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,…
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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…
WFT Ireland 2024 Short Film Showcase at IFI on Monday 9 December 2024
Women in Film & Television Ireland (WFT Ireland) is proud to present WFT Ireland 2024 Short Film Showcase at the Irish Film Institute (IFI) on Monday 9 December. Now in its 7th year, the showcase celebrates the diverse and dynamic work being created by women filmmakers in Ireland today. WFT Ireland is part of a global…
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…
Naughty or Nice arrives to the Light House for 2024
Naughty or Nice seems to arrive earlier each year, but we’re not complaining. The Light House Cinema’s special season of Christmas classics has been announced for 2024, with 18 features set to have your cinematic stocking absolutely stuffed. From the 29th November all the way until New Year’s Eve you can see some of your…
IFI drop stylish set of tote bags
It’s here and it’s perfect. This ain’t your grandad’s Irish Film Institute anymore. They serve popcorn. They serve style. This week the IFI have launched a new tote bag. Just in time for Christmas, they have a perfect gift all set up for the film fan in your life (which, if you’re reading this, is…
Making Waves: A season of Hong Kong film starts December
6 films across 3 days will showcase Hong Kong cinema in the fair city of film this December. DIFF and the Hong Kong International Film Festival are collab’ing to curate contemporary Hong Kong films. Covering a wide breadth of themes from youth culture and censorship to action-packed futurism, these films are both a meditation and…
Naughty or Nice is back again at the Light House
The Light House Cinema’s Christmas selection of cinema is here. Their Naughty or Nice Season is always one of the highlights of the year for Dublin film fans, allowing the opportunity to meet up with friends and family and revisit classics in between getting sorted for the Christmas. This November 25th to December 31st, you…
Kinopolis returns to the IFI this December
The Kinopolis is a great part of the Irish Film Institute’s programming, sharing some of the best films from Poland to audiences in Ireland, a great feature also for Ireland’s Polish community. The programme for this year’s Polish Film Festival has arrived this afternoon, and this year with it running at the IFI from December…
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…