It’s another busy one, so without further ado… The IFI Open Day takes place this week, on June 20th to be exact! There’s a great line up of movies, so well worth […]
Things To Do In Dublin (15-06-15 – 21-06-15)
Jurassic World – Movie Review
Jurassic World – Review by David Turpin Directed by Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Irrfan Khan, Judy Greer When it comes to blockbusters, as with dinosaurs, the most ferocious […]
West – Movie Review
West – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed Christian von Schochow Writers: Heide Schwochow (screenplay), Julia Franck (novel) Stars: Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel, Alexander Scheer Set in the seventies in Berlin, the […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2015 – Saturday Review
The first event of Saturday contained possibly the biggest name of the event as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd took to the stage with his wife and collaborator Polly Samson to discuss […]
Queen and Country – Movie Review
Queen and Country – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director/Writer: John Boorman Starring: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry, Pat Shortt, Brían F O’Byrne, David Thewlis, Tamsin Egerton Returning 27 years after his critically […]
Things To Do In Dublin (8-06-15 – 14-06-15)
Another summer week in Dublin and the usual glut of events and festivals! There’s the Zurich Dalkey Book Festival with PJ O’Rourke and Amanda Palmer among others! For the culinary arts, there’s […]
Insidious: Chapter 3 – Movie Review
Insidious: Chapter 3 – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Leigh Whannell Starring: Stefanie Scott, Dermot Molroney, Lin Shaye, Phyllis Applegate It’s another day at the office for the forces of evil, […]
IFI Open Day 2015 – June 20th
Do you like free movies? Well, you’ve come to the right place so. On June 20th the IFI will throw open its doors and welcome all and sundry, and all that’s required […]
Fortune’s Wheel – Movie Review
Fortune’s Wheel – Review by Emily Elphinstone The idea of Lions living in Dublin’s Fairview may be a strange one, but Joe Lee’s documentary Fortune’s Wheel describes just that. In November 1951, […]
Spy – Movie Review
Spy – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director/Writer: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jessica Chaffin Satirical spin offs of popular movies are one of the many unfortunate by-products […]
Man Up – Movie Review V2.0
Man Up – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ben Palmer Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Olivia Williams, Rory Kinnear, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sharon Horgan, Harriet Walters, Ken Stott, Dean Charles […]
The Dead Lands – Movie Review
The Dead Lands – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Toa Fraser Set in what is now known as New Zealand in some prehistoric, atavistic past a tribe has been wiped […]
San Andreas – Movie Review
San Andreas – Movie Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, Kylie Minogue In cinemas May 28th It wouldn’t be […]
Man Up – Movie Review
Man Up – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Ben Palmer Writer: Tess Morris Stars: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond It’s been a while since British rom-coms have hit the heights of […]
Timbuktu – Movie Review
Timbuktu – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako Writers: Abderrahmane Sissako (screenplay), Kessen Tall (screenplay) Stars: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki Timbuktu, Mali has been taken over by […]
San Andreas – Movie Review
San Andreas – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Colton Haynes The hulking wall of eldritch muscle known to us mortals as Dwayne […]
The Connection – Movie Review
The Connection – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Cedric Jimenez Writers: Audrey Diwan (screenplay), Cédric Jimenez (screenplay) Stars: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette Inspired by the French Connection, the […]
Danny Collins – Movie Review
Danny Collins – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Dan Fogelman Writer: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) Stars: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner The concept of an ageing rockstar seeking redemption is not […]
Things To Do In Dublin (25-05-15 – 31-05-15)
I guess it’s officially summer? This week is packed with festivals and events. This week there’s the Foo Fighters at Slaine and Forbidden Fruit, along with the Life Festival in Belvedere House. […]
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – Movie Review
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Brad Bird Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key In cinemas May 22nd […]
The New Girlfriend – Movie Review V2.0
The New Girlfriend – Review by Frank L. Directed by Francis Ozon Alfred Kinsey of the Kinsey Repost (1948) fame wrote subsequently “Sexual behavior is either normal or abnormal, socially acceptable or […]
Poltergeist – Movie Review
Poltergeist – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Gil Kenan Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris In this oddly muted re-tread of the fondly remembered 1982 haunted house yarn, a family […]
The New Girlfriend – Movie Review
The New Girlfriend – Reviewed by C MacNamara Director: François Ozon Starring: Anais Demoustier, Romain Duris, Raphael Personnaz, Isild Le Besco French Director François Ozon (The Swimming Pool, 8 Women) has been something of […]
A Fuller Life – Movie Review
A Fuller Life – Movie Review by C MacNamra Director/Prdoucer: Samantha Fuller Starring: Samuel Fuller, Mark Hamill, James Franco, Jennifer Beals, Bill Duke, James Toback The life and work of Sam Fuller […]
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night – Movie Review
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night – Movie Review by Conor MacNamara Director/Writer: Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring: Sheila Vand as The Girl, Arash Marandi as Arash, Marshall Manesh as Hossein, Dominic Rains as Saeed, Mozhan Marnò as Atti, Rome Shadanloo as Shaydah […]
Things To Do In Dublin (18-04-15 – 24-05-15)
The most important thing you can do this week is vote! It will be one of the biggest changes that this generation can make and something to be really proud of. The […]
Lambert & Stamp – Movie Review
Lambert & Stamp – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by James D. Cooper Stars: Kit Lambert, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend In the late nineteen fifties, Christopher Stamp and Kit Lambert were […]
Clouds of Sils Maria – Movie Review
Clouds of Sils Maria – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Olivier Assayas Writer: Olivier Assayas Stars: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace The action begins on a train in which […]
Pitch Perfect 2 – Movie Review
Pitch Perfect 2 – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Elizabeth Banks Writers: Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin (characters) Stars: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld Returning to the heady world of collegiate […]
No More Workhorse 