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 […]

Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Aoife Kelleher Writer: Rachel Lysaght The brilliantly entertaining (though not always intentionally) documentary by Underground Films, concerning the […]

War Dogs – Film Review by Gareth Stack Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Stephen Chin (screenplay), Todd Phillips (screenplay) Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz War Dogs is based on the unlikely […]

Lights Out – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David F. Sandburg Starring: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Billy Burke, Maria Bello In cinemas August 19th You could be forgiven for thinking […]

Tickled – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David Farrier, Dylan Reeve Tickled is a compellingly outlandish documentary delving into the niche fetish of “competitive endurance tickling”, as investigated by New […]

Lights Out – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David F. Sandberg Starring Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia David F. Sandberg’s feature debut, Lights Out, is an expanded […]

David Brent: Life on the Road – Film Review Directed by: Ricky Gervais Starring: Ricky Gervais, Doc Brown, Andy Burrows, Tom Basden, Tom Bennett, Steve Clarke, Michael Clarke, Stuart Wilkinson In cinemas […]

Blinky Bill – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Deane Taylor, Noel Cleary Writer: Fin Edquist Stars: Robin McLeavy, Toni Collette, Rufus Sewell The tricky world of animated feature films is a […]

Swallows and Amazons – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Philippa Lowthorpe Writers: Andrea Gibb, Arthur Ransome (based on the book by) Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall Based on the […]

Pete’s Dragon – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Robert Redford In cinemas August 12th If the title of […]

Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jake Szymanski Starring: Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam DeVine, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root In cinemas August 10th The […]

The Idol – Film Review by Helen Major Writer and Director: Hany Abu-Assad Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Ahmed Al Rokh, Hiba Attalah ‘The Idol’ is a film based around a true-life story based […]

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Stig Björkman Writers: Stig Björkman, Dominika Daubenbüchel Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Roberto Rossellini, Pia Lindström Ingrid Bergman would be […]

The Confession: Living the War on Terror – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Ashish Ghadiali Exclusively in the IFI from 12 August It’s a daring move to base a documentary largely […]

The Shallows – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen, Sedona Legge In cinemas August 12th Don’t let the fact that there are […]

The Valley of Love – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Guillaume Nicloux Writers: Guillaume Nicloux (screenplay), David H. Pickering (translation) Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Dan Warner Handily Gérard Depardieu […]

Pete’s Dragon – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: David Lowery Writers: David Lowery (screenplay), Toby Halbrooks (screenplay) Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley Most of us grew up with […]

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates – Film Review by Robert Dooley Director: Jake Szymanski Writers: Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien Stars: Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick Driving down to the […]