Suicide Squad – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Ayer Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne In […]
Bobby Sands 66 Days – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by Brendan J Byrne Starring: Bobby Sands, Gerry Adams, Fintan O’Toole and a host of other talking heads At one point […]
Sweet Bean – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Naomi Kawase Writers: Durian Sukegawa (based on the novel by), Naomi Kawase (screenplay) Stars: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida Sentaro (Masatoshi […]
Suicide Squad – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David Ayer Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis With the August doldrums just ahead, it seems fair to pronounce […]
Up for Love – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Laurent Tirard Writers: Marcos Carnevale (original screenplay: Corazon de Leon), Laurent Tirard (adaptation) Stars: Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira, Cédric Kahn It’s a […]
Bobby Sands: 66 Days – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara A film by Brendan J Byrne Director Brendan J Byrne’s account of the 66 day hunger strike of Bobby Sands achieves the […]
Finding Dory – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane Writers: Andrew Stanton (original story by), Andrew Stanton (screenplay) Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill Thirteen years after […]
Second Opinion: Jason Bourne – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Paul Greengrass Starring: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles, Riz Ahmed In cinemas July 27th […]
The Commune– Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Thomas Vintenberg Writers: Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Fares Fares, Trine Dyrholm Set in the nineteen seventies (think flared trousers) in […]
Author: The JT LeRoy Story – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jeff Feuerzeig Starring: JT LeRoy in all his forms Showing in the IFI from July 29th This is one […]
Jason Bourne – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Paul Greengrass Starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Julia Stiles Leading man Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass reunite for […]
Finding Dory – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Andrew Stanton Starring the voices of: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy […]
Star Trek Beyond – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Justin Lin Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba In cinemas […]
The BFG – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader In cinemas July 22 I […]
Viva – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Paddy Breathnach Writer: Mark O’Halloran Stars: Héctor Medina, Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto García The action takes place in Havana, Cuba now. It is […]
Star Trek Beyond – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Justin Lin Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba This third instalment of the new, re-cast Star […]
Chevalier – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari Writers: Efthymis Filippou, Athina Rachel Tsangari Stars: Vangelis Mourikis, Nikos Orphanos, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos This all male drama was co-written by […]
Mom & Me – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ken Wardrop Starring: Joe Cristiano and a selection of mothers and sons. In cinemas July 15th Apparently the state of Oklahoma […]
The BFG – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Melissa Mathison (screenplay), Roald Dahl (based on the book by) Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton Many of today’s […]
Mom & Me – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Ken Wardrop His and Hers was Ken Wardrop’s successful documentary released in 2009. The subjects of those interviews were Irish girls […]
Men & Chicken – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Anders Thomas Jensen Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling, Nicolas Bro Exclusively in the IFI from July […]
Ghostbusters – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Paul Feig Writers: Katie Dippold, Paul Feig Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon In cinemas July 11th This remake of the classic 1984 […]
Weiner – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg Starring: Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin and various colourful political and media figures In the Lighthouse Cinema and on demand […]
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Mandie Fletcher Writer: Jennifer Saunders (screenplay) Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks It takes a special something to make such […]
Maggie’s Plan – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Rebecca Miller Starring: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Julianne Moore In cinemas July 8th Indie darling Gerwig […]
The Legend of Tarzan – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Yates Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent, Christoph Waltz In cinemas July 6th […]
The Neon Demon – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Nicolas Windig Refn Starring Elle Fanning, Jen Malone, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote, Christina Hendricks You may not have noticed this, but […]
Now You See Me 2 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: John M. Chu Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Michael Caine, Morgan […]
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Mandie Fletcher Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Celia Imrie, Janette Tough, Emma […]
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