Not going to Electric Picnic? Me neither! At least we get to sleep in a bed and wash in the morning, be happy with what you have! There’s plenty on around the […]
Dublin Event Guide (29-08-16 – 4-09-16)
Second Opinion – War Dogs – Film Review
War Dogs – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Todd Phillips Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper In cinemas August 26th In one of those “you couldn’t […]
The Purge: Election Year – Film Review
The Purge: Election Year – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: James DeMonaco Starring: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Betty Gabriel, Terry Serpico, Raymond J. Barry, Edwin Hodge In cinemas […]
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – Film Review
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows Limited cinema release […]
Julieta – Film Review
Julieta – Film Review Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Starring Adriana Ugarte, Emma Suárez, Daniel Grao, Rossy De Palma Review by David Turpin Touted as an excursion into “pure drama” – as distinct […]
Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village – Film Review
Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Aoife Kelleher Writer: Rachel Lysaght The brilliantly entertaining (though not always intentionally) documentary by Underground Films, concerning the […]
War Dogs – Film Review
War Dogs – Film Review by Gareth Stack Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Stephen Chin (screenplay), Todd Phillips (screenplay) Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz War Dogs is based on the unlikely […]
Dublin Event Guide (22-08-16 – 28-08-16)
Our very own lovely girl competition kicks off this week with the Rose of Tralee International Festival 2016. I suggest you studiously ignore it! Some small festivals around Dublin include the Harbour […]
Vote For No More Workhorse!
Do you know people have died for the right to vote? And here you are, sitting on your hands when you have the chance to influence one of the most important votes […]
Second Opinion: Lights Out – Film Review
Lights Out – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David F. Sandburg Starring: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Billy Burke, Maria Bello In cinemas August 19th You could be forgiven for thinking […]
Double Eye VFX Conference – 17th – 18th Sept – IFI
A new Visual Effects Conference takes place in a few weeks time in Dublin, with an impressive list of speakers, who worked on films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Dawn of […]
Tickled – Film Review
Tickled – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David Farrier, Dylan Reeve Tickled is a compellingly outlandish documentary delving into the niche fetish of “competitive endurance tickling”, as investigated by New […]
Lights Out – Film Review
Lights Out – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David F. Sandberg Starring Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia David F. Sandberg’s feature debut, Lights Out, is an expanded […]
David Brent: Life on the Road – Film Review
David Brent: Life on the Road – Film Review Directed by: Ricky Gervais Starring: Ricky Gervais, Doc Brown, Andy Burrows, Tom Basden, Tom Bennett, Steve Clarke, Michael Clarke, Stuart Wilkinson In cinemas […]
Blinky Bill – Film Review
Blinky Bill – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Deane Taylor, Noel Cleary Writer: Fin Edquist Stars: Robin McLeavy, Toni Collette, Rufus Sewell The tricky world of animated feature films is a […]
Writer/ Director Ricky Gervais – David Brent – Life on the Road
Writer/ Director Ricky Gervais The Office became an iconic sit-com, possibly due to its short run. If the programme had run on for five or six series, it might have grown stale […]
Q&A With Eric Heisserer – Writer of Lights Out
Q&A with Eric Heisserer (Screenwriter/Producer) – Writer of Lights Out Eric Heisserer is the writer of the modern versions of horror classics such as The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street, […]
The Little Prince – Netflix Film Review
The Little Prince – Film Review By Charlotte Reid Director: Mark Osborne Writer: Irena Brignull (Screenplay) Bob Persichetti (Screenplay) Stars (Voices): Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd Based on The Little Prince, the […]
Swallows and Amazons – Film Review
Swallows and Amazons – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Philippa Lowthorpe Writers: Andrea Gibb, Arthur Ransome (based on the book by) Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall Based on the […]
Viva – Film Review
Viva – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Paddy Breathnach Starring: Héctor Medina, Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto García, Renata Maikel Machin Blanco, Luis Manuel Alvarez, Paula Andrea Ali Rivera In cinemas […]
Dublin Event Guide (15-08-16 – 21-08-16)
It’s another slow week in August, with too many people on holiday. Still, you should be able to find a few bits to excite you from the list below. In Theatre there’s […]
Second Opinion: Pete’s Dragon – Film Review
Pete’s Dragon – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Robert Redford In cinemas August 12th If the title of […]
Shark Attack – Sharks on Film
With the release of The Shallows, we thought we’d have a look at sharks in film history. As we all know, sharks are cold blooded killers who love nothing more than chomping […]
Second Opinion – Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates – Film Review
Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jake Szymanski Starring: Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam DeVine, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root In cinemas August 10th The […]
Dublin Comic Con 2016 – Review
Dublin Comic Con 2016 – Review by Fran Winston Convention Centre Dublin 6&7 August You could be forgiven for thinking that some great evil had been unleashed on Dublin, given the amount […]
The Idol – Film Review
The Idol – Film Review by Helen Major Writer and Director: Hany Abu-Assad Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Ahmed Al Rokh, Hiba Attalah ‘The Idol’ is a film based around a true-life story based […]
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words – Film Review
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Stig Björkman Writers: Stig Björkman, Dominika Daubenbüchel Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Roberto Rossellini, Pia Lindström Ingrid Bergman would be […]
The Confession: Living the War on Terror – Film Review
The Confession: Living the War on Terror – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Ashish Ghadiali Exclusively in the IFI from 12 August It’s a daring move to base a documentary largely […]
The Shallows – Film Review
The Shallows – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen, Sedona Legge In cinemas August 12th Don’t let the fact that there are […]
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