ZVIZDAL (Chernobyl – so far so close) – Dublin Theatre Festival Review Venue: Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dates: Sept 29 & 30, 7.30pm; Oct 1, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets: €20 – €25 […]
ZVIZDAL (Chernobyl – so far so close) – Dublin Theatre Festival Review Venue: Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dates: Sept 29 & 30, 7.30pm; Oct 1, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets: €20 – €25 […]
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Tim Burton Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Chris O’Dowd, Allison Janney, Rupert Everett, Terence Stamp, Ella Purnell, Judi […]
Swiss Army Man – Film Review by Gareth Stack Directors: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Writers: Dan Kwahttps, Daniel Scheinert Stars: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Hank (Paul Dano), face crusted […]
The Lovers and the Despot – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam Available on We Are Colony There is not much in the public domain about […]
Baden Baden – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Rachel Lang Stars: Salomé Richard, Claude Gensac, Lazare Gousseau Ana (Salomé Richard) is a twenty six year old who has found some […]
Free State of Jones – Film Review by Pat V. Directed by: Gary Ross Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell Set during the American Civil War, Free State of […]
The Girl With All The Gifts – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Colm McCarthy Starring: Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, Sennia Nanua If the words post-apocalyptic zombie drama make […]
Little Men – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Ira Sachs Stars: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina Garcia, Michael Barbieri, Theo Taplitz, Alfred Molina Little Men’s central relationship – between two boys […]
Dare To Be Wild – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Vivienne de Courcy Starring: Emma Greenwell, Tom Hughes, Alex Macqueen, Janie Dee, Christine Marzano, Alaa Safi In cinemas: September 23rd In […]
The Girl With All the Gifts – Film Review by Gareth Stack Director: Colm McCarthy Writers: Mike Carey (novel), Mike Carey (screenplay) Stars: Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine It’s a handful […]
Mattress Men – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Colm Quinn Part of the IFI Documentary Film Festival – 22nd to 25th of Sept On viewing this quirky offering the proverb […]
The Magnificent Seven – Film Review by Robert Dooley Director: Antoine Fuqua Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke Summer 2016 has been the year of the dud blockbuster with challengers for […]
The Infiltrator – Film Review Director: Brad Furman Writers: Ellen Sue Brown (screenplay) (as Ellen Brown Furman), Robert Mazur (based on the book on) Stars: Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger, Amy […]
Bridget Jones’s Baby – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson, Sally Phillips Sally Phillips, James Callis, […]
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – the Touring Years – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Ron Howard Capturing what were the peak years of Beatlemania from 1963 to 1966, this […]
Hunt for the Wilderpeople – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Taika Waititi Writers: Taika Waititi (screenplay), Barry Crump (based on the book by) Stars: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata […]
The Young Offenders – Film Review by Catherine Sanz Director: Peter Foott Writer: Peter Foott Stars: Hilary Rose, Chris Walley, Ciaran Bermingham Two boys, one bale of cocaine, and a few beautiful […]
Captain Fantastic – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Matt Ross Starring: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, Nicholas Hamilton, Shree Crooks, Charlie Shotwell, Kathryn Hahn, Trin Miller, Steve […]
Don’t Breathe – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Fede Alvarez Writers: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues Stars: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette Following his splatter-heavy 2013 remake of Evil Dead, director […]
Hell or High Water – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Mackenzie Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster Chris Pine In cinemas September 9th Any movie that opens with a bank […]
Don’t Breathe – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by : Fede Alvarez Starring: Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette. Daniel Zovatto,Stephen Lang In cinemas September 9th This is billed as a horror movie […]
Anthropoid – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Sean Ellis Writers: Sean Ellis, Anthony Frewin Stars: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe Director Sean Ellis has co-written the script of this […]
The Blue Room – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Mathieu Amalric Writers: Stéphanie Cléau (screenplay), Mathieu Amalric (screenplay) Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau Julien Gahyde (Mathieu Amalric) and […]
Ben Hur – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Mark Atkins Writer: Mark Atkins (screenplay) Stars: Jonno Davies, Adrian Bouchet, Peter Ormond “Leave well enough alone” my mother used to say. “If […]
Hell or High Water – Film Review by Gareth Stack Director: David Mackenzie Writer: Taylor Sheridan (screenplay) Stars: Dale Dickey, Ben Foster, Chris Pine All hail West Texas, land of slick rich […]
Captain Fantastic – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Matt Ross Writer: Matt Ross Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler Captain Fantastic may sound like yet another super-hero film, but refreshingly […]
Café Society – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Woody Allen Starring: Jeannie Berlin, Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott In cinemas: September 2nd There was a time that a new Woody […]
The 9th Life of Louis Drax – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Alexandre Aja Starring: Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aiden Longworth, Oliver Platt, Molly Parker, Julian Wadham, Jane McGregor, Barbara Hershey, Aaron Paul In cinemas September 2nd Jamie Dornan seems […]
The 9th Life of Louis Drax – Film Review Directed by Alexandre Aja Starring Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aaron Paul, Aiden Longworth French director Alexandre Aja first came to international prominence with […]