Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures – Film Review Directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato Reviewed by David Turpin Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures is a HBO-produced […]
Miles Ahead – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Don Cheadle Writers: Steven Baigelman (screenplay), Don Cheadle (screenplay) Stars: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor Don Cheadle not only directed this biopic […]
Bastille Day – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: James Watkins Writer: Andrew Baldwin Stars: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly With an unsurprisingly delayed release following last year’s Paris attacks, action […]
Louder Than Bombs – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Joachim Trier Writers: Joachim Trier (screenplay), Eskil Vogt (screenplay) Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert One the eve of a retrospective […]
Another Festival to add to the list, and this one does not require wellies or a tent! The Interlude Festival takes place at the RHA between June 24th and 26th and has […]
There’s some really good gigs this week with Explosions in the Sky, Kimya Dawson & Little Wings and Ought among many others. It’s rare to have so many to choose from! Cascando […]
Eye in the Sky – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gavin Hood Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen In cinemas April 15th George […]
The Jungle Book – Film Review V2.0 Directed by: Jon Favreau Starring: Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Neel Sethi In cinemas April 15th […]
Our Little Sister – Film Review Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writers: Akimi Yoshida (manga), Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay) Stars: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho This is the story of three sisters, all in their […]
Eye In The Sky – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Gavin Hood Writer: Guy Hibbert (screenplay) Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman In recent years there have been a number […]
The Brand New Testament – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Jaco van Dormael Writers: Thomas Gunzig, Jaco Van Dormael Stars: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve The opening sur title […]
The Jungle Book – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Jon Favreau Writers: Justin Marks (screenplay), Rudyard Kipling (book) Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley Fans of Classic Disney could be […]
To celebrate the release of The Survivalist on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital HD from 15th April 2016 we’re giving you the chance to win a copy of the DVD! Nominated for 4 […]
The MusicTown Festival is in full swing and has lots of odd ball events to check out! Otherwise, there’s a good selection of gigs including Damien Jurado and Giant Sand in Whelans […]
Dheepan – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Jacques Audiard Writers: Jacques Audiard (dialogue), Jacques Audiard (screenplay) Stars: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby A refugee camp in Sri Lanka, at the […]
My Name is Emily – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Simon Fitzmaurice Starring: Evanna Lynch, Michael Smiley, George Webster, Sarah Minto, Deirdre Mullins, Declan Conlon, Ali White, Stella McCusker, Martin McCann, Cathy Belton In cinemas February 8th The […]
The Huntsman: Winter’s War – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Writers: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin Stars: Sam Claflin, Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt The idea of a Snow White sequel […]
Midnight Special – Film Review Director: Jeff Nichols Writer: Jeff Nichols Stars: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst Michael Shannon plays Roy, a man trying to do his best for his son […]
The Man Who Knew Infinity – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Matt Brown Writers: Matt Brown (screenplay), Matt Brown Stars: Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel, Toby Jones The Man who Knew Infinity […]
So, the revolution commemorations are over for another 100 years (kinda). It’s still a busy week in Dublin, so don’t worry. Bitter like a Lemon return with the third part of Lee […]
WIN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL MERCHANDISE To celebrate the release of Midnight Special (cert 12a) we’re giving you the chance to win a mysterious Midnight Special merchandise pack including; a black t shirt with […]
The Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas continues to punch above its weight, with a new list of artists announced which includes Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures […]
Victoria – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Sebastian Schipper Writers: Sebastian Schipper (story), Olivia Neergaard-Holm (story) Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski Victoria (Laia Costa) is a young Spanish […]
Interview with ‘Mammal’ Writer & Director Rebecca Daly In Rebecca Daly’s new film, ‘Mammal’, the writer-director explores how unconventional circumstances can lead us into a place of understanding. Following Margaret (Rachel Griffiths), […]
Mammal – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Rebecca Daly Writers: Rebecca Daly, Glenn Montgomery Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Michael McElhatton, Barry Keoghan Margaret (Rachel Griffiths) is divorced and works in a […]
The revolution is upon us! The 1916 celebrations are in full swing and getting very hard to ignore! There’s lots of talks, theatre and musical events around the city celebrating the failed […]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Kirk Jones Writer: Nia Vardalos Stars: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine Back in 2002, My Big Fat Greek […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly […]
The Club – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Pablo Larraín Writers: Guillermo Calderón, Pablo Larraín Stars: Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers In a windswept, remote settlement somewhere on the Chilean […]
No More Workhorse 