Director: Ryoo Seung Wan Starring: Kim Yoon Seok, Jo In Sung, Heo Joon Ho, Kim So Jin Running Time: 121 minutes As can no doubt be gleaned from current global events, accuracy is important in depictions war. While factual accuracy should never be side-lined in pursuit of a good plot, it’s often the case that…
Director: Sean Baker Starring: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone, Judy Hill Running Time: 128 minutes What strikes you first about Red Rocket is its setting. Our story takes place amongst the luscious greens & scorched ambers of rural Texas now sadly littered with terrible infrastructure. The horizon is punctuated by cooling towers & smoke…
Director: Kate Dolan Starring: Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Jordanne Jones, Ingrid Craigie, Jade Jones, Paul Reid Running Time: 93 minutes Char’s North Dublin estate, a troubled place, was hastily built over a river that was bigger than anyone expected, and not so easily buried. Nobody talks about it, nobody wants to know it, but there’s…
With all the challenges the industry is facing and in particular over the last 24 months, one thing that hasn’t changed is the quality of films coming out of the Irish scene. From festival favourites abroad, success and streaming and the return of audiences to our local screens, there are reasons for optimism in Irish…
Since the Dublin International Film Festival arrived in its current form at the start of the 20th century, Gráinne Humphreys has seen it all. That includes superstars, rising stars, snow storms, pandemics and thousands and thousands of films. Film In Dublin spoke to the long-time Director of the Dublin International Film Festival to chat about…
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival have announced an early screening of Matt Reeves’ The Batman as part of this year’s festival. Set for release on 4th March, the film stars Robert Pattinson in the dual role of Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne. But you already knew that sure. Presented…
In this month’s video, Film In Dublin writers Jess Dunne, Ethan Shattock, Néil Rogers and Luke Dunne go through some of the new releases they watched recently, including:Licorice PizzaScream 5Boiling Point (reviewed by Ethan HERE) We look ahead to the upcoming Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2022, including some of the festival highlights, and…
The series of short films hosted by the Kitchen Collective returns to Ranelagh next month. Back to Front is a selection of homemade shorts from a variety of filmmakers, and it makes its long-awaited for a fourth edition with a return to live showings on Saturday March 12th. Two showings of nine films will be…
As the Dublin International Film Festival continues to celebrate its anniversary edition, new announcements were made this afternoon for this year’s festival including virtual guests Andrew Scott and Susanne Bier and a series of industry events. VMDIFF22 will include an online conversation with award winning actor and Festival regular Andrew Scott; as well as an…
The programme for this year’s edition of the Dublin International Film Festival has been announced. Tickets are available now for the eagerly anticipated 20th anniversary of Dublin’s biggest celebration of film, which is returning to live screens in 2022. For decades DIFF has brought big names, celebrated cinema and a space for film fans and…
