Gold – Review by Frank L. Director: Niall Heery Writers: Brendan Heery, Niall Heery Stars: James Nesbitt, Maisie Williams, David Wilmot Ray (David Wilmot) in his early forties has achieved little in […]
Gold – Movie Review
Annabelle – Movie Review
Annabelle – Movie Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directed by: John Leonetti Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola In cinemas: October 10 Billed as a prequel to 2013’s successful The […]
The Calling – Movie Review
The Calling – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Jason Stone Starring: Susan Sarandon, Topher Grace, Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn Transplanting the dogged-but-damaged heroine and chilly atmospherics of The Killing to a […]
Night Will Fall – Movie Review
Night Will Fall – Review by Frank L. Directed by Andre Singer Writer: Lynette Singer Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein Towards the end of the Second World War the British army trained […]
Gone Girl – Movie Review
Gone Girl Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon In cinemas October 2nd Any movie based on a global best selling novel that […]
Dolphins Tale 2 – Movie Review
Dolphin Tale 2 – Movie Review Director: Charles Martin Smith Writers:Charles Martin Smith, Karen Janszen (characters) Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson This is the story […]
Violette – Movie Review
Violette – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Martin Provost Writers: Martin Provost (screenplay), Marc Abdelnour (screenplay), Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet Violette Leduc was born illegitimate in 1907 […]
Mr. Turner – Movie Review
Mr. Turner – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Mike Leigh Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson Mike Leigh’s twelfth feature film is, perhaps surprisingly, a period biography, dealing […]
Unbreakable: The story of Mark Pollock – Movie Review
Unbreakable: The story of Mark Pollock – Review by Frank L. Directed by Ross Whitaker On his website in a short video Mark Pollock in a confident voice states: “When I was […]
What We Did On Our Holiday – Movie Review
What We Did on Our Holiday – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directed by: And Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Starring: Billy Connolly, Rosamund Pike, David Tenant, Release Date: 23 September 2014 What We […]
Human Capital (Il capitale umano) – Movie Review
Human Capital (Il capitale umano) – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Paolo Virzì Starring: Fabrizio Bentivolgio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Gifuni A box office hit in Italy, Paolo Virzì’s Human Capital […]
Ida – Movie Review
Ida – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Writers: Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Stars: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik Pawel Pawlikoski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1957, at […]
The Equalizer – Movie Review
The Equalizer – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Mortez Notionally based on a 1980s television series that made an unlikely U.S. star […]
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Movie Review – V2.0
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, Ruth Wilson, Sebastian Roché In cinemas September 19th Liam Neeson is […]
Magic in the Moonlight – Movie Review
Magic in the Moonlight– Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Woody Allen Stars: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden Stanley (Colin Firth) is an illusionist, who in the opening […]
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Movie Review
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Brian “Astro” Bradley Liam Neeson’s tenure as the king of mid-budget off-season action […]
A Most Wanted Man – Movie Review
A Most Wanted Man – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Anton Corbijn Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright Best New Movie Celebrated photographer Anton Corbijn’s third narrative […]
At Berkley – Movie Review
At Berkeley directed by Frederick Wiseman – Review by Frank L It takes some guts to make a documentary about the administrative workings of any academic institution. Wiseman’s choice of the prestigious […]
A Spell to Ward off the Darkness – Movie Reivew
A Spell to Ward off the Darkness – Movie Reivew by Frank L. Directed by Ben Rivers and Ben Russell Stars: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Sometimes you lose track of time in […]
A Most Wanted Man – Movie Review
A Most Wanted Man – Review by Frances Winston – In cinemas September 12th – Directed by: Anton Corbijn Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Brühl, Nina Hoss, Robin […]
Pride – Movie Review
Pride – Review by Frances Winston – In cinemas September 12th Directed by: Matthew Warchus Starring: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer, Joseph Gilgun, Freddie Fox, […]
In order of Disappearance – Movie Review
In order of Disappearance – Review by Frank L Director: Hans Petter Moland Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Kristofer Hivju | Best New Movie White is everywhere. […]
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Movie Review – V2.0
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Lasse Hallström Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Juhi Chawla, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah as Mansur, Farzana Dua Elahe, Rohan […]
Before I go to Sleep – Movie Review
Before I go to Sleep – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Rowan Joffé Starring: Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Anne-Marie Duff In cinemas September 5th Based on the acclaimed best […]
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Movie Review
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Review by Frank L Director: Lasse Hallström Writers: Steven Knight (screenplay), Richard C. Morais (book) Stars: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, ManishDayal Released in Ireland on September 5th On […]
Watermark – Movie Review
Watermark – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky Before dumping a gallon of water over one’s head, for charity or any other purpose, it might be wise to […]
A Life of Crime – Movie Review
A Life of Crime – Review by Helen O’Leary A Life of Crime is an Elmore Leonard crime novel adapted for the screen and directed by Daniel Schechter. Two bumbling criminals played […]
If I Stay – Movie Review – V2.0
If I Stay – by Fran Winston Directed by: R. J. Cutler Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard, Stacy Keach, Aisha Hinds, Liana Liberato In cinemas September 29th […]
The Grand Seduction – Movie Review
The Grand Seduction – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Don McKellar Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch, Liane Balaban, Gordon Pinsent, Mark Critch, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones, Matt Watts In cinemas August […]
No More Workhorse 