Terminator: Genisys – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Alan Taylor Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Matt Smith J.K. Simmons In cinemas July 2nd He said he’d […]
Amy – Movie Review V2.0 – By Fran Winston Directed by: Asif Kapadia Starring: Amy Winehouse In cinemas July 24th The story of Amy Winehouse is a modern tragedy that serves as […]
Magician: the Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles – Review by Frank L. Director: Chuck Workman Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles Orson Welles would, if he had lived, have been one […]
Terminator Genisys – Movie Review Director: Alan Taylor Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke Arnie is back in the fifth instalment of the Terminator franchise, which […]
Magic Mike XXL – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Gregory Jacobs Starring: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard The ubiquitous trailers for Magic Mike XXL salaciously invite viewers […]
Amy – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Asif Kapadia Stars: Amy Winehouse, Yasiin Bey, Mark Ronson Amy Winehouse spent so much time in the public eye, with paparazzi following her every […]
Station to Station – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Doug Aitken Visual artist Doug Aitken pseudo-documentary of a coast to coast railway adventure attempts to take America’s cultural temperature by stopping at […]
She’s Funny That Way – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Peter Bogdanovich Starring: Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans Peter Boogdanovich’s She’s Funny That Way attempts to strike out at […]
The Look of Silence – Review by Frank L. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer This is a companion piece to Oppenheimer’s “Act of Killing”. It relates to the same massacre of a million […]
Slow West – Review by C.K. MacNamara Writer/Director: John Maclean Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Caren Pistorius, Ben Mendelsohn Newly minted Director John Maclean’s debut film “Slow West” adopts an appropriate title […]
Entourage – Movie Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Doug Ellin Starring: Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly, Debi Mazar, Haley Joel Osmet, Billy Bob Thornton Based on the TV […]
Mr. Holmes – Review by Frank L. Directed by Bill Condon Starring: Ian McKellan, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Milo Parker, Patrick Kennedy, Phil Davis, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada Adapted from the novel […]
Les Combattants – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Thomas Cailley Starring: Kévin Azaïs and Adéle Haenel The award winning Les Combattants is an example of extreme polarity; a quirky spin on the […]
The Longest Ride – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: George Tillman Jr. Writers: Nicholas Sparks (novel), Craig Bolotin (screenplay) Stars: Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Alan Alda As a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, […]
The Burning – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Pablo Fendrik Starring: Gael García, Alice Braga, Claudio Tolcachir, Julián Tello Written more as a fan adaptation than original concept, Pablo Fendrik’s The Burning […]
Mr Holmes – Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Bill Condon Starring: Ian McKellan, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Milo Parker, Patrick Kennedy, Phil Davis, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada In cinemas June 19th […]
Jurassic World – Review by David Turpin Directed by Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Irrfan Khan, Judy Greer When it comes to blockbusters, as with dinosaurs, the most ferocious […]
West – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed Christian von Schochow Writers: Heide Schwochow (screenplay), Julia Franck (novel) Stars: Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel, Alexander Scheer Set in the seventies in Berlin, the […]
Queen and Country – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director/Writer: John Boorman Starring: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry, Pat Shortt, Brían F O’Byrne, David Thewlis, Tamsin Egerton Returning 27 years after his critically […]
Insidious: Chapter 3 – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Leigh Whannell Starring: Stefanie Scott, Dermot Molroney, Lin Shaye, Phyllis Applegate It’s another day at the office for the forces of evil, […]
Fortune’s Wheel – Review by Emily Elphinstone The idea of Lions living in Dublin’s Fairview may be a strange one, but Joe Lee’s documentary Fortune’s Wheel describes just that. In November 1951, […]
Spy – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director/Writer: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jessica Chaffin Satirical spin offs of popular movies are one of the many unfortunate by-products […]
Man Up – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ben Palmer Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Olivia Williams, Rory Kinnear, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sharon Horgan, Harriet Walters, Ken Stott, Dean Charles […]
The Dead Lands – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Toa Fraser Set in what is now known as New Zealand in some prehistoric, atavistic past a tribe has been wiped […]
San Andreas – Movie Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, Kylie Minogue In cinemas May 28th It wouldn’t be […]
Man Up – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Ben Palmer Writer: Tess Morris Stars: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond It’s been a while since British rom-coms have hit the heights of […]
Timbuktu – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako Writers: Abderrahmane Sissako (screenplay), Kessen Tall (screenplay) Stars: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki Timbuktu, Mali has been taken over by […]
San Andreas – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Colton Haynes The hulking wall of eldritch muscle known to us mortals as Dwayne […]
The Connection – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Cedric Jimenez Writers: Audrey Diwan (screenplay), Cédric Jimenez (screenplay) Stars: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette Inspired by the French Connection, the […]
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