Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Available to watch via Modern Films from March 5th. Directed by Paul Sng & Celeste Bell Narrated by Ruth Negga This […]
Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché – Film Review
TV Picks of the Week – 22/02/21
TV Picks of the Week – 22/02/21 After a short break for no real reason, your favourite TV Picks segment is back at the Workhorse! We’ve spent hours trawling through the best […]
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2021 – Highlights
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2021 by Frank L. The Festival runs from 3rd to 14th March 2021 In which Frank L takes us through some of the highlights of the […]
News of the World – Film Review
News of the World – Film Review Director: Paul Greengrass Writers: Paul Greengrass (screenplay by), Luke Davies (screenplay by) Stars: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor Released on Netflix – Wednesday, 10th […]
Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci and Steve McQueen -VMDIFF
Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci and Steve McQueen – Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 3-14 March | diff.ie The Dublin Film Festival is generally one of the most exciting events of the […]
TV Picks of the Week – 02/02/21
TV Picks of the Week – 02/02/21 First off, Fleabag has started on RTE 2 (Mondays at 9pm). If you haven’t watched it already, what the hell have you been doing exactly? […]
The Capote Tapes – Film Review
The Capote Tapes – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Ebs Burnough Writers: Ebs Burnough, Holly Whiston Stars: Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer, Jay McInerney Possessing neither physical beauty, a loving family, social […]
23 Walks – Film Review
23 Walks – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Paul Morrison Writer: Paul Morrison Stars: Dave Johns, Alison Steadman, Bob Goody, Graham Cole Unintentionally there is a touch of the zeitgeist about […]
Looted – Film Review
Looted – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Rene van Pannevis (as Rene Pannevis) Writers: Kefi Chadwick, Rene van Pannevis (as Rene Pannevis) Stars: Charley Palmer Rothwell, Thomas Turgoose, Tom Fisher For […]
White Lie – Film Review
White Lie – Film Review Directors: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas Writers: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas Stars: Kacey Rohl, Amber Anderson, Martin Donovan Part of the Canada Now Film Festival Katie Arneson (Kacey […]
Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away – Film Review
Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away – Film Review by Alison Traynor Director: Emer Reynolds Star: Carl Shaaban Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away can be described as many things: […]
Top 10 Films of the Year – 2020
Top 10 Films of the Year In a truly bizarre year for cinema, we had three months of normal service and then a wasteland of closed cinemas and online screenings. It will […]
A Year in Music – 2020 – Niall McCann (Film Director)
A Year in Music – 2020 – Niall McCann (Film Director) by Killian Laher We asked some of our favourite artists to tell us about their year. You can see the results […]
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away – Film Review
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Emer Reynolds Star: Carl Shaaban There are the songs, of course, the music and the lyrics, many of […]
Wonder Woman 1984 – Film Review
Wonder Woman 1984 – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: Patty Jenkins Writers: Patty Jenkins (screenplay by), Patty Jenkins (story)… Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig The amazonian goddess is back […]
The Racer – Film Review
The Racer – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Kieron J. Walsh Writers: Ciaran Cassidy, Kieron J. Walsh Stars: Louis Talpe, Matteo Simoni, Tara Lee Delivering much more than it promises, The […]
Saint Maud – Film Review
Saint Maud – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Rose Glass Writer: Rose Glass Stars: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight An intensely lost and lonely woman finding employment in the nursing-care […]
A Girl from Mogadishu – Film Review
A Girl from Mogadishu – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Mary McGuckian Writer: Mary McGuckian Stars: Aja Naomi King, Barkhad Abdi, Martha Canga Antonio Telling the compelling story of Somali-born Irish […]
Pixie – Film Review
Pixie – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Barnaby Thompson Writer: Preston Thompson Stars: Olivia Cooke, Fra Fee, Rory Fleck Byrne In the days when pubs and clubs were open, many lads […]
TV Picks of the Week – 30/11/20
TV Picks of the Week – 30/11/20 Yes, it’s that time again where we see what’s happening on your telly box machine this week. Mank – From Friday, Netflix It’s currently the […]
Tripping with Nils – Film Review
Tripping with Nils – Film Review by Killian Laher Directed by Benoit Toulemonde Produced by Felix Grimm and Nils Frahm Exec Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner Tripping with Nils Frahm premieres on Thursday […]
Hillbilly Elegy – Film Review
Hillbilly Elegy – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins, Owen Asztalos Streaming on Netflix from September […]
TV Picks of the Week – 17-11-20
TV Picks of the Week – 17-11-20 Here are some of the things you should be watching this week, while you’re actually watching that ‘I’m a celebrity’ nonsense. Seriously? Small Axe – […]
The Three Kings – Busby Shankly Stein – Film Review
The Three Kings – Busby Shankly Stein – Film Review by Killian Laher In cinemas from November 1st, on DVD and digital November 16th Fans of what the so-called beautiful game used […]
TV Picks of the Week – 02/11/20
TV Picks of the Week – 02/11/20 Some new, some old. These are the things we’d recommend checking out on your telly box this week!
Relic – Film Review
Relic – Film Review by Mark O. Channing Director: Natalie Erika James Writers: Natalie Erika James, Christian White Stars: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote Notionally a possession-horror film, Relic is an […]
Television Picks of the Week – 19/10/20
Television Picks of the Week – 19/10/20 by Alison Traynor From fresh remakes of old classics to in-depth documentary series, there are plenty of televised treats in store this week. Rest assured […]
Summer of 85 – Film Review
Summer of 85 – Film Review Director: François Ozon Writers: Aidan Chambers (novel), François Ozon (adaptation) Stars: Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge This film is based on a 1982 young adult […]
Kerry International Film Festival 2020 – Online
Kerry International Film Festival 2020 – Online 15 – 18 October 2020 As you would expect from a festival starting later this week, the KIFF 2020 will be an online-only event. One […]
