Danny Collins – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Dan Fogelman Writer: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) Stars: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner The concept of an ageing rockstar seeking redemption is not […]
Danny Collins – Movie Review
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – Movie Review
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Brad Bird Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key In cinemas May 22nd […]
The New Girlfriend – Movie Review V2.0
The New Girlfriend – Review by Frank L. Directed by Francis Ozon Alfred Kinsey of the Kinsey Repost (1948) fame wrote subsequently “Sexual behavior is either normal or abnormal, socially acceptable or […]
Poltergeist – Movie Review
Poltergeist – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Gil Kenan Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris In this oddly muted re-tread of the fondly remembered 1982 haunted house yarn, a family […]
The New Girlfriend – Movie Review
The New Girlfriend – Reviewed by C MacNamara Director: François Ozon Starring: Anais Demoustier, Romain Duris, Raphael Personnaz, Isild Le Besco French Director François Ozon (The Swimming Pool, 8 Women) has been something of […]
A Fuller Life – Movie Review
A Fuller Life – Movie Review by C MacNamra Director/Prdoucer: Samantha Fuller Starring: Samuel Fuller, Mark Hamill, James Franco, Jennifer Beals, Bill Duke, James Toback The life and work of Sam Fuller […]
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night – Movie Review
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night – Movie Review by Conor MacNamara Director/Writer: Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring: Sheila Vand as The Girl, Arash Marandi as Arash, Marshall Manesh as Hossein, Dominic Rains as Saeed, Mozhan Marnò as Atti, Rome Shadanloo as Shaydah […]
Lambert & Stamp – Movie Review
Lambert & Stamp – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by James D. Cooper Stars: Kit Lambert, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend In the late nineteen fifties, Christopher Stamp and Kit Lambert were […]
Clouds of Sils Maria – Movie Review
Clouds of Sils Maria – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Olivier Assayas Writer: Olivier Assayas Stars: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace The action begins on a train in which […]
Pitch Perfect 2 – Movie Review
Pitch Perfect 2 – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Elizabeth Banks Writers: Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin (characters) Stars: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld Returning to the heady world of collegiate […]
A Royal Night Out – Movie Review
A Royal Night Out – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Julian Jarrold Writers: Trevor De Silva, Kevin Hood Stars: Sarah Gadon, Rupert Everett, Emily Watson On the night of 7/8 […]
Still – Movie Review
Still – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Simon Blake Writer: Simon Blake Stars: Aidan Gillen, Jonathan Slinger, Elodie Yung Though Aidan Gillen is one of Ireland’s best known actors at the […]
Mad Max: Fury Road – Movie Review
Mad Max: Fury Road – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by George Miller Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whitely. After dalliances with talking pigs and dancing penguins, septuagenarian George […]
The Tribe – Movie Review
The Tribe – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky Writer: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky Stars: Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy It’s clear from the outset that Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s film The Tribe […]
Heaven Adores You – Movie Review
Heaven Adores You – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Nickolas Dylan Rossi Stars: Rossie Harris, Jon Brion, Elliott Smith | Elliott Smith and his music helped create some of the most memorable […]
Far from the Madding Crowd – Movie Review
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Thomas Vinterberg Writers: Thomas Hardy (novel), David Nicholls (screenplay) Stars: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen Thomas Hardy knew […]
Get Up and Go – Movie Review
Get Up and Go – Movie Review by Laura Marriott Director: Brendan Grant Writer: Brendan Grant Stars: Peter Coonan, Killian Scott, Gemma-Leah Devereux Get Up and Go stars Love / Hate alumnus […]
Two by Two – Movie Review
Two by Two – Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack Writers: Richie Conroy, Toby Genkel etc. Stars: Carla Becker, Ava Connolly, Lotta Doll, Alan Stanford It’s a well known […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron – Movie Review
Avengers: Age of Ultron – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth […]
The Falling – Movie Review
The Falling – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Carol Morley Starring Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh, Maxine Peake, Monica Dolan, Greta Scacchi. Carol Morley’s haunting debut feature, Dreams of a Life (2011) […]
The Emperor’s New Clothes – Movie Review
The Emperor’s New Clothes – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Michael Winterbottom Hans Christian Andersens famous children’s story makes a fine title for this fun but ultimately serious documentary about […]
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence – Movie Review
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence – Movie Review by Frnak L. Directed by Roy Andersson Writer: Roy Andersson Stars: Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom, Viktor Gyllenberg After Songs from […]
Gente De Bien – Movie Review
Gente De Bien – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: Franco Lolli Writers: Virginie Legeay, Franco Lolli, Stars: Brayan Santamarià, Carlos Fernando Perez, Alejandra Borrero | Gente de Bien is about abandonment, […]
The Salvation – Movie Review
The Salvation – Movie Review by Frank L Directed by Kristian Levring Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Set in North America in the […]
Glassland – Movie Review
Glassland – Movie Review Director: Gerard Barrett Writer: Gerard Barrett Stars: Will Poulter, Toni Collette, Jack Reynor John (Jack Reynor) is a young man in a working class area of Dublin. His […]
A Little Chaos – Movie Review
A little Chaos – Movie Review Director: Alan Rickman Writers: Jeremy Brock, Alison Deegan, Alan Rickman Stars: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Matthias Schoenaerts Kate Winslet plays a young hot-shot landscape […]
The Decent One – Movie Review
The Decent One – Movie Review by C MacNamara Director/Wirter: Vanessa Lapa, Ori Weisbrod Starring: Tobias Moretti, Sophie Rois The Holocaust needs no assistance in illustrating the ghastly extents of man at […]
The DUFF – Movie Review V2.0
The DUFF – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ari Sandal Starring: Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Allison Janney, Ken Jeong, Nick Eversman In cinemas […]
Jauja – Movie Review
Jauja – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Lisandro Alonso Writers: Lisandro Alonso, Fabian Casas Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Ghita Nørby, Viilbjørk Malling Agger Patagonia 1882 is the time when the action begins. […]
No More Workhorse 