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 […]
Double Eye VFX Conference – 17th – 18th Sept – IFI
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 […]
The Valley of Love – Film Review
The Valley of Love – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Guillaume Nicloux Writers: Guillaume Nicloux (screenplay), David H. Pickering (translation) Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Dan Warner Handily Gérard Depardieu […]
Pete’s Dragon – Film Review
Pete’s Dragon – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: David Lowery Writers: David Lowery (screenplay), Toby Halbrooks (screenplay) Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley Most of us grew up with […]
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates – Film Review
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates – Film Review by Robert Dooley Director: Jake Szymanski Writers: Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien Stars: Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick Driving down to the […]
Dublin Event Guide (8-08-16 – 14-08-16)
How is everyone doing? All well, I hope? So, what’s in store for this week then… A few new plays with the big one being Observe the Sons… in the Abbey. There’s […]
Second Opinion: Suicide Squad – Film Review
Suicide Squad – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Ayer Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne In […]
Second Opinion: Bobby Sands 66 Days – Film Review
Bobby Sands 66 Days – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by Brendan J Byrne Starring: Bobby Sands, Gerry Adams, Fintan O’Toole and a host of other talking heads At one point […]
Sweet Bean – Film Review
Sweet Bean – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Naomi Kawase Writers: Durian Sukegawa (based on the novel by), Naomi Kawase (screenplay) Stars: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida Sentaro (Masatoshi […]
Suicide Squad – Film Review
Suicide Squad – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David Ayer Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis With the August doldrums just ahead, it seems fair to pronounce […]
Up for Love – Film Review
Up for Love – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Laurent Tirard Writers: Marcos Carnevale (original screenplay: Corazon de Leon), Laurent Tirard (adaptation) Stars: Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira, Cédric Kahn It’s a […]
Bobby Sands: 66 Days – Film Review
Bobby Sands: 66 Days – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara A film by Brendan J Byrne Director Brendan J Byrne’s account of the 66 day hunger strike of Bobby Sands achieves the […]
No More Workhorse 