He could play Jimmy Stewart, our Cillian Murphy. With his lanky features, his presence and poise and those bright blue eyes, always either steeled in determination or pooled into despair on the big screen, he could easily step into the shoes of the great American everyman for some middling biopic. Who Murphy did play this…
Director: Tim Mielants Starring: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Emily Watson, Zara Devlin, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne Running Time: 98 minutes One of the big talking points during Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer awards offensive was that it was finally a showcase for the actor as a leading man on film, a step into the spotlight from the…
Director: Ciaran Creagh Starring: Zara Devlin, Eileen Walsh, Ian Beattie, Senna O’Hara, Frank O’Sullivan, Joe Mullins and Sean T. O’Meallaigh Running Time: 100 minutes It’s an important endeavour to use art to try and reckon with your country’s past, particularly when your country is intent on ignoring it. For decades Ireland’s attitude to abortion was…
