American Sniper – Movie Review Director: Clint Eastwood Writers: Jason Hall, Chris Kyle (book), Scott McEwen and James Defelic Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner This is the story of Chris […]
American Sniper – Movie Review
Apples of the Golan – Movie Review
Apples of the Golan – Review by Paul Halpin Directors: Jill Beardsworth, Keith Walsh This documentary, by Keith Walsh and Jill Beardsworth, tells the story of the residents of the Golan Heights […]
Wild – Movie Review
Wild – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Writers: Nick Hornby, Cheryl Strayed (memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”) Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby […]
Testament of Youth – Movie Review
Testament of Youth – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: James Kent Starring: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Emily Watson, Hayley Atwell, Anna Chancellor, Miranda Richardson […]
Taken 3 – Movie Review
Taken 3 – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Olivier Megaton Starring: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Dougray Scott, Sam Spruell, Leland Orser In cinemas January 9th Also, known […]
A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story – Movie Review
A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Yûzô Asahara Writers: Yûzô Asahara (screenplay), Michio Kashiwada (screenplay) Stars: Aya Ueto, Kengo Kôra, Kimiko […]
Foxcatcher – Movie Review
Foxcatcher – Movie Review by Francis Winston Directed by: Bennett Miller Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall In cinemas January 9th Three of Hollywood’s […]
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Movie Review V2.0
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Tom Harper Starring: Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Adrian Rawlins In cinemas January 1st The Woman in […]
Enemy – Movie Review
Enemy– Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Denis Villeneuve Writers: José Saramago (novel), Javier Gullón Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon Jake Gyllenhaal plays the role of Adam, a university […]
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Movie Review
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Review by David Turpin Directed by Matthew Taylor Starring: Phoebe Fox, Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Oaklee Prendergast The recently resurrected Hammer Films enjoyed its […]
A Theory of Everything – Movie Review
The Theory of Everything – Movie Review by Frances Winston Drected by: James Marsh Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Maxine Peake, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, David Thewlis In cinemas January […]
Birdman – Movie Review
Birdman – Review by David Turpin Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Risborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts. There’s a scene in Alejandro González […]
Big Eyes – Movie Review
Big Eyes– Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Tim Burton Writers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter In the late nineteen fifties, early sixties the world […]
Exodus: Gods and Kings – Movie Review
Exodus: Gods and Kings – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Kinglsey, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver. After turning in the […]
Unbroken – Movie Review
Unbroken – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Angelina Jolie Writers: Joel Coen (screenplay), Ethan Coen (screenplay), Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), William Nicholson (screenplay), Laura Hillenbrand (book) Stars: Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, […]
Annie – Movie Review
Annie – Movie Review by Caroline Quinn Director: Will Gluck Writers: Will Gluck (screenplay), Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay) Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx This is a modern interpretation of the […]
Kon Tiki – Movie Review
Kon Tiki – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Directors: Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg Cast: Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann, Gustafb Skarsgard, Odd Magnus Williamson, Jakob Oftebro and Agnes […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Movie Review V2.0
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian Mckellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, […]
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival – Preview
JDIFF runs from the 19th – 29th of March and while it is still a few months away, they’ve just announced some of the more exciting events to tempt and titillate. First […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Movie Review
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Review by David Turpin Directed by Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellan, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett […]
The Great Museum – Movie Review
The Great Museum– Review by Frank L. Directed by Johannes Holzhausen Writers: Johannes Holzhausen (concept), Constantin Wulff (concept) The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna is one of the great museums of the world. It […]
Favourite Films of 2014 – David Turpin
It’s December which is the season for making lists, and we are no different here at the Workhorse. We asked David Turpin to add his two cents with a list of his […]
Black Sea – Movie Review
Black Sea – Movie Review Director: Kevin Macdonald Writer: Dennis Kelly Stars: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Tobias Menzies The recently released “Fury” dealt with acts of valour of five men in a […]
Concerning Violence – Movie Review
Concerning Violence – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Göran Olsson Writers: Frantz Fanon (based on the book), Göran Olsson Stars: Lauryn Hill, Kati Outinen, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak “Colonialism is not a […]
St Vincent – Movie Review
St Vincent – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Theodore Melfi Starring: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher In cinemas December 5th For a first time […]
The Stations of the Cross – Movie Review
The Stations of the Cross – Movie Review Director: Dietrich Brüggemann Writers: Anna Brüggemann, Anna Brüggemann, Dietrich Brüggemann Stars: Lucie Aron, Anna Brüggemann, Michael Kamp The title of each of the fourteen […]
Paddington – Movie Review
Paddington – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman Paddington purists may balk at the latest – and […]
I Am Ali – Movie Review
I am Ali – Movie Review Directed and Written by Clare Lewins Muhammad Ali had considerable foresight as he, as a black man, redefined his role in the world of professional boxing […]
No Good Deed – Movie Review
No Good Deed – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Sam Miller Starring: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo, Henry Simmons In cinemas November 21st Luther star […]
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