Strangerland – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Kim Farrant Writers: Michael Kinirons, Fiona Seres (story) Stars: Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving In a brown, brown landscape somewhere in the […]

Point Break – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Ericson Core Writers: Kurt Wimmer (screenplay), Rick King (story) Stars: Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone The concept of remaking previously successful films […]

Dad’s Army – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Oliver Parker Writers: David Croft (original series), Hamish McColl (screenplay) Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bill Nighy, Toby Jones If imitation is indeed the sincerest […]

Trumbo – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Jay Roach Writers: John McNamara, Bruce Cook (book) Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren Jay Roach, best known for Austin Power and Meet […]

Goosebumps – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Rob Letterman Writers: Darren Lemke (screenplay), Scott Alexander (story) Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush Many people will be familiar with the Goosebumps […]

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Michael Bay Writers: Chuck Hogan (screenplay), Mitchell Zuckoff (book) Stars: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale “They’re […]

Youth – Film Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz The action, which is remarkably unergetic given the title, starts and mostly […]

Spotlight – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Tom McCarthy Writers: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams The newspaper procedural as a subgenre has always offered a […]

Our Brand is in Crisis – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Gordon Green Starring: Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Joaquim de Almeida, Ann Dowd, Scoot McNairy, Zoe […]

The Big Short – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale,  Steve Carell,  Ryan Gosling, Finn Wittrock, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall as Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo as Georgia Hale, Karen Gillan, Margot Robbie, Selena Gomez,  Richard Thaler, Anthony Bourdain […]

The 5th Wave – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by J. Blakeson Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Liev Schreiber. Director J. Blakeson’s teenage science-fiction opus takes its title from […]

Our Brand is Crisis – Review by David Turpin Directed by David Gordon Green Starring Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Ann Dowd Seguing from his understated early features (George Washington, All the […]

The Assassin – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou Writers: Cheng Ah (screenplay) (as Zhong Acheng) , T’ien-wen Chu (screenwriter) Stars: Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki Over his career, […]

Creed – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Directed by Ryan Coogler Writers: Ryan Coogler (screenplay), Aaron Covington (screenplay) Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson Ryan Coogler doesn’t tweak the boxing […]

Room – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy In cinemas January 15th Adapted by author Emma Donoghue […]

The Last Hijack: An Interview with Tommy Pallotta Andrew Darley talked to Tommy Pallotta on the evening his new documentary, The Last Hijack, was released. Together with Femke Wolting, the film is […]

Bolshoi Babylon – Film Review Directors: Nick Read, Mark Franchetti Stars: Maria Alexandrova, Maria Allash, Sergei Filin We are told at the start of this documentary that there are two brands that […]

Last Hijack – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting Writers: Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting In the last few years, Somalia has become synonymous with Piracy. Classed as one […]

The Danish Girl – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts. Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard In a year where Ireland embraced […]