Director: Andrew Haigh Starring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell Running Time: 106 minutes Film criticism has a tendency to describe films as packing an emotional ‘gut punch’, I’ve seen it many times and never really understood what they meant. And then I saw All of Us Strangers.
The Oscars are coming down the line towards us again, like a terrible gold statuette kaiju, always on the horizon threatening to destroy us with its overbearing size and toxic breath. The problems of award season arguing are bad, but the causes – the movies – are good. And coming soon to both the Light…
The full programme for the 2024 edition of the Dublin International Film Festival has arrived. From 22nd February to 2nd March, a huge selection of films will be screened, guests will be celebrated and audiences will be engaged by the biggest festival in the fair city of film. Creating unique and unforgettable memories for all lovers of film, Dublin…
Director: Alexander Payne Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph Running Time: 142 minutes “Life is like a henhouse ladder: shitty & short.” This is just some of the sage wisdom that sprouts from Mr. Hunham, the middle-aged classics teacher at the heart of Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers. Mr. Hunham – played expertly by…
An all-online offering of French cinema arrives on the IFI’s online platform this Friday. It’s an early festival for film fans that you can experience all from the comfort of your home. Organised by Unifrance, the organisation responsible for promoting French cinema and television content worldwide, MyFrenchFilmFestival 2024 will offer 11 French films to rent…
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael Running Time: 142 minutes Yorgos Lanthimos’ rise to the status of a relative household name, awards darling and crowd-pleaser is an improbable one. Absurd and sadomasochistic dark comedies (in Greek) aren’t generally building blocks to beloved box office success,…
More announcements are coming out about the programme for the 2024 edition of the Dublin International Film Festival. The biggest festival in the fair city of film will provide a festival spotlight this year on African cinema, with award winning entries from across the continent. Over 40 short films are also set to screen during…
As we continue through another awards season, it’s a great time to be Irish as a film fan. Whether it be acting on stage, on screen, or acting like Barry’s and Lyons tea taste in any way different to each other, the Irish are among the greatest performers around, and the awards circuit is a…
