Terminator: Genisys – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Alan Taylor Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Matt Smith J.K. Simmons In cinemas July 2nd He said he’d […]
Amy – Movie Review V2.0 – By Fran Winston Directed by: Asif Kapadia Starring: Amy Winehouse In cinemas July 24th The story of Amy Winehouse is a modern tragedy that serves as […]
Magician: the Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles – Review by Frank L. Director: Chuck Workman Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles Orson Welles would, if he had lived, have been one […]
Terminator Genisys – Movie Review Director: Alan Taylor Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke Arnie is back in the fifth instalment of the Terminator franchise, which […]
Magic Mike XXL – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Gregory Jacobs Starring: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard The ubiquitous trailers for Magic Mike XXL salaciously invite viewers […]
Amy – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Asif Kapadia Stars: Amy Winehouse, Yasiin Bey, Mark Ronson Amy Winehouse spent so much time in the public eye, with paparazzi following her every […]
This is the week Summer finally arrives with the weather men/ women telling us to wear short shorts! We trust in them completely. If you want to get to see theatre and […]
Station to Station – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Doug Aitken Visual artist Doug Aitken pseudo-documentary of a coast to coast railway adventure attempts to take America’s cultural temperature by stopping at […]
She’s Funny That Way – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Peter Bogdanovich Starring: Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans Peter Boogdanovich’s She’s Funny That Way attempts to strike out at […]
The Look of Silence – Review by Frank L. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer This is a companion piece to Oppenheimer’s “Act of Killing”. It relates to the same massacre of a million […]
Slow West – Review by C.K. MacNamara Writer/Director: John Maclean Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Caren Pistorius, Ben Mendelsohn Newly minted Director John Maclean’s debut film “Slow West” adopts an appropriate title […]
Entourage – Movie Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Doug Ellin Starring: Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly, Debi Mazar, Haley Joel Osmet, Billy Bob Thornton Based on the TV […]
Mr. Holmes – Review by Frank L. Directed by Bill Condon Starring: Ian McKellan, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Milo Parker, Patrick Kennedy, Phil Davis, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada Adapted from the novel […]
Les Combattants – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Thomas Cailley Starring: Kévin Azaïs and Adéle Haenel The award winning Les Combattants is an example of extreme polarity; a quirky spin on the […]
The Longest Ride – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: George Tillman Jr. Writers: Nicholas Sparks (novel), Craig Bolotin (screenplay) Stars: Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Alan Alda As a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, […]
The Burning – Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Pablo Fendrik Starring: Gael García, Alice Braga, Claudio Tolcachir, Julián Tello Written more as a fan adaptation than original concept, Pablo Fendrik’s The Burning […]
Mr Holmes – Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Bill Condon Starring: Ian McKellan, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Milo Parker, Patrick Kennedy, Phil Davis, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada In cinemas June 19th […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 – 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, […]
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 – 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 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 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 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 […]
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