A Review of the Movie Pavarotti
In the heady days of World Cup Italia 90, a friend commented to me that he hoped “we got Brazil in the world cup final as that would be the sweetest victory of all”....
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Extra Ordinary Review – A Feel-Good Comedic Horror Film
Extra Ordinary is a charming comedic fantasy horror directed by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman. It tells the tale of a young old-fashioned Rose (Maeve Higgins) living in rural Ireland with an ordinary job,...
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Review
What works as a TV show does not necessarily work as a movie. Whenever I attend a movie screening, I try to watch it from the point of view of the target audience. That...
A Review of Child’s Play 2019 – Chucky 2.0 Fails a Software Update
In an era of reboots and sequels, can Child’s Play live up to the original? I watched the original “Child’s Play” many years ago and enjoyed it at the time. But then again, I...
A Review of the Documentary Movie Diego Maradona
“Diego Maradona” is an insightful look into how we build our heroes up, only to tear them down. Told with archived footage and voice-over interviews director Asif Kapadia opens “Diego Maradona” with an 80...
A Review of the Movie Late Night – Cultural Commentary and Some Heart
Cranky old TV host hires a bubbly young writer because she “hates women,” and some stuff happens as they learn from each other to be better people. “Late Night” follows talk show host Katherine...
No Grade for Booksmart: Must Try Less
Normally at the end of these press screenings, I emerge from the cinema, blinking at multiple scraps of paper, upon which I have scrawled various notes for myself, illegibly, in the dark. A beautiful...
Spoilers Everywhere and The Difficulty of Avoiding Them!
Technology: that thing that makes our lives so much easier, but also more of a pain in the ass for people who don’t want to see a move on opening night. As anyone who...
