Director: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Michael Peña, Alexander Skarsgård Running Time: 98 minutes Fuck off. Feel free to resume reading this review after you’ve finished cracking up, because going by John Michael McDonagh there is nothing funnier than a spot of profanity. A sudden swear has been used to comedic effect plenty of times in films…
Movie Memories: Erin McGathy On Rolling, Looping, Dating
On her podcast This Feels Terrible, comedian, artist and actress Erin McGathy talks love, sex and heartbreak, with guests from both sides of the Atlantic, from Marc Maron to Tara Flynn. Erin has guested on television shows like Community and Drunk History and since relocating to this side of the Atlantic she has appeared at the Vodafone Comedy Festival and performed her show Love…
Jadotville Jacks: Untold Story of Irish Bravery
Director: Richie Smyth Starring: Jamie Dornan, Mark Strong, Jason O’Mara Runtime: 108 minutes Netflix has recently added Irish gem The Siege of Jadotville to its collection. The film premiered at Galway Film Fleadh in September with a ceremony beforehand announcing that the ‘Jadotville Jacks’ were being honoured with a unit citation. Siege is a military-film…
Dublin Doc Fest Announces 2016 Programme
The Dublin Doc Fest was founded by Tess Motherway in 2013 and showcases short documentary films from both Irish and international filmmakers. Now in it’s fourth year, the Dublin Doc Fest has chosen the unconventional setting of the Teeling Whiskey Distillery to host its latest installment, and has announced the programme of shorts for this…
The Melancholy Death Of Expectations For Tim Burton Films
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is not exactly filled to the brim with talking points, so we reviewed the latest Tim Burton film in the style of one of the director’s own poems. There was a director Whose films were quite good, With big hair and big eyes And a love for Ed Wood.…
Only One Camelot
Pablo Larráin’s Jackie may be obvious Oscar-bait, but from the trailer it looks set to be stylish and genuinely compelling. The film stars Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy and focuses on the days following beloved president John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The Costume and Make-up departments have done a commendable job of turning Portman into a dead ringer for…
Anomalisa Opens The Dublin Animation Film Festival 2016
The Academy Award nominated film Anomalisa will open the Dublin Animation Film Festival, which takes place at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire at 12pm on the 22nd October 2016. Director Duke Johnson will take part in a Q and A following the film, before an afternoon showcasing new talents in Irish animation. Co-directed by…
Swiss Army Man Is Brilliantly Bonkers
Directors: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Starring: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe Running Time: 97 minutes To know the premise of Swiss Army Man may detract from the wonder and bewilderment of going into it unawares, but on the other hand, describing it is almost a sufficient review itself, so here goes. Paul Dano is stranded on a tiny island and…
Fingal Film Festival: South and Atlantic
Film In Dublin concludes its coverage of the 2016 Fingal Film Festival with reviews of two of the films screened during the weekend: coming of age story South and documentary Atlantic.
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
The Lighthouse Cinema is at it again; coming on the 15th of October, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains! A film that combines punk rock, teenage girls and a fuck-you attitude. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains gathered dust in Paramount’s vault for years before its video-release because it was received badly by test audiences. However, the film…