Starring: Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Jeff Goldblum Director: Barry Levinson Genre: Drama Cert: 12 Released: 2006 Sometimes things just don’t work. Here in Ireland, for example, we bought and abandoned millions of Euros worth of electronic voting machines because they were found to be unreliable and could be interfered with so as to […]
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes Director: Martin McDonagh Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 2008 Ken (Brendan Gleeson) and Ray (Colin Farrell) are two very different people. They both kill people for a living – working for Harry Waters (Ralph Fiennes) – but have little else in common. Ken is older, has been […]
Starring: Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins, Danny Dyer Director: Nick Love Genre: Drama Cert: 18 Released: 2007 Nick Love follows up his violent football drama “The Football Factory” with “Outlaw”, a further look at society’s moral decay and the reaction it provokes from seemingly up-standing citizens. The film separately follows several different characters subjected to […]
Starring: Clea DuVall, Elizabeth Whitmere, James A. Woods, Victoria Sanchez, Morgan Kelly Director: Jim Donovan Genre: Thriller Cert: 12 Released: 2008 Cassie (Clea DuVall) is struggling to finish her psychology thesis on post-traumatic stress disorder in children and is relieved when Professor Bateman (Matthew Kabwe) grants a one month extension to his students. Finding it […]
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie Director: Christopher Nolan Genre: Drama Cert: 15 Released: 2006 “The Prestige” opens with Robert Angier (Jackman) drowning in a water tank, watched by arch-rival magician Alfred Borden (Bale). Borden is subsequently found guilty of his murder and is sentenced to death. While in prison […]
Starring: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan Director: George Gallo Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1991 “29th Street” is the semi-autobiographical account of the life of Frank Pesce (who stars in the role of his own brother in the movie), a directionless, young Italian-American who hits it lucky when he is entered in the first […]
Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen Director: Mike Nichols Genre: Drama Cert: 18 Released: 2004 Obituary writer Dan (Law) and Alice (Portman) observe each other from a distance on the street and get so caught up in exchanging smiles that Alice wanders aimlessly in front of a car. Dan brings her to […]
Starring: Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci, Catherine Zeta-Jones Director: Steven Spielberg Genre: Drama Cert: 12 Released: 2004 Spielberg, the most celebrated director in modern cinema, is 58 years old. Is the old man just getting mellower these days? Considering the top-heavy subject matter of “Schindlers List” and “Saving Private Ryan”, the thriller cat-and-mouse of “Catch Me […]
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Bill Paxton, Matt O’Leary Director: Bill Paxton Genre: Thriller Cert: 15 Released: 2001 There’s something about an axe murderer that’s a little bit more frightening than other forms – not that I have a great deal of experience of course. But I suppose if you recount the way you’ve felt […]
Starring: William H Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Daniel J Nascarella, Ron Livingston Director: Wayne Kramer Genre: Drama Cert: 18 Released: 2003 Did they ever exist? Is the concept of “coolers” a clever invention of Hollywood? Are coolers about as real as Godzilla, the Blair Witch or a good Kevin Costner movie? Well if so, […]
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