Everything in the End – Review
A breathtaking meditation on apocalypse & grief from a refreshingly simple & movingly human perspective. I went to see ‘Everything in the End’ at IndieCork last month knowing very little about the film or the director Mylissa Fitzsimmons. I was intrigued by the synopsis and…
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…
Gunpowder Milkshake – Review
Imagine a city where there is an underworld of criminals who live by a set of rules. Crime organizations that utilize a secret society of assassins, and a place where those assassins can go and guns are not allowed. Are you imagining John Wick? That…
Father Of The Cyborgs – Review
Father of the Cyborgs is a documentary directed by David Burke on the fascinating neurologist Phil Kennedy. It follows his behind-the-scenes journey to becoming the man who was named ‘Father of the Cyborgs’. Why? Because he brought out the concept of connecting the human brain…
Copshop – Film Review
I didn’t fully know what to expect going in to see Copshop. Judging by the trailer I thought it was going to be a cop comedy, but I was wrong. The film is directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo and Alexis…
Blue Is the Warmest Colour Review
“Blue Is the Warmest Colour” (La vie d’Adèle) is one of those movies that often ends up on lists of movies to see before you die, or most realistic sex scenes, or best GLBTQ+ films. The movie won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, a BAFTA,…
The Last Letter From Your Lover – Review
Directed by Augustine Frizzell (Never Goin’ Back) and based on the book of the same name by Jojo Moyes, The Last Letter From Your Lover tells the story of two interconnecting love stories, one in the present and one in the past. The film opens…
