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The Good Liar | Mirren and McKellen Can’t Liven Limp Thriller
Much has been made about the incredulous fact that gangster epic The Irishman marks the first-time director Martin Scorsese and Al Pacino worked together on a film. This year however sees another surprising inaugural union between two…
The Irishman | Another Classic From Martin and Bobby
When Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro come together you are guaranteed a masterpiece. Their first outing Mean Streets, the film in which a supporting De Niro as Johnny Boy showed the world that he was a star. Taxi Driver is Marty at his…
Good Fights Aside, There is Little to Hail in The King
It feels wrong to compare a historical medieval epic to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. One is mired in the murky details of the past. The other is beholden to the basic swords and sorcery concept its adaptations would eventually refine it…
Victorian Era Adventure The Aeronauts Soars Beyond Expectations
The Aeronauts sees the reunion of Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones following their breakout roles in The Theory of Everything - the biopic of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking which won Redmayne an Oscar back in 2015. Whereas that film…
Delivering Good-Natured Sincerity Is His Game | Dolemite Is My Name Review
It’s the 1970s and a struggling comedian wants the world to notice him. He longs to be a star so badly and is convinced he has the talent to make it in show business. The big problem, besides personal demons and the struggle to make ends…
Mystify: Michael Hutchence | The Last Rock Star
“It's just as difficult to live in a self-made hell of privacy as it is to live in a self-made hell of publicity.” - Michael Hutchence On the morning of November 22, 1997, Michael Hutchence was found dead at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double…
Lux Prize Spotlight | A Modern Hero is Born in God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya
In partnership with the Cork Film Festival, the European Parliament is providing free screenings of three movies competing for the Lux Prize. This is an award given out by the latter body to help significant European films find an audience…
Wounds | New Netflix Horror Doesn’t Cut Deep Enough
Babak Anvari burst onto the horror scene in 2016 with a bang. His supernatural horror movie Under the Shadow dealt with fears of war and terrorism along with the encroaching fear of the supernatural haunting you. It was a strong debut that…
By the Grace of God | A Melodrama Which Moves Like a Thriller
French writer-director Francois Ozon (Double Lover, In the House) dials down his extreme, transgressive kinks but not his ability to grip with By the Grace of God, a traditional yet still stirring drama. Told in three acts, with each one…
Lux Prize Spotlight | Political Thriller The Realm is Style and Substance
In partnership with the Cork Film Festival, the European Parliament is providing free screenings of three movies competing for the Lux Prize. This is an award given out by the latter body to help significant European films find an audience…