“The Happytime Murders” Review
Usually reviews have a certain structure to them. As the reviewer I might lead you into a false sense of security, setting up a review with the potential of having a positive outcome. It could be a vague introduction that tries to (or feigns to)…
Black 47 Movie Review
A man comes home to find nothing but death during the Irish famine in this tale as old as Ireland – a story of revenge. Black 47 is an Irish take on the classic American revenge western, the events happening with the backdrop of the “the…
The Education of Shelby Knox – Review
In my constant attempt to kill time while I should be working, I recently watched an old documentary called The Education of Shelby Knox. The movie was made it 2005 and takes a look at a young girls attempt to promote sex education in a…
American Animals Film Review
“A scarcely believable true story about a self-absorbed artist who seeks out his own artificial, self-inflicted inspirational torture, which inexorably leads to a starving artist feasting on prison food” Steal a dime and they put you in jail; steal an art haul and they don’t…
Dublin Oldschool Movie Review
Sad, poignant and real, with a dash of Dublin humour. A film not to be missed. I have to admit I’m not a massive fan of drug fuelled films but on a hot Wednesday evening I trudged along to the IFI to check out Dublin…
Is “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Really That Bad?
There are a lot of videos, magazine articles, and water cooler discussions around why “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is considered a failure. The film earned over 350 million dollars, and is still playing in theaters, so it might break the 400-million-dollar mark when all…
The Disaster Artist: Book Review
Have you ever been on a film set with a director who has no idea what he or she is doing? Me neither, but I have been on a few where the director wasn’t the best. But luckily, I’ve never had to deal with a…
The Commitments – Movies That Stand the Test of Time
When the Commitments came out back in 1991, let’s just say I was a pretty young man. In fact, it wasn’t until a few years later that I watched the movie on VHS tape. Yep, I watched some small Irish indie film on my VCR,…
