Katie – A Documentary by Ross Whitaker
Katie, directed by Ross Whitaker is a documentary following Irish boxer Katie Taylor as she attempts to make the transition from amateur boxing to the professional level. The film deservingly won the Best Irish Feature Documentary award at the Galway Film Fleadh earlier this year….
A Review of “Mile 22”
Mile 22 barely makes it past the first mile in this failed attempt at starting a new action franchise. “Mile 22” (starring Mark Wahlberg) is your standard Hollywood action film. The movie begins with an action sequence when a team of off-the-books government agents,…
“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…
