Anomalisa
March 23rd, 2016 | by Conor Smyth
The line you’re going to read a lot about Anomalisa, Charlie Kaufman’s second film as writer-director, is ‘fake but real’. A …
Film / Theatre Reviews
London Has Fallen
March 9th, 2016 | by Conor Smyth
Forty minutes into London Has Fallen, the air is suddenly thick with tension and the promise of conflict. Not from …
The Survivalist
February 16th, 2016 | by Conor Smyth
The Survivalist is a lean film for lean times. It’s seven years after the end of civilisation, the collapse of …
Goosebumps
February 5th, 2016 | by Conor Smyth
Even viewed through the forgiving prism of nostalgia, the Goosebumps books were always more goofy than scary, with their green sludge lettering, gotcha twists …
The Revenant
January 13th, 2016 | by Conor Smyth
When we’re surrounded by movies running on autopilot, it seems perverse to fault a film for trying. But there’s trying and then …
In The Heart of the Sea
December 16th, 2015 | by Conor Smyth
Captain Ahab’s white whale is a metaphorical object for the ages. When it comes to In the Heart of the Sea, Ron Howard’s …
Tangerine
November 27th, 2015 | by Conor Smyth
“Merry Christmas Eve, bitch!” Sin-Dee Rella is fresh out of a month-long jail stint, and she’s pissed. She meets up …
Brookyln
November 9th, 2015 | by Conor Smyth
Judy Garland shut her eyes and clicked her heels and repeated her spell but she was only half right. There’s no …
The Lobster
October 28th, 2015 | by Richard Davis
Eccentric Greek auteur, Yorgos Lanthimos, brings his dark and distinctive style to a much wider audience with his English-language debut, The …
The Program
October 19th, 2015 | by Conor Smyth
‘Contains the use of performing-enhancing drugs’ warns the title card of The Program, John Hodge and Stephen Frears’ unpacking of the …
