Category: Film Review
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The Guarantee Film Review
If you’re confused about what actually happened when Ireland secured its banking guarantee from Europe (and who isn’t), then this film from director Ian Power and starring Peter Coonan from Love/Hate should go some way to have you at least sounding like you…
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10 movies to get you into the Christmas spirit
It’s that time of year again, when you don’t need an excuse to laze around the sitting room watching TV all day. It’s the middle of December, which means Christmas is just around the corner and the only way to truly get into that…
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Review: Foxcatcher
“Do I make the cheque out to David or Dave?” “No, it’s Mark… Dave couldn’t come today.” … “I’m a gold medallist too.” We’re given a very clear indication of Mark Schultz’s (played by Channing Tatum) place in the world within the first…
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‘One Million Dubliners’ Review
Aoife Kelleher’s One Million Dubliners is a beautiful homage to the people of Glasnevin Cemetery – living and dead. Resident historian Shane MacThomáis, the obvious star of the show, is our guide throughout the documentary. With great wit, he tells the stories of…
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Jimi: All Is by My Side Review
John Ridley’s debut feature, Jimi: All Is by My Side, is a biopic of Jimi Hendrix which chronicles the year before he and his band were flung, slingshot style, into superstardom. His performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop festival, which among other things…
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Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
If you know your Hunger Games, you’ll know that heroine and coal miner’s daughter, Katniss Everdene (Jennifer Lawrence) was rescued from a life or death struggle in the Quarter Quell area at the end of the second film, by a group of rebels…
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Is this goodbye for King Nidge?
Last Sunday night saw more than 1 million people across the country tune into RTE’s Love/Hate season 5 finale. The finale was a bit like the Red Wedding episode of Game Of Thrones as no one was safe. First we saw poor Janet…
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The rebirth of Rathmines
Ross O’Carroll Kelly once described Rathmines as a shanty town when compared to Ranelagh and Rathgar. However, these days Ranelagh is something akin to a ghettoised shopping mall of restaurants, and Rathgar seems to just trundle along with old money, old families and…
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Nightcrawler Movie Review
NIGHTCRAWLER is a well directed, heart-pounding, pulse-throbbing crime thriller that’s storyline is the first of its kind to be transformed into a blockbuster movie. The suspenseful story acts as a mirror to what’s happening in reality in the realm of broadcast media and freelance journalism,…
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The Drop Movie Review
The Drop is a thriller set in Brooklyn, which sees Tom Hardy play the role of Bob the barkeeper alongside his cousin Marv, played by James Gandolfini, who owns the bar. We learn from bitter conversations that the bar has now changed ownership…
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