Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves finds fun in the dungeon

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves finds fun in the dungeon

Directors: Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley Starring: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodruiguez, Hugh Grant, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Regé-Jean Page Running Time: 134 minutes Previous attempts to bring the enormously popular Dungeons and Dragons series to the big screen were something of a laughable disaster. The long forgotten, only remembered to mock edition…

Kōji Fukada’s Harmonium Spins a Web of Dark and Intriguing Secrets

Kōji Fukada’s Harmonium Spins a Web of Dark and Intriguing Secrets

Seven years after its success at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Kōji Fukada’s Harmonium makes its way back to the big screen as part of this year’s East Asia Film Festival (EAFFI) at the Irish Film Institute (IFI). A haunting tragedy of suppressed emotion and internalised trauma, Fukada hits all the right notes in this chilling and compelling family…

Don’t do what Lukas Dhont does in Close

Don’t do what Lukas Dhont does in Close

Director: Lukas Dhont Starring: Eden Dambrine, Gustav de Waele, Émilie Dequenne Running Time: 104 minutes Though Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s debut feature Girl brought plenty of praise, it also prompted questions about his approach. Was his depiction of a young transgender girl going through her transition handed sensitively? Moreover, was it handled sensibly? Those same…

A Road Trip to Find Humanity in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker

A Road Trip to Find Humanity in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, Lee Ji-eun, Lee Joo-young Running Time: 129 minutes Director Hirokazu Kore-eda is well-versed in identifying complex strains on familial relationships. His 2018 Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters examined a family’s desperate reliance on stealing to stay afloat in life. He followed this with The Truth in…