St. Patrick’s Day Festival kicks off this week, and runs form the 14th to the 17th of March. There’s lots of cool events on around the city and a lot of them […]
Things To Do In Dublin (9-03-15 – 15-03-15)
Still Alice – Movie Review – V2.0
Still Alice – Movie Review by Frank L. Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Writers: Lisa Genova (novel), Richard Glatzer (screenplay) Stars:Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart Alice Rowland (Julianne Moore) is at […]
Difret – Movie Review
Difret – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: Zeresenay Mehari Writer: Zeresenay Mehari (screenplay) Stars: Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Rahel Teshome Based on true events that occurred in 1996, this is the […]
Chappie – Movie Review
Chappie – Movie Review by Conor MacNamara Director: Neill Blomkamp Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell Stars: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman Neill Blomkamp’s newest film Chappie has us revisiting the sci-fi […]
Appropriate Behaviour – Movie Review
Appropriate Behaviour – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Desiree Akhnavan Writer: Desiree Akhavan (screenplay) Stars: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer Desiree Akhnavan not only directed but also wrote and […]
Kill the Messenger – Movie Review
Kill the Messenger – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Michael Cuesta Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Andy García In […]
Still Alice – Movie Review
Still Alice – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish In cinemas March 6th As the film […]
Things To Do In Dublin (2-03-15 – 8-03-15)
There’s a new festival this week with the Five Lamps kicking off on March 4th and running until the 14th. There’s also some fine new additions in the world of theatre, with […]
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Movie Review
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Review by Frank L. Directed by John Madden Writer: Ol Parker (screenplay) Stars: Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy This is the sequel to the […]
JDIFF – Programme Announced – 19th – 29th March
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 19th to 29th March 2015 At the Lighthouse this morning Grainne Humphreys, festival director, introduced some of the highlights of the programme which will include over 130 […]
Paper Souls – Movie Review
Paper Souls – Review by Frank L. Directed by Vincent Lannoo Writer: François Uzan (screenplay) Stars: Stéphane Guillon, Julie Gayet, Jonathan Zaccaï The film begins with a widow giving a splendid graveside […]
Backstreet Boys: Show’em what you’re made of – Movie Reivew
BACKSTREET BOYS: SHOW’EM WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF Review: LAW “Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of” is a documentary made by Stephen Kijak, spanning the 2 years the band spent making […]
Things To Do In Dublin (23-02-15 – 1-03-15)
In Theatre, there’s Run/ Don’t Run and Witness at the Civic and Sea Wall at the Project. There’s also Slender at the Theatre Upstairs. The Collaborations Festival continues at Smock Alley. Not […]
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review – V2.0
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Jeremy Garelick Starring: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Alan Ritchson, Cloris Leachman, Mimi Rogers, Ken Howard, Affion Crockett, Jorge Garcia, […]
The Duke of Burgundy – Movie Review
The Duke of Burgundy – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Peter Strickland Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna, Fatma Mohamed Peter Strickland’s third feature, The Duke of Burgundy, initially appears to […]
Cake – Movie Review
Cake – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Daniel Barnz Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Chris Messina, Lucy Punch, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington In cinemas March 20th Jennifer […]
Project Almanac – Movie Review
Project Almanac – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Dean Israelite Starring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner, Amy Landecker In cinemas February 20th This is […]
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review
The Wedding Ringer – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Director: Jeremy Garelick Writers: Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender Stars: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting It’s safe to say that any movie named after […]
MusicTown 2015 – April 10th – 19th – Preview
MusicTown 2015 – A Capital Celebration of a Symphony of Sounds MusicTown 2015 is a new festival organised by Dublin City Council and takes place from April 10th – 19th with a […]
Kumiko: the Treasure Hunter- Movie Review
Kumiko: the Treasure Hunter– Review by Frank L. Directed by David Zellner Writers: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard In 2001, Takiko Konishi, an office worker from […]
Pelo Malo – Movie Review
Pelo Malo – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Mariana Rondon Writer: Mariana Rondón Stars: Samuel Lange Zambrano, Samantha Castillo, Beto Benites Marta lives in a grubby apartment in Caracas (Venezuela). […]
Love is Strange – Movie Review
Love is Strange – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Ira Sachs Writers: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias Stars: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei Set in Manhattan, a place that is considered […]
Amour Fou – Movie Review
Amour Fou – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Jessica Hausner Starring: Christian Fridel, Birte Schoenik, Stephan Grossman The fifth feature from Austrian director Jessica Hausner – and the first since her […]
Jupiter Ascending – Movie Review
Jupiter Ascending – Movie Review by Pamela Coyle Williams Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Writers: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Stars: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne This action packed film starts in […]
Selma – Movie Review
Selma – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelow, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Andre Holland, Tessa Thompson, Giovanni Ribisi, Lorraine Toussaint, Stephan James, Wendell Pierce, Common, Alessandro […]
Shaun the Sheep – Movie Review
Shaun the Sheep – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directors: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack Writers: Mark Burton (screenplay), Richard Goleszowski Aardman Animations, the studio behind Wallace and Grommit and Chicken Run, have done […]
Patrick’s Day – Movie Review
Patrick’s Day – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Writer/Director: Terry McMahon Starring: Moe Dunford, Kerry, Fox, Catherine Walker, Philip Jackson It’s March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, and also Patrick Fitzgerald’s 26th birthday and […]
Things To Do In Dublin (2-02-15 – 8-02-15)
It’s a pretty exciting week in the world of theatre, with Lippy in the Peacock, A Girl is a Half Formed Thing in the Project and Leper and Chip opening this week. […]
Trash – Movie Review
Trash – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Stephen Daldry Writers: Felipe Braga (additional material), Richard Curtis (screenplay) Stars: Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura Adapted by Richard Curtis from the novel […]
No More Workhorse 