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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Equity – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Meera Menon Writers: Amy Fox (screenplay), Sarah Megan Thomas (story by) Stars: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas The subject matter of […]

Café Society – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell In recent years, Woody Allen’s films have been approached with a […]

Things to Come – Film Review by Charlotte Reid Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve Starring Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman Kolinka Nathalie is a philosophy teacher, smart and independent, she has carved out […]

Sausage Party – Film Review Directors: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon Writers: Kyle Hunter (screenplay), Ariel Shaffir Stars: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig Sausage Party is the story of a […]

A Date for Mad Mary – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Darren Thornton Writers: Colin Thornton, Darren Thornton Stars: Seána Kerslake, Tara Lee, Charleigh Bailey As the title suggests Mary […]

War Dogs – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Todd Phillips Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper In cinemas August 26th In one of those “you couldn’t […]

The Purge: Election Year – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: James DeMonaco Starring: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Betty Gabriel, Terry Serpico,  Raymond J. Barry,  Edwin Hodge In cinemas […]

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows Limited cinema release […]

Julieta – Film Review Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Starring Adriana Ugarte, Emma Suárez, Daniel Grao, Rossy De Palma Review by David Turpin Touted as an excursion into “pure drama” – as distinct […]