Film / Theatre Reviews

Birdman

January 6th, 2015 | by Will Murphy

There are many motifs that come to mind when discussing Alejandro González Iñárritu. A deft comedic hand is not really …

December 22nd, 2014 | by Will Murphy

Christmas films are a tough nut to crack, if you’ll pardon the pun. They require an almost faultless balance of …

December 4th, 2014 | by Conor Smyth

Like its eponymous Peruvian exile, the cinematic adaptation of Michael Bond’s iconic children’s book series arrives under choppy circumstances. A …

November 26th, 2014 | by Conor Smyth

The owlish, circular Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert famously championed 1994’s Hoop Dreams, an early documentary by Steve James looking …

November 14th, 2014 | by Conor Smyth

The Drop is a good example of how short stories and screenplays are different forms with different expectations and demands. …

November 7th, 2014 | by Conor Smyth

Houston, we have a problem. Christopher Nolan may be a spectacularly skilled constructor of film, but he’s no storyteller. In …

October 29th, 2014 | by Conor Smyth

Perhaps more than even Christmas and Halloween, the Mexican Dia de los Muertos (‘Day of the Dead’) is a holiday …

October 16th, 2014 | by Brian Coney

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles combines two of the least appealing trends in current pop culture. The first is an unearned nostalgia …

October 13th, 2014 | by Conor Smyth

Ida is a modest but beautiful Polish-language buddy road movie from Pawel Pawlikowski, who returns to his homeland for a gorgeously vintage …

October 8th, 2014 | by Conor Smyth

To local youngsters seeking a bankable trade in these uncertain times, might I suggest a specialism in medieval prop design? …