Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Film Review by David Turpin Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg Directed by Zack Snyder Conceived as a sequel to director Zack […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Film Review
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 – Film Review
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Kirk Jones Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez, Elena Kampouris, Joey […]
Win Tickets to Midnight Special – 22-03-16
We have 5 pairs of tickets to give away to a special preview screening of gripping sci-fi thriller MIDNIGHT SPECIAL in Cineworld, Parnell St tomorrow, Tuesday 22nd March at 6.30pm. To enter […]
Disorder – Film Review
Disorder – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Alice Winocour Writers: Alice Winocour, Jean-Stéphane Bron Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Diane Kruger, Paul Hamy Disorder (aka Maryland) is French writer-director Alice Winocour’s tense new […]
Dublin Event Guide (21-03-16 – 27-03-16)
Ok, so Patrick has departed for another year, so what are we left with? There’s a whole lot of revolution going on, with New plays in the form of McKenna’s Fort and […]
Michael Collins – Film Review
Michael Collins – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Neil Jordan Writer: Neil Jordan Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts Many of us can be forgiven a certain measure of sentimentality […]
Marguerite – Film Review
Marguerite – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Xavier Giannoli Writers: Xavier Giannoli (dialogue), Xavier Giannoli (screenplay) Stars: Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau In advance of Stephen Frears’ biopic of Florence […]
10 Cloverfield Lane – Film Review
10 Cloverfield Lane – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Dan Trachtenberg Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher, Jr. J. J. Abrams, who serves as producer of Dan Trachtenberg’s […]
Sing Street – Film Review
Sing Street – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: John Carney Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor, Kelly Thornton, Don Wycherly In cinemas March 17th […]
Rock the Kasbah – Film Review
Rock the Kasbah – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Barry Levinson Writer: Mitch Glazer (screenplay) Stars: Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel With an all-star cast including Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, […]
Risen – Film Review
Risen – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Kevin Reynolds Writers: Kevin Reynolds (screenplay), Paul Aiello (screenplay) Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth In time for the Easter market we have […]
Spider-Man Swings Into the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Spider-man Swings Into Marvel Cinematic Universe The latest trailer for Marvel’s upcoming epic has been released and a particular reveal has the Internet abuzz about a certain wall-crawler finally joining the Marvel […]
Zootropolis – Film Review
Zootropolis – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore Writers: Byron Howard (story), Jared Bush (story) Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba Once upon a time, the vast […]
Dublin Event Guide (14-03-16 – 20-03-16)
This week is sponsored by the colour green. Yes, the madness that is St. Patty’s day is just about to engulf the city, so hold on tight! There’s actually a wide range […]
Secret in their Eyes – Film Review
Secret in their Eyes – Film Review V2.0 Directed by: Billy Ray Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, Michael Kelly, Joe Cole, Alfred Molina In cinemas March 11th It […]
Anomalisa – Film Review V2.0
Anomalisa – Film Review V2.0 by Frank L. Directed by Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman The film begins with a babble of voices getting ever louder. There is then glimpsed a plane […]
The Witch – Film Review
The Witch – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Robert Eggers Starring: Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw Erstwhile production and costume designer Robert Eggers’ feature debut, The Witch […]
Anomalisa – Film Review
Anomalisa – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan Anomalisa, writer-director Charlie Kaufman’s first film since 2008’s sprawling Synecdoche, New […]
The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Film Review
The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jeff Daniels, Octavia Spencer, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts In […]
Kung Fu Panda 3 – Film Reivew
Kung Fu Panda 3 – Film Reivew Directors: Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger Stars: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman JK Simmons, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, […]
Dublin Event Guide (7-03-16 – 13-03-16)
There’s a new Charlie Kaufman film released this week in the form of Anomalisa, which is the cause of some excitement around these parts! There’s also a chance to see the Hateful […]
The Other Side of the Door – Film Review
The Other Side of the Door – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Johannes Roberts Starring Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Suchitra Pillai-Malik, Sofia Rosinsky With this India-set haunting/possession yarn, English […]
Goodnight Mommy – Film Review
Goodnight Mommy – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz Starring Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest Austrian filmmakers Severin Fiala and Verokina Franz’s Goodnight Mommy arrives on […]
Hitchcock/Truffaut – Film Review
Hitchcock/Truffaut – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Kent Jones Writers: Kent Jones, Serge Toubiana Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Wes Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich Alfred Hitchcock was born at the end of the […]
Truth – Film Review
Truth – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by James Vanderbilt Writers: James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Mary Mapes (book) Stars: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid Mary Mapes wrote a book entitled “Truth […]
Hail, Caesar! – Film Review
Hail, Caesar! – Film Review by Pat V. Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Frances […]
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2016
The Dublin Film Festival came to a close last night and they had their own awards with the Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards. This panel of judges included our regular contributor David […]
Dublin Event Guide (29-02-16 – 6-03-16)
There are 80 new plays in Smock Alley – Scene and Heard Festival, which is a pretty staggering amount! The festival is in it’s final week and is well worth checking out. […]
The Truth Commissioner – Interview with Barry Ward & Declan Recks
The Truth Commissioner – Interview with Barry Ward & Declan Recks Directed by Declan Recks and starring Barry Ward, The Truth Commissioner looks behind the narrative surrounding the Northern Ireland peace process. […]
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