About Jack O Higgins

Jack O Higgins Jack O'Higgins is a critic based in Dublin. Follow him @jackohigginz.

Author Archives: Jack O Higgins

June 21st, 2019 | by Jack O Higgins

A haunted dress is the kind of premise that even Stephen King at the height of his cocaine period would …

June 7th, 2019 | by Jack O Higgins

Gloria Bell is something of a gear change for Sebastián Lelio after his Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman. That film was …

March 7th, 2019 | by Jack O Higgins

As high-concept premises go, The Man Who Feels No Pain (Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota) has an absolute humdinger. It’s an …

March 5th, 2019 | by Jack O Higgins

When you think of films set in the African continent, what subject matter comes to mind? Poverty? AIDS? Child soldiers? …

March 5th, 2019 | by Jack O Higgins

Writer/director Richard Billingham has said that Ray & Liz reflects his memories of his childhood, rather than the reality. After …

March 1st, 2019 | by Jack O Higgins

Brendan Gleeson is one of Ireland’s most acclaimed actors, having starred in films as varied as In Bruges, 28 Days …

March 1st, 2019 | by Jack O Higgins

For western society, ISIS is often depicted as a bogeyman hiding in the shadows, waiting to strike. Rarely do we …