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 […]
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 […]
Queen & Slim – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Melina Matsoukas Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, Flea,Sturgill Simpson, Indya Moore In cinemas January 31st I have […]
Richard Jewell – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde In cinemas January 31st Since the events in […]
The Grudge – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nicolas Pesce Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, Jacki Weaver In cinemas January 24th This was first […]
The Personal History of David Copperfield – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Armando Iannucci Writers: Simon Blackwell (screenplay by), Charles Dickens (novel) Stars: Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton Based on […]
A Hidden Life – Film Review Director: Terrence Malick Writer: Terrence Malick Stars: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon In cinemas January 17th Based on the true story of Franz Jägerstätter (Diehl) […]
Bad Boys Forever – Film Review by G. O’Byrne Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Writers: Chris Bremner (screenplay), Peter Craig (screenplay) Stars: Will Smith, Alexander Ludwig, Vanessa Hudgens The boys are […]
Bombshell – Film Review Director: Jay Roach Writer: Charles Randolph Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie Charles Randolph hones in on the world of Fox News in 2016 when the presidential […]
Just Mercy – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Writers: Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham Stars: Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) is […]
1917 – Film Review Director: Sam Mendes Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns Stars: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden It is the 6th of April, 1917. We meet […]
Uncut Gems – Film Review Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Mesfin Lamengo, Suin Zhi Hua-Hilton, Liang Wei-Hei Duncan Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) […]
Jojo Rabbit – Film Review Director: Taika Waititi Writers: Taika Waititi (screenplay), Christine Leunens (novel) Stars: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson Jojo is a young boy trying to make sense […]
Little Women – Film Review by Phoebe Moore Director: Greta Gerwig Writers: Greta Gerwig, Louisa May Alcott (based on the novel by) Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet [Contains mild Spoilers] […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Film Review Director: J.J. Abrams Writers: Chris Terrio (screenplay by), J.J. Abrams (screenplay by) Stars: Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, […]
So Long, My Son – Film Review Director: Xiaoshuai Wang Writers: Mei Ah, Xiaoshuai Wang Stars: Liya Ai, Jiang Du, Zhao-Yan Guo-Zhang We meet Yaojun (Wang Jingchun) and Liyun (Yong Mei) as […]
Beanpole – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Kantemir Balagov Writers: Kantemir Balagov, Aleksandr Terekhov Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov The place is Leningrad. The time is Autumn 1945. It […]