Gifted – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Marc Webb Writer: Tom Flynn Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan From the 1979 Oscar winning Kramer versus Kramer to the recent adaptation […]

My Cousin Rachel – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Roger Michell Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (novel), Roger Michell (adaptation) Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen Director Roger Michell’s remake of […]

Norman – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Joseph Cedar Writer: Joseph Cedar Stars: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Dan Stevens “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic […]

Berlin Syndrome – Film Review by Frank L Director: Cate Shortland Writers: Shaun Grant (screenplay), Melanie Joosten (novel) Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Lucie Aron Clare (Teresa Palmer) is an Australian backpacker […]

My Life As A Courgette – Film Review by Bridget Deevy Director: Claude Barras Writers: Gilles Paris (novel), Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud This new Oscar nominated, […]

After the Storm – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writers: Hirokazu Koreeda (original story), Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay) Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi In Cinemas Now. Ryota (Hiroshi […]

The Shepherd (El Pastor) – Film Review Director: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Writer: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Stars: Maribel Iglesias, Miguel Martín, Alfonso Mendiguchía Anselmo is a simple man in his mid 50s living […]

Baywatch – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Seth Gordon Starring:  Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass, and Ilfenesh Hadera. For people of a certain age, Baywatch was an […]

Film Round Up – 26-05-17 Five new releases this week, with the return of Studio Ghibli in the Red Turtle being the highlight! There’s also the stylish I am not Madam Bovary […]

I Am Not Madame Bovary –  Film Review by Louise O’Meara Written by: Liu Zhenyun Directed by: Feng Xiaogang Cast: Fan Bingbing, Zhang Jiayi, Yu Hewei, Dong Chengpeng This Chinese satirical film, based on […]

In View – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Ciaran Creagh Writer: Ciaran Creagh Stars: Ciarán McMenamin, Stuart Graham, Gerard McSorle, Caoilfhionn Dunne Ruth (Caoilfhionn Dunne) is a Garda detective whose life is […]

Inversion – Film Review Director: Behnam Behzadi Writer: Behnam Behzadi Stars: Alireza Aghakhani, Sahar Dolatshahi, Roya Javidnia In this film, we get to see a slice of the daily life of Niloofar […]

Snatched – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Director: Jonathan Levine Writer: Katie Dippold Stars: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kim Caramele Snatched is the latest comedy block buster from comedic writer Katie Dippold, […]

King Arthur – The Legend of the Sword – Film Review by Bridget Deevy Director: Guy Ritchie Writers: Joby Harold (screenplay), Guy Ritchie (screenplay) Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law Bromancing […]

Alien: Covenant – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (2012) fascinated some and bemused many with its combination of half-baked […]

Miss Sloane – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: John Madden Stars: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Alison Pill, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Lithgow, Sam Waterston The murky world of Washington lobbyists and their […]