Her – Review by Niall Curran The inimitable Spike Jonze returns with his first film in four years and it is well worth the wait. Superbly crafted, this is Jonze’s most accessible […]
Her – Movie Review
New Movie Releases – 14-02-14
Even a horse needs love, and it’s not just for the stud fees, so we’re all feeling very amorous here at the stables. So, what have the Gods of Hollywood delivered to […]
The Bastards (Les Salauds) – Movie Review
The Bastards (Les Salauds)- Review by Helen O’Leary This contemporary film noir is about a quest for revenge. Marco is a sea captain who returns to Paris to take vengeance for recent […]
20,000 Days on Earth – with Nick Cave – Official Clip
Oh yes indeed, Mr. Cave is back with some sort of a movie which has been featuring in film festivals including Sundance, among others. The first clip has emerged onto the internet, […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-02-14)
Love is in the air…. everywhere I look around… do do do, do do do. Yes, it’s another one of those holidays created by greeting card companies, if you want to be […]
Mistaken for Strangers – Pavilion Theatre – 3rd April 2014
Here’s another chance to see the documentary on the National, made by the brother of the lead singer! Yes, the director is Tom Berninger, who went on tour with his brothers band […]
JDIFF – Stanley Tucci – 15th Feb – Lighthouse Cinema
Stanley Tucci is one of those actors who has quietly had an amazing career in Hollywood. Just this week he is the voice of Leonardo Di Vinci in Mr. Peabody, and he […]
New Movie Releases – 07-02-14
This is almost a perfect week, three new releases, all of them good (well, Robocop is only kinda good, but that’s still better than I was expecting) and something for everyone. We […]
Delirious Fictions – The Films of William Klein – IFI Season
If you don’t know the work of William Klein, I can’t think of a better place to start, and you can get to meet the man himself, at the IFI. Check out […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (3-2-14 – 9-2-14)
Yes, we have survived the cold of January and are now entering Spring, by most people’s reckoning. February is starting out pretty wild, but we’ll give it time to settle. This week, […]
Broken Song Screening and Q&A – Twisted Pepper – 4th Feb
Broken Song Screening and Q&A – 7.30pm, 4th February, Twisted Pepper, €5 Admission. Broken Song is a fascinating documentary on the Rap scene in Ballymun, directed by Claire Dix that was released […]
New Movie Releases – 31-01-14
So, is that it? Is it officially the end of Oscar season? It’s like a kid at Christmas that has opened all their presents too quickly, we are left with a slight […]
Journal de France – Movie Review
Journal de France – Film Review by Niall Curran Raymond Depardon is an old man with piercing blue eyes who travels around France in his camper van enjoying the silence. He likes […]
The Awkward Moment – Film Review
The Awkward Moment – Film Review – by Niall Curran – Released Jan 29th Behold the Brom-Com Billed as “The Brom-Com”, an ingenious new genre of romantic comedy dreamed up by the […]
Out of the Furnace – Movie Review
Out of the Furnace – Review Emily Elphinstone After some of the far more flashy films that have been nominated during awards season, ‘Out of the Furnace’ is a breath of fresh […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (27-1-14 – 2-2-14)
Bill Callahan is in Dublin, yes, that Bill Callahan, of Smog fame, and even (Smog) fame, if you want to get precious about it. It’s hard to compete with that for your […]
New Movie Releases – 24-01-14
We’re approaching the end of Oscar season, and there’s a few new releases, but strangely they’re the ones that didn’t get too many nominations. How does that work? Does anyone care to […]
August: Osage County – Movie Review
Film Review – August :Osage County By Niall Curran Another year, another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep in her first dramatic role since her oscar-winning role in The Iron Lady in 2011. […]
Teenage – Movie Review
Dir: Matt Wolf Running time: 78 mins. Release Date: January 24th Review by Sean Kingston The “teenager”, as we accept the definition today, is a demographic generally accepted as having been born […]
Winter Season – Last Days of Peter Bergmann – Freemasons Lodge – Jan 30th
This is another event from the Happenings and Le Cool folk, and sounds an interesting one. There’s a screen of various shorts, and also a screening of ‘The Last days of Peter […]
JDIFF Events, Workshops and Talks
Tickets went on sale for the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival this morning, and already a few of the bigger events have sold out! Still, there’s lots of work shops, free events, […]
JDIFF 2014 Preview – Movies to see
The programme for the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2014 has just been released and there’s more than a few gems in there. The festival runs from February 13th to 23rd in […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (20-1-14 – 26-1-14)
Well, here wer are, back at this weeks ‘Things to do’ post, it’s like nothing ever happen, nothing happens at all, the needle returns to the start of the song and we […]
New Movie Releases – 17-01-13
This is another week with one big hitter and then very, very little else. Are they scared? I guess so, but you’d think there would be more movies from another genre, art […]
Bite Size Movie Review – The Wolf of Wall Street
If you don’t already know, and I serious doubt you don’t, The Wolf Of Wall Street is the new Martin Scorsese film – based on Jordan Belfort’s memoir of the same name […]
Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll at the IFI
What better way to start the year with some of my favourite things in the one place! This is a festival that will run for the next few months at the IFI, […]
Richard Dreyfuss & Terry Gilliam for JDIFF 2014
JDIFF have just announced the star names coming this year, and it’s another very impressive couple of Hollywood A-listers, with Richard Dreyfuss and Terry Gilliam arriving on our shores. Dreyfuss starred in […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (13-1-14 – 19-1-14)
We bid fond farewell to the first festival of the year, First Fortnight Festival will be back next year, with some luck. So what of this week? What’s in store for us […]
New Movie Releases – 10-01-14
A relatively quiet week at the cinema, but I guess it’s early in the year, and you’d want to be brave to go up against one of the main Oscar contenders in […]
No More Workhorse 