The Fabelmans Review
Screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and released in the US in November I was really excited to get to see a preview of Steven Spielberg’s latest film The Fabelmans. The film stars Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Seth Rogan with Gabriel LaBelle and…
Joyride Film Review
Directed by Emer Reynolds (The Farthest), written by Ailbhe Keogan (Run and Jump) and starring the Oscar winning actress Olivia Colman and newcomer Charlie Reid, Joyride is a road movie that tells the story of a young boy called Mully (Charlie Reid) who runs away…
The Railway Children Return Review
Directed by Morgan Matthews (X + Y) and starring Sheridan Smith (Cilla), Jenny Agutter (Call The Midwife), Tom Courtenay (45 Years, Billy Liar) and John Bradley (Game of Thrones) The Railway Children Return centres around three children from Manchester Lily (Beau Gadsdon), Pattie (Eden Hamilton)…
You Are Not My Mother – Review
You Are Not My Mother is written and directed by Kate Dolan and stars Hazel Doupe (Float Like a Butterfly, Calm with Horses), Carolyn Bracken (Dublin Murders), Paul Reid (Vikings, Ritual), Ingrid Craigie (Blood, Seven Days in Entebbe) and Jordanne Jones (Metal Heart, I Used To Live Here)….
The Phantom of the Open – Review
The Phantom of the Open stars Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans. It’s based on a book of the same name written by Simon Farnaby and Scott Murray. The film is directed by Craig Robert. It’s based on the real life story of Maurice…
Here Before – Review
Written and Directed by Stacey Gregg and starring Andrea Riseborough (Shadow Dancer, Birdman), Jonjo O’Neill (The Fall), Eileen O’Higgins (Brooklyn), Martin McCann (Wildfire) and Niamh Dornan, Here Before is set in Northern Ireland and centres around a woman called Laura and her family. When a…
Spencer – Review
Directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie) and starring Kristen Stewart in the lead role, Spencer is an imagined account of what happened over the three days during Christmas in 1991 when divorce rumours were rife between Diana and Charles. Set in the Queens residence of Sandringham…
Deadly Cuts – Review
Written and directed by Rachel Carey and starring Angeline Ball (The Commitments), Erika Roe (Herself, Dublin Murders) Shauna Higgins (Dating Amber, Red Rock) and Lauren Larkin (Love/Hate) in the central roles. Set in Piglinstown, a fictional working-class suburb of Dublin, Deadly Cuts centres on four…