Dolphin Tale 2 – Movie Review Director: Charles Martin Smith Writers:Charles Martin Smith, Karen Janszen (characters) Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson This is the story […]
Violette – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Martin Provost Writers: Martin Provost (screenplay), Marc Abdelnour (screenplay), Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet Violette Leduc was born illegitimate in 1907 […]
Mr. Turner – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Mike Leigh Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson Mike Leigh’s twelfth feature film is, perhaps surprisingly, a period biography, dealing […]
Unbreakable: The story of Mark Pollock – Review by Frank L. Directed by Ross Whitaker On his website in a short video Mark Pollock in a confident voice states: “When I was […]
The Dublin Theatre Festival is probably the main event in Dublin this weather, with events all around the city The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse, and I’ve been looking forward […]
Another week at the Monster-plex and more features fighting for air! This week is a week like any other, but we do have a Cronenberg release, which is getting quite average reviews […]
What We Did on Our Holiday – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directed by: And Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Starring: Billy Connolly, Rosamund Pike, David Tenant, Release Date: 23 September 2014 What We […]
Human Capital (Il capitale umano) – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Paolo Virzì Starring: Fabrizio Bentivolgio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Gifuni A box office hit in Italy, Paolo Virzì’s Human Capital […]
Ida – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Writers: Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Stars: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik Pawel Pawlikoski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1957, at […]
The Equalizer – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Mortez Notionally based on a 1980s television series that made an unlikely U.S. star […]
The Tiger has gone into hibernation with the end of the Tiger Dublin Fringe so we have a few weeks of calm and reflection, right? Nope, it’s going to be bedlam out […]
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, Ruth Wilson, Sebastian Roché In cinemas September 19th Liam Neeson is […]
Not a vintage week at the cinema, but if you’re a fan of Nick Cave looking moody, you’re in for a treat! Yeah! Elsewhere, we have a miss from Woody Allen & […]
This is a short series of documentaries about the humble art of busking that deserves a mention. The first one features a young lady from Galway by the name of Katie O’Connor. […]
Magic in the Moonlight– Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Woody Allen Stars: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden Stanley (Colin Firth) is an illusionist, who in the opening […]
Happenings are back with one of the 80’s true gems, in the form of Back to the Future. Yes, you can go to the Enchantment under the Sea dance tomorrow night (18th […]
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Brian “Astro” Bradley Liam Neeson’s tenure as the king of mid-budget off-season action […]
Details of the Fingal Film Festival have just been released, so I thought I’d share the love, wit the full information below. They’ve a good mix of American and more local movies, […]
Manuscripts Don’t Burn – Khosrow and Morteza set out on a mission to kill someone. The assassination ought to be arranged as a suicide. At the last minute however, they are obliged […]
A Most Wanted Man – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Anton Corbijn Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright Best New Movie Celebrated photographer Anton Corbijn’s third narrative […]
I remember seeing this in the cinema first time around, in the Classic in Harold’s Cross. Those were the days, sigh. The next time I saw it was about two years ago […]
At Berkeley directed by Frederick Wiseman – Review by Frank L It takes some guts to make a documentary about the administrative workings of any academic institution. Wiseman’s choice of the prestigious […]
Yes, it’s a gem from nearly 30 years ago, 1987 to be exact! And repeat after me… “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. ” Happenings […]
A Spell to Ward off the Darkness – Movie Reivew by Frank L. Directed by Ben Rivers and Ben Russell Stars: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Sometimes you lose track of time in […]
A Most Wanted Man – Review by Frances Winston – In cinemas September 12th – Directed by: Anton Corbijn Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Brühl, Nina Hoss, Robin […]
Pride – Review by Frances Winston – In cinemas September 12th Directed by: Matthew Warchus Starring: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer, Joseph Gilgun, Freddie Fox, […]
In order of Disappearance – Review by Frank L Director: Hans Petter Moland Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Kristofer Hivju | Best New Movie White is everywhere. […]
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Lasse Hallström Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Juhi Chawla, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah as Mansur, Farzana Dua Elahe, Rohan […]
Another week and another collection of movies descend from the heavens for your viewing pleasure, or at least to keep you occupied for approximately 90 minutes. This week flattered to deceive, with […]
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