Cell 211
Cell 211 is the Spanish equivalent of the myriad This Is England cum Lock, Stock… hardcase British crime films, which affect contemplative, moral maturity while revelling in the violence they…
Bobby Fischer Against The World
Both an exploration (however shallow) of the bizarre life of Bobby Fischer and a ballad to his greatness, Bobby Fischer Against The World is an unusual viewing experience, not least…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)
SPOILERS HEREIN The Harry Potter franchise manages to end as weakly as it started, and persistently was for the last decade, with a big-budget abomination of Waterworld proportions (in two
Interview with Breege Brennan
Take soap opera scale drama and jaw dropping twists; add a dash of revenge and a pinch of seduction, and top it all off with a dollop of deceit and
An American Phenomenology: Terrence Malick Retrospective
Malick’s cinema sits within the American filmic landscape like the gaping maw of the Grand Canyon: a space in which crude metaphor is swallowed up by the wholly inconceivable and
The Tree of Life
The utterly bewildering experience of watching The Tree of Life is one which defies everyday critical dissection. Like starting into James’ The Jolly Corner, hearing Grieg’s The Last Spring for
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
As we join Michael Bay’s third Transformers outing, recurring baddie Megatron is hiding out in an anonymous desert with a rag on his head. This is the level of political/semiotic
Socialism (Filme Socialisme)
Godard’s latest is a triptych of cacophonous sound and imagery, rich in significance, which swoops occasionally into something resembling conventional narrative (formally, at least) on an anonymous cruise-ship and, later,
Washed Out Interviewed
Ernest Greene began his Washed Out odyssey in when he was fresh out of college in 2009 when his lo-fi tracks were thrown into the relative limelight by powerful American
An Interview with Ines & Ana Novacic: Founders of Tokyo Blue
Ines and Ana Novacic, two Serbian-born, Dublin-dwelling sisters who founded Dublin’s newest production company, Tokyo Blue, are alluring, debonair, and just plain cool. With dark hair, striking features and effortlessly
Interview: Jimmy Edgar
Two minutes and thirty-six seconds into our very first conversation, and Jimmy Edgar’s talking about his sex life. I kind of am too. Rather than social perversion though, it would
Skying The Limits – The Horrors Interviewed on Their Return
After the screeching psychedelia of 2007’s debut Strange House, the Horrors shocked listeners with a luscious and moody follow-up, Primary Colours. They still wore skinny jeans and sported teased hair
Translations: an Interview with Actor Rory Nolan
Rory Nolan embodies everything that is right about the acting profession. His passion and dedication to his craft shines through with every word that he speaks, and though he has
True Grit
Despite having all the makings of a modern classic and, indeed, promotion from every corner of the film industry: critical, commercial or otherwise, the Coens’ True Grit feels strangely under-wrought.
Dublin Flamenco Festival
The logo of the Dublin Flamenco Festival, the first of its kind, is a flamenco dancing Molly Malone, representing Damian Power and Nathalie Moyano’s wish to combine the dance and
Swinging with the Finkels
Martin Freeman’s career output continues to spiral downwards from The Office with a decline beyond proportions familiar even to the Arctic Monkeys’ fanbase. In Swinging with the Finkels, his already…
The Beaver
Originally mooted as a chaotic Jim Carrey vehicle, The Beaver eventually wound up as the inevitable Mel Gibson restoration piece – quirky madness with dark undertones, if that rings any…
Viva Riva
I have a bad habit of giving subtitled films a much easier time than those in a language I can understand. Viva Riva!, set in Senator Norris’ old stomping ground,