Nightmare Alley – Film Review by Frank L Director – Guillermo del Toro Writers – Guillermo del Toro(screenplay by), Kim Morgan(screenplay by), William Lindsay Gresham(based on the novel by) Stars – Bradley […]
Nightmare Alley – Film Review
Mass – Film Review
Mass – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Fran Kranz Starring: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton In cinemas January 21st You could be forgiven for thinking that this […]
Scream – Film Review
Scream – Film Review by David Turpin Directors – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Writers – James Vanderbilt(screenplay), Guy Busick(screenplay), Kevin Williamson(characters created by) Stars – Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette In […]
Munich: The Edge of War – Film Review
Munich: The Edge of War – Film Review Directed by: Christian Schwochow Starring: Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Sandra Hüller, Liv Lisa Fries, August Diehl, Jessica Brown Findlay, Anjli Mohindra, Ulrich […]
Belfast – Film Review
Belfast – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Jude Hill In cinemas January 21st This semi-biographical coming of […]
The 355 – Film Review
The 355 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Simon Kinberg Starring: Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Bingbing Fan, Sebastian Stan, Édgar Ramírez In cinemas January 7th Almost […]
The Humans – Film Review
The Humans – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Stephen Karam Writer – Stephen Karam(based on the play by) Stars – Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer The Humans won the […]
Boiling Point – Film Review
Boiling Point – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Philip Barantini Starring: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Hannah Walters, Malachi Kirby, Izuka Hoyle, Taz Skylar, Lauryn Ajufo, Jason Flemyng, Ray […]
Top 20 Films of 2021
It was a strange year for film, with cinemas around Ireland closed or at least at reduced capacity for the majority of the year. This meant many films suffered long delays from […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Niall McCann (Filmmaker)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Niall McCann (Filmmaker) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I am good. Keeping on, like us all right now. What else […]
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – Film Review
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director – Will Sharpe Writers – Simon Stephenson (screenplay by) (story by), Will Sharpe Actor – Benedict Cumberbatch (Louis Wain), […]
The King’s Man – Film Review
The King’s Man – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Matthew Vaughan Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance […]
Matrix: Resurrections – Film Review
Matrix: Resurrections – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lana Wachowski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jada Pinkett […]
Spider-Man No Way Home – Film Review
Spider-Man No Way Home – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jon Watts Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, J.K . Simmons In cinemas December […]
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Film Review
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Walt Becker Starring: Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong, John Cleese Anyone […]
The Unforgivable – Film Review
The Unforgivable – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nora Fingscheidt Starring: Sandra Bullock, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Aisling Franciosi, Rob Morgan, Viola Davis Available on Netflix […]
West Side Story – Film Review
West Side Story – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Steven Speilberg Screenplay by Tony Kushner Produced by Steven Speilberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Kevin McCollum Duration: 156 minutes When the […]
Final Account – Film Review
Final Account – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Luke Holland The director/producer of this documentary, Luke Holland, died shortly after post-production was completed on June 10, 2020. It is fitting […]
Blue Bayou – Film Review
Blue Bayou – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Justin Chon Starring: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O’Brien, Linh Dan Pham, Sydney Kowalske, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Emory Cohen In cinemas December 3rd […]
Silent Night – Film Review
Silent Night – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Camille Griffin Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Sope Dirisu, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch, Rufus Jones In cinemas December 3rd If the title […]
The Hand of God – Film Review
The Hand of God – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Paolo Sorrentino Writer – Paolo Sorrentino Stars – Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo A Netflix Film Set in Naples […]
C’mon C’mon – Film Review
C’mon, C’mon – Film Review by Frank L Director – Mike Mills Writer – Mike Mills Stars – Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is a radio journalist. He […]
Dear Future Children – Film Review
Dear Future Children – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Franz Böhm Not everyone warms to Greta Thunberg – her ‘blah blah blah’ side-line interventions at the Glasgow Climate summit may […]
Boxing Day – Film Review
Boxing Day – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director – Aml Ameen Writers – Aml Ameen, Bruce Purnell Stars – Aml Ameen, Yasmin Monet Prince, Aja Naomi King, Leigh-Anne Pinnock Warner Brothers […]
Mothering Sunday – Film Review
Mothering Sunday – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Eva Husson Writers – Alice Birch (screenplay), Graham Swift (novel) Stars – Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Josh O’Connor This film has a […]
To the Moon – Film Review
To the Moon – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Tadhg O’Sullivan Writer – Tadhg O’Sullivan This film is difficult to classify and it is probably better not to attempt to […]
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass – Film Review
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass – Film Review Review by Frank L. Director – Oliver Stone Writer – James DiEugenio (based on the book) Stars – Donald Sutherland (voice), Whoopi Goldberg […]
In Front of Your Face – Film Review
In Front of Your Face – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Sang-soo Hong Writer – Sang-soo Hong(screenwriter) Stars – Yunhee Cho, Lee Hye-yeong, Hae-hyo Kwon Part of the London Korean […]
Tick Tick Boom – Film Review
Tick Tick Boom – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lin-Manuel Miranda Starring: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens Available on Netflix November 19th This film […]
No More Workhorse 