Benny and Jolene – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Jamie Adams Writer: Jamie Adams Stars: Craig Roberts, Rosamund Hanson, Dolly Wells Telling the story of an up-and-coming indie-folk duo as they’re swept […]
Benny and Jolene – Movie Review
Fruitvale Station – Movie Review
Fruitvale Station – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durrand The question of what would you do if […]
Venus in Fur – Movie Review
Venus in Fur– Review by Frank L Director: Roman Polanski Writers: David Ives (play), Roman Polanski (screenplay)… Stars: Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric The opening scene of a windswept, rain- sodden, tree-lined Parisian […]
Omar – Movie Reivew
Omar – Review by Frank L. Director: Hany Abu-Assad Writer: Hany Abu-Assad Stars: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Iyad Hoorani Abu-Assad’s ‘Paradise Now’ won a Golden Globe for best foreign film in 2006, […]
Jimmy’s Hall – Movie Review
Jimmy’s Hall – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ken Loach Starring: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Jim Norton, Andrew Scott In cinemas May 30th This latest offering from acclaimed director Ken […]
Maleficient – Movie Review
Maleficent – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Robert Stromberg Starring: Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville In cinemas May 30th You can’t have […]
Edge of Tomorrow – Movie Review
The Edge of Tomorrow – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Doug Liman Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton In cinemas May 30th I must admit that I am […]
Fading Gigolo – Movie Review
Fading Gigolo- Review by Frank L. Director: John Turturro Writer: John Turturro Stars: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone Woody Allen is in his element as Murray, a New Yorker through and […]
The Punk Singer – Movie Review
The Punk Singer – Review by Frank L. Director: Sini Anderson Stars: Kathleen Hanna, Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon… Kathleen Hanna was born in 1968, and is a feminist and a punk singer! […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Movie Review
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Bryan Singer Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, Patrick […]
A Touch of Sin – Movie Review
A Touch of Sin – Review by Frank L. Director: Zhangke Jia Writer: Zhangke Jia (screenplay) Stars: Wu Jiang, Lanshan Luo, Li Meng Jia Zhangke has created a film which has some […]
Before the Winter Chill – Movie Review
Before the Winter Chill – Review by Frank L. Director: Philippe Claudel Writer: Philippe Claudel (screenplay) Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leïla Bekhtiby Phillipe Claudel Claudel directs Kristin Scott Thomas (“Lucie”) […]
Frank – Movie Review
Frank – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy In cinemas May 9th Given that he frequently makes “world’s sexiest” lists Michael […]
Ilo Ilo – Movie Review
Ilo Ilo Review by Frank L. Director: Anthony Chen Writer: Anthony Chen Stars: Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani, Tian Wen Chen Singapore in 1997 was in the middle of a financial crisis […]
In Bloom – Movie Review
Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Writer: Nana Ekvtimishvili Stars: Lika Babluani, Mariam Bokeria, Zurab Gogaladze In Bloom opens on May 3rd. For those of you expecting a Nirvana bio-pic, please go elsewhere! […]
Songs for Amy – Movie Review
Songs for Amy – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Konrad Begg Starring: Sean Maguire, Lorna Anderson, Barry Ward, Ross McMahon, Ford Kiernan, Kevin Ryan, Patrick Bergin Set predominantly in Galway this […]
Bad Neighbours – Movie Review
Bad Neighbours – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogan, Zak Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Lisa Kudrow In cinemas May 3rd This film is simply called Neighbours […]
Plastic – Movie Review
Plastic – Review by Frances Winston. Directed by: Julian Gilbey Starring: Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian de Souza, Emma Rigby In cinemas April 30th Heist drama’s tend to be a […]
Pompeii – Movie Review
Pompeii – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland In cinemas April 30th Spoiler […]
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker – Movie Review
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker- Review by Frank L. Directed by Danis Tanovic Cast: Nazif Mujic, Senada Alimanovic, Semsa Mujic Nazif is a member of the Roma community […]
Tracks – Movie Review
Tracks – Review by Frank L Directed by John Curran Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth Released on April 25th “Tracks”, based on the book of the same title by one […]
Exhibition – Movie Review
Exhibition Review by Frank L. Directed by Joanna Hogg Stars: Viv Albertine, Liam Gillick, Tom Hiddleston For her third feature film, Hogg chooses a childless, married couple of some twenty years standing […]
The Amazing Spiderman 2 – Movie Review
The Amazing Spiderman 2 – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field In cinemas April 18th […]
The Love Punch – Movie Review
The Love Punch – Review By Emily Elphinstone Director/ Writer: Joel Hopkins Stars: Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Spall Release Date – April 18th ‘The Love Punch’ may well be the most […]
The Sea – Movie Review
The Sea – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Stephen Brown Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Natascha McElhone, Sinéad Cusack, Bonnie Wright, Charlotte Rampling, Ruth Bradley, Karl Johnson as Blunden, Missy Keating […]
Half of a Yellow Sun- Movie Review
Half of a Yellow Sun– Review by Frank L. Directed by Biyi Bandele Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Boyega Half of a Yellow Sun is released EXCLUSIVELY at the IFI from […]
The Strange Colour of your Body’s Tears – Movie Review
The Strange Colour of your Body’s Tears – Review by Frank L. Directed by by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani Stars: Klaus Tange, Ursula Bedena, Joe Koener EXCLUSIVELY at the IFI from April […]
The Lunchbox – Movie Review
The Lunchbox – Review by Frank L. Directed by Ritesh Batra Stars: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui In this oblique encounter between a young housewife, Ali, and a widower on the […]
The Raid 2 – Movie Review
The Raid 2 – Movie Review by Sean Kingston Dir: Gareth Evans Running time: 150 mins. Release Date: April 11th In 2011, Welsh director Gareth Evans cemented himself as the action movie […]
No More Workhorse 