Burnell Stars: Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown In an early scene of […]
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Terry Gilliam Starring: Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Joana Ribeiro In cinemas January 31st After 29 […]
The Lighthouse – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Roger Eggers Starring: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson In cinemas January 31st This movie started life as an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s […]
