A night in celebration of Daniel! If you’ve never seen this film, or just if you want to see it again after a long absence, it’s a fascinating insight into Daniel. There’s […]
The Devil and Daniel Johnston & Q&A – Filmbase – 06-05-14
Things to do in Dublin (05-04-14 – 11-05-14)
So, what’s new this week? The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing and runs throughout May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runsfrom May 5th – 18th in many of the smaller […]
Hill Street – Dublin Skateboarding Documentary – Preview
An Irish Skateboarding film? Yes, you read that right! I’ve always had a lot of respect for those than hang around the Bank of Ireland on Baggot street of a Saturday for […]
Ilo Ilo – Movie Review
Ilo Ilo Review by Frank L. Director: Anthony Chen Writer: Anthony Chen Stars: Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani, Tian Wen Chen Singapore in 1997 was in the middle of a financial crisis […]
New Movie Releases – 02-05-14
No major releases this week, so a chance for the little ones to shine! There’s a couple of foreign movie gems with Ilo, Ilo and In Bloom. There’s also Paul Walker’s last […]
Ken Loach Season at the IFI
A pretty impressive Ken Loach retrospective is just about to start in the IFI, which will also feature a visit from the man himself. “Loach will be visiting the IFI to […]
In Bloom – Movie Review
Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Writer: Nana Ekvtimishvili Stars: Lika Babluani, Mariam Bokeria, Zurab Gogaladze In Bloom opens on May 3rd. For those of you expecting a Nirvana bio-pic, please go elsewhere! […]
Songs for Amy – Movie Review
Songs for Amy – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Konrad Begg Starring: Sean Maguire, Lorna Anderson, Barry Ward, Ross McMahon, Ford Kiernan, Kevin Ryan, Patrick Bergin Set predominantly in Galway this […]
Bad Neighbours – Movie Review
Bad Neighbours – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogan, Zak Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Lisa Kudrow In cinemas May 3rd This film is simply called Neighbours […]
Plastic – Movie Review
Plastic – Review by Frances Winston. Directed by: Julian Gilbey Starring: Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian de Souza, Emma Rigby In cinemas April 30th Heist drama’s tend to be a […]
Bealtaine Festival – 1st to 31st May 2014
As April is just about to pass, it’s time for the Bealtaine Festival, a festival that aims to ‘Celebrate creativity as we age’! It’s a wide ranging festival with all sorts on […]
Pompeii – Movie Review
Pompeii – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland In cinemas April 30th Spoiler […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-04-14 – 04-05-14)
Can it really be May already? That hardly makes sense, sure wasn’t it New Years the other day. This week sees the start of the Bealtaine Festival which runs throughout May and […]
Act of Killing – Darklight Festival – Review
The Darklight festival continues until April 27th. “The Act of Killing – A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic […]
New Movie Releases – 25-04-14
Doesn’t Johnny Depp make an awful lot of rubbish these days? I thought he was meant to be one of those troubled artist types. Anyway, on with this weeks show… Transendence – […]
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker – Movie Review
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker- Review by Frank L. Directed by Danis Tanovic Cast: Nazif Mujic, Senada Alimanovic, Semsa Mujic Nazif is a member of the Roma community […]
Tracks – Movie Review
Tracks – Review by Frank L Directed by John Curran Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth Released on April 25th “Tracks”, based on the book of the same title by one […]
Exhibition – Movie Review
Exhibition Review by Frank L. Directed by Joanna Hogg Stars: Viv Albertine, Liam Gillick, Tom Hiddleston For her third feature film, Hogg chooses a childless, married couple of some twenty years standing […]
The Amazing Spiderman 2 – Movie Review
The Amazing Spiderman 2 – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field In cinemas April 18th […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-04-14 – 27-04-14)
Easter is a distant memory (kinda) and with far too much chocolate in our systems, it’s time to get out onto the streets of Dublin! The Darklight Festival (April 24th to 27th) […]
New Movie Releases – 18-04-14
‘Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a Spiderman can. Spins a web, any, size, catching thieves just like they’re flies. Look out, here comes the Spiderman…’ Yes, this week sees the second installment of […]
The Love Punch – Movie Review
The Love Punch – Review By Emily Elphinstone Director/ Writer: Joel Hopkins Stars: Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Spall Release Date – April 18th ‘The Love Punch’ may well be the most […]
The Sea – Movie Review
The Sea – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Stephen Brown Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Natascha McElhone, Sinéad Cusack, Bonnie Wright, Charlotte Rampling, Ruth Bradley, Karl Johnson as Blunden, Missy Keating […]
New Movie Releases – 11-04-14
Calvary – This one is probably going to be the Irish film of the year. John Michael McDonagh’s follow up to the Guard. Summary: After he is threatened during a confession, a […]
Half of a Yellow Sun- Movie Review
Half of a Yellow Sun– Review by Frank L. Directed by Biyi Bandele Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Boyega Half of a Yellow Sun is released EXCLUSIVELY at the IFI from […]
The Strange Colour of your Body’s Tears – Movie Review
The Strange Colour of your Body’s Tears – Review by Frank L. Directed by by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani Stars: Klaus Tange, Ursula Bedena, Joe Koener EXCLUSIVELY at the IFI from April […]
The Lunchbox – Movie Review
The Lunchbox – Review by Frank L. Directed by Ritesh Batra Stars: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui In this oblique encounter between a young housewife, Ali, and a widower on the […]
The Raid 2 – Movie Review
The Raid 2 – Movie Review by Sean Kingston Dir: Gareth Evans Running time: 150 mins. Release Date: April 11th In 2011, Welsh director Gareth Evans cemented himself as the action movie […]
Calvary – Movie Review
Calvary – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, David Wilmot, Pat Shortt, David McSavage, Dylan Moran In cinemas April 11th […]
No More Workhorse 