Isn’t It Romantic
March 7th, 2019 | by Eimear Dodd
A young girl named Natalie watches Pretty Woman in an early 1990s sitting room. Her mother pours a glass of …
Film / Theatre Reviews
The Man Who Felt No Pain
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 …
The Aftermath
March 6th, 2019 | by Kev Lovski
To imagine the level of destruction and ruthless vengeance that was wrought upon Germany in the later stages of WW2, …
DIFF19: Rafiki
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? …
DIFF19: Ray & Liz
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 …
DIFF19: Dear Son
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 …
Capernaum
March 1st, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
“My life is dogshit.” Zain El Hajj, the young protagonist of Nadine Labaki’s third feature Capernaum, which competed for the Foreign …
The Kid Who Would Be King
February 15th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
The Kid Who Would Be King is an old-fashioned film, and I don’t think Joe Cornish would mind it being …
Velvet Buzzsaw
February 11th, 2019 | by Eimear Dodd
What’s the point of art if nobody sees it? This is one of the questions posed by a character in …
Alita: Battle Angel
February 11th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
Sometimes crappy films are interesting. Their failures flag up ludicrous studio decision-making, or a creative ego gone unchecked, or just …
