This is one for all you film nerds out there, or even the next Neil Jordan or Jim Sheridan. Digital Biscuit is Ireland’s Film and Techonology Forum and is now entering its […]
Digital Biscuit – Ireland’s Film and Technology Forum – 28-30 Jan 2015
Blade Runner – The Final Cut – 14-12-14
This is one of those movies that has entered the realm of enigma. Its original cinema release met with a variety of views from the critics and performed poorly at the box […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Movie Review
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Review by David Turpin Directed by Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellan, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett […]
The Great Museum – Movie Review
The Great Museum– Review by Frank L. Directed by Johannes Holzhausen Writers: Johannes Holzhausen (concept), Constantin Wulff (concept) The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna is one of the great museums of the world. It […]
Things To Do In Dublin (8-12-14 – 14-12-14)
Another week in Dublin and really, everything is tinsel, reindeer and Santa. We mostly try to offer an alternative, but the movies are dominated by the Christmas vibe. Although, can you really […]
Favourite Films of 2014 – David Turpin
It’s December which is the season for making lists, and we are no different here at the Workhorse. We asked David Turpin to add his two cents with a list of his […]
Black Sea – Movie Review
Black Sea – Movie Review Director: Kevin Macdonald Writer: Dennis Kelly Stars: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Tobias Menzies The recently released “Fury” dealt with acts of valour of five men in a […]
Concerning Violence – Movie Review
Concerning Violence – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Göran Olsson Writers: Frantz Fanon (based on the book), Göran Olsson Stars: Lauryn Hill, Kati Outinen, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak “Colonialism is not a […]
VFX Summit Dublin 2014
There was a very impressive array of talent at the VFX summit which took place in the Science Gallery in Trinity College last weekend. Included on the list of guest speakers was […]
St Vincent – Movie Review
St Vincent – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Theodore Melfi Starring: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher In cinemas December 5th For a first time […]
Things To Do In Dublin (1-12-14 – 7-12-14)
It’s beginning to look… a lot like Christmas! A new month begins and the last of the year of 2014, where did it all go exactly? We’ll have to make use of […]
The Stations of the Cross – Movie Review
The Stations of the Cross – Movie Review Director: Dietrich Brüggemann Writers: Anna Brüggemann, Anna Brüggemann, Dietrich Brüggemann Stars: Lucie Aron, Anna Brüggemann, Michael Kamp The title of each of the fourteen […]
Paddington – Movie Review
Paddington – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman Paddington purists may balk at the latest – and […]
I Am Ali – Movie Review
I am Ali – Movie Review Directed and Written by Clare Lewins Muhammad Ali had considerable foresight as he, as a black man, redefined his role in the world of professional boxing […]
Things To Do In Dublin (24-11-14 – 30-11-14)
The French Film Festival runs at the IFI until the 30th of November. There’s more than a few gems in the line up, so check it out. The Stanley Kubrick Season is […]
No Good Deed – Movie Review
No Good Deed – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Sam Miller Starring: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo, Henry Simmons In cinemas November 21st Luther star […]
The Homesman – Movie Review – V2.0
The Homesman – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, Hailee Steinfeld, William Fichtner, Meryl Streep, James […]
Mary is Happy Mary is Happy – Movie Review
Mary is Happy Mary is Happy – Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Screenplay: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Cast: Patcha Poonpiriya, Chonnikan Netjui Based on 410 unedited tweets by a real teenager @marhlony, […]
Winter Sleep – Movie Review
Winter Sleep– review by Frank L. Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan Writers: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag Living in a remote rural, almost lunar-like, hilly […]
The Homesman – Movie Review
The Homesman – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle. Director: Tommy Lee Jones Screenplay Tommy Lee Jones with Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley Oliver (Based on Glendon Swarthout’s book of the same name) Starring: […]
Nativity 3: Dude Where’s My Donkey – Movie Review
Nativity 3: Dude where’s my Donkey – Movie Review by Caroline Quinn Cast: Adam Garcia , Catherine Tate , Celia Imrie , Martin Clunes , Marc Wootton , Duncan Preston , Susie […]
Third Person – Movie Review
Third Person – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Paul Haggis Writer: Paul Haggis (screenplay) Stars: Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody Third Person is bookended by title and credits appearing sequentially […]
The Drop – Movie Review
The Drop – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Michaël R. Roskam Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, John Ortiz, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Michael Aronov, Morgan Spector In cinemas […]
Set Fire to the Stars – Movie Review
Set Fire to the Stars – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Andy Goddard Writers: Andy Goddard, Celyn Jones Stars: Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Kelly Reilly John Malcolm Brinnin (Elijah Wood) was […]
The Imitation Game – Movie Review
The Imitation Game – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Charles Dance, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Rory Kinnear In cinemas […]
New Music: Guy Pearce Sings! – Broken Bones
Guy Pearce has had an amazing career in the movie industry, with such gems as Priscilla Queen of the Desert, LA Confidential, and Memento. He has now joined the large number of […]
Standby – Movie Review
Standby – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Directors: Rob and Ronan Burke Screenplay: Pierce Ryan Starring: Brian Gleeson, Jessica Paré, Stanley Townsend, Ian Lloyd Anderson, John Lynn, Francesca Cherrault, Louisa Harland, Norma […]
Whiplash – Movie Preview Screening – Dundrum
This is a chance to see what promises to be one of the best movies of next year in a little over a weeks time! The hype about Whiplash is already starting […]
Leviathan – Movie Review
Leviathan – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev Starring: Alexei Serebriakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madyanov, Sergey Pokhodaev Leviathan is the fourth feature from Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, whose […]
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