Shazam! – Film Review Director: David F. Sandberg Writers: Henry Gayden (screenplay by), Henry Gayden (story by)… Stars: Zachary Levi, Michelle Borth, Djimon Hounsou Billy Batson (Asher Angel) has just run away […]
Shazam! – Film Review
Q&A with Shazam! Producer Peter Safran
Q&A with Shazam! Producer Peter Safran You’ve worked extensively and very successfully in horror, and now in superhero genres. What is it about those two worlds that you love? You know, with […]
Missing Link – Film Review
Missing Link – Film Review Director: Chris Butler Writer: Chris Butler Stars: Zoe Saldana, Timothy Olyphant, Hugh Jackman The great explorer explorer, Sir Lionel Frost (Jackman), is desperate to get proof of […]
Movies This Week – 03-04-19
Movies This Week – 03-04-19 This week we have an honest to God, good horror film in Pet Semetary! It’s a rare enough happening, so we’ll enjoy it while it lasts. Otherwise, […]
Pet Semetary – Film Review
Pet Semetary – Film Review by Paschal Keogh Directors: Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer Writers: Matt Greenberg (Screen Story), Jeff Buhler (Screenplay), Stephen King (Novel) Stars: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, […]
The Keeper – Film Review
The Keeper – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller Writers: Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Nicholas J. Schofield Stars: David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw Though The Keeper faithfully retells the […]
Dumbo – Film Review
Dumbo – Film Review by Frank L Director: Tim Burton Writers: Helen Aberson (novel), Ehren Kruger (screenplay) Stars: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito Burton has taken Disney’s 1941 animated classic ‘Dumbo’ […]
Movies This Week – 27-03-19
Movies This Week – 27-03-19 Dumbo has scared off a lot of the opposition and rightly so, as we think it will do very well indeed! Otherwise, there’s a lovely Irish documentary […]
The Man Who Wanted To Fly – Film Review
The Man Who Wanted To Fly – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Frank Shouldice This loving documentary unearths the quiet but rich life of two elderly, bachelor brothers Ernie and […]
Minding the Gap – Film Review
Minding the Gap – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Bing Liu Stars: Keire Johnson, Bing Liu, Zack Mulligan Bing Liu has created a documentary about the lives of Zack, a Caucasian […]
Movies This Week – 20-03-19
Movies This Week – 20-03-19 So, Us is finally released this week and hopefully it will live up to the world of hype attached! Reviews so far are positive. Otherwise, there’s the […]
White Crow – Film Review
White Crow – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: Ralph Fiennes Writers: David Hare (screenplay), Julie Kavanagh (Inspired by her book: “Rudolf Nureyev: The Life”) Stars: Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann […]
Stone Temple Pilots – A Blend of Heavy Pop
Stone Temple Pilots – Core by Killian Laher In the early nineties, you were as likely to discover new music through music videos as through radio, particularly in Ireland. You were never […]
Girl – Film Review
Girl – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Lukas Dhont Writers: Lukas Dhont (screenplay), Angelo Tijssens (screenplay) Stars: Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart At the beginning the word ‘Lara’ is repeated […]
Movies This Week – 13-03-19
Movies This Week – 13-03-19 There’s a few good ones this week with Ben is Back and Girl. There’s also some trash in there, so we’ll leave you to make your own […]
Ray & Liz – Film Review
Ray & Liz – Film Review by Aisling Foster Written and directed by Richard Billingham Stars: Richard Ashton, Jamie-Lee Beacher, Michelle Bonnard If you find images of real life depressing, then the […]
Ben Is Back – Film Review
Ben Is Back – Film Review Director: Peter Hedges Writer: Peter Hedges Stars: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance Don’t be put off by the opening sequence of Peter Hedges’ (About […]
Captain Marvel – Film Review
Captain Marvel – Film Review by Katie McCann Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Writers: Anna Boden (screenplay by), Ryan Fleck (screenplay by) etc. Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn Captain […]
The Kindergarten Teacher – Film Review
The Kindergarten Teacher – Film Review by Cathal Ryan Director(s): Sara Colangelo Writers(s): Sara Colangelo Actors: Rosa Salazar, Gael García Bernal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Chernus Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a Kindergarten […]
Movies This Week – 06-03-19
Movies This Week – 06-03-19 A couple of new ones worth seeing this week with Border and The Kingergarten Teacher on release in the art house cinemas. There’s also Captain Marvel if […]
The Aftermath – Film Review
The Aftermath – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: James Kent Writers: Rhidian Brook (novel), Joe Shrapnel Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke The Aftermath is set in the aftermath (get […]
The Hole in the Ground – Film Review
The Hole in the Ground – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lee Cronin Starring: Seána Kerslake, James Cosmo, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, James Quinn Markey In cinemas March 1st Irish […]
What They Had – Film Review
What They Had – Film Review by Grant Ryan Director: Elizabeth Chomko Writer: Elizabeth Chomko Stars: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster We see a woman in her 70s, Ruth (Blythe Danner), […]
An Engineer Imagines – Film Review
An Engineer Imagines – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Marcus Robinson. Peter Rice was born in Dublin in 1935 and brought up in Dundalk. He qualified as an engineer; he […]
Fighting With My Family – Film Review
Fighting With My Family – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: Stephen Merchant Writer: Stephen Merchant Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn My knowledge of the WWE is limited to what […]
Sauvage – Film Review
Sauvage – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Camille Vidal-Naquet Starring Félix Maritaud, Eric Bernard The ‘rent boy movie’ is a populous, if not particularly distinguished, subgenre in gay cinema. Its […]
Movies This Week – 27-02-19
Movies This Week – 27-02-19 So, this week we finally get The Hole in the Ground! Will it mean we don’t see Seána Kerslake on stages around Dublin as she is catapulted […]
Movies This Week – 20-02-19
Movies This Week – 20-02-19 First off, this is the week the new Liam Neeson film is released! Yes, Cold Pursuit is actually meant to be quite good but has been completely […]
Capernaum – Film Review
Capernaum – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Nadine Labaki Writers: Nadine Labaki (screenplay), Jihad Hojeily (screenwriter) Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole The entire movie centres on […]
