Snowden – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Oliver Stne Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, Logan Marshall-Green, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schnetzer, LaKeith Lee […]
The Birth of a Nation – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Nate Parker Writers: Nate Parker (screenplay), Nate Parker (story by) Stars: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller In the […]
Office Christmas Party – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Josh Gordon & Will Speck Starring: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T. J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Courtney B. Vance, Kate McKinnon, Jennifer […]
United States of Love – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Tomasz Wasilewski Writer: Tomasz Wasilewski Stars: Julia Kijowska, Magdalena Cielecka, Dorota Kolak It is 1990. The Berlin Wall has just […]
Life, Animated – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Roger Ross Williams Writer: Ron Suskind (based on the book by) Stars: Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Alan Rosenblatt Adapted from a book by […]
There’s a film festival in town this week, with IFI & Kinopolis: 9th Polish Film Festival (8th to the 11th Dec) with the best new work from Poland. There’s a few new […]
Edge of Seventeen – Best Teen Girl Movies Inspired by the release of the Edge of Seventeen this week, we thought we’d have a look at the unusually rich genre of Teen […]
Chi-Raq – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Spike Lee Writers: Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Stars: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes The names of Iraq and Chicago have been combined […]
Ahead of the opening of Sully, director Clint Eastwood talked about the switch from acting to directing, his favourite directors, how he picks the right actor for a part and Jazz! You […]
Moana – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams Writers: Jared Bush (screenplay), Ron Clements (story by) Stars: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House ‘If […]
Crash and Burn – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Seán Ó Cualáin Writer: David Burke Crash and Burn – December 2nd at 6.30 p.m. – Irish Film Institute – Q&A with […]
Bleed For This – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Ben Younger Writers: Ben Younger (screenplay), Ben Younger (story) Stars: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal Director Ben Younger tells the […]
Win The Edge of Seventeen Merchandise! To celebrate the release of The Edge of Seventeen (Cert 15A) in cinemas today (November 30th), we’re giving you the chance to win one of three […]
Sully – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Clint Eastwood Writers: Todd Komarnicki (screenplay), Chesley Sullenberger (based on the book “Highest Duty” by) (as Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger) Stars: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, […]
The Edge of Seventeen – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Writer: Kelly Fremon Craig Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner Mean Girls meets Clueless in director, […]
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Our top three picks for your telly watching this week. Documentary – Seven Women Wednesday 30 November, 10.40pm, RTE1 If you didn’t see this […]
Live Collision is the main festival in town this week, it runs from the 30th to the 4th of December. It’s a live art festival and if you’re wondering what that means, […]
Almost Christmas – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: David E. Talbert Writer: David E. Talbert Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover In recent years the inevitable cinematic tragi-comedy about a […]
Mum’s List – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Niall Johnson Starring: Rafe Spall, Emilia Fox, Elaine Cassidy, Richard Cordery, susan Jameson, Bobby Lockwood, Ross McCormack In cinemas November 25th Some […]
South – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gerard Walsh Starring: Darragh O’Toole, Joe Rooney, Andie McCaffrey Byrne, Emily Lamey In cinemas November 25th It’s been a great year for Irish […]
Magnus – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Benjamin Ree Writers: Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, Benjamin Ree Stars: Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand It seems like a lot of the good documentaries in […]
Allied – Film Review by Fran Winston Direcrted by: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney, Lizzy Caplan In cinemas November 25th Back in the day during the […]
Bad Santa 2 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Mark Waters Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks, Brett Kelly In cinemas November 23rd This film should […]
A United Kingdom – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Amma Asante Writer: Guy Hibbert (screenplay) Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport Director Amma Asante’s latest film tells the stranger-than fiction […]
Paterson – Film Review by Frank L Director: Jim Jarmusch Writer: Jim Jarmusch Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Helen-Jean Arthur Paterson (Adam Driver) is the eponymous name of the “hero”, a bus […]
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Documentary – Cutting Edge: One Killer Punch Tues 22 November, 10pm, Channel 4 A timely documentary as deaths from solitary killer punches are sadly […]
The Dublin Gallery Weekend runs from the 25 – 27 Nov with a variety of free talks and tours around the city. It’s worth checking out! One Time Season continues at the […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: David Yates Writers: J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling (textbook) Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Colin Farrell In […]
Indignation – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directed by: James Schamus Starring: Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, Danny Burstein, Ben Rosenfield, Pico Alexander, Philip Ettinger, Noah Robbins In cinemas […]
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