The Order is badly-by-the-book

The Order is badly-by-the-book

Director: Justin Kurzel Starring: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver, Marc Maron Running Time: 116 minutes In previous films like True History of the Kelly Gang, Macbeth, and even in glimpses during his odd and unsatisfying adaptation of Assassin’s Creed, Aussie director Justin Kurzel has played power fantasies as fever dreams,…

With ‘Kraven the Hunter’, the wolf is at the door for the Sony Spider-Man Universe

With ‘Kraven the Hunter’, the wolf is at the door for the Sony Spider-Man Universe

Director: J.C. Chandor Starring: Aaron Taylor Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott Running Time: 126 minutes Sergei ‘Kraven’ Kravinoff is a hunter. The press in the film (rather unimaginatively) refers to him as ‘The Hunter’. Sergei himself prefers ‘Kraven’, though with the proviso that, “anyone who knows that name is…

Kinopolis 2024 brings Polish cinema to Dublin

Kinopolis 2024 brings Polish cinema to Dublin

Throughout the year, the Irish Film Institute share some of the best of cinema from around the world, particularly at their dedicated festival seasons. The annual Kinopolis Film Festival showcases films from the region, the best new works and some underseen classics from years gone by, and this year’s edition has a packed programme early…

Vicky Krieps shows the atrophy of royalty in Corsage

Vicky Krieps shows the atrophy of royalty in Corsage

Director: Marie Kreutzer Starring: Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Jeanne Werner Running Time: 112 minutes Most of us know well enough on this side of the Irish Sea that there’s something mortifying about monarchy, a stifling drag performance of power. Corsage literally opens with a royal struggling to breath under the weight of it all, Vicky…