Ireland’s tradition of oral storytelling is well known, and the film starts with an elderly man regaling people of all ages with the tale of Sweeney and St. Rónán, as they sit round a fire. It’s a warm, cosy and in many ways melodic start to this part-drama, part-documentary film from director Pat Collins (Silence)…. Song Of Granite Read More
Isle Of Dogs 4 stars
I’ll admit when I first heard about Isle Of Dogs I assumed it was actually set on the Isle of Dogs in London, perhaps starring those famous pooches from Eastenders, Willie, Roly and Wellard. In fact I was so consumed with what director Wes Anderson could possibly be up to on the Thames, I missed the… Isle Of Dogs Read More
Ready Player One (3D) 3.5 stars
I spent the 90s obsessed with Oasis, though I’ve only played a computer game once and it didn’t end well. But despite my great age and declining short term memory, I’m not bad on 80s pop culture. With my 8 year old as the representative for modern youth (he’s already helped me take the child… Ready Player One (3D) Read More
Ghost Stories 4 stars
“Abandon hope, all ye who enter here” is the inscription at the entrance to hell, according to Dante’s Divine Comedy. But while no one actually wants to go to hell – not even me, when it still looks as if that’s where Keanu is headed in Constantine – for many, it’s actually finding out that… Ghost Stories Read More
A Quiet Place 4.5 stars
With A Quiet Place, director and co-writer John Krasinski proves himself to be a master of relentless (and I mean relentless) tension, which doesn’t stop until the final frame. This film is only 90 minutes’ long but it’s a 90 minute crescendo of suspense, peppered with shocks and heartbreak. This is a battle for survival,… A Quiet Place Read More
Walk With Me 3 stars
“Silence can be thunderous… silence can absorb all sounds” says a nun at Plum Village, the monastery set up by the Zen Bhuddist teacher and peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh. It’s based in France, after Hanh was exiled in the 1960s for speaking out against the Vietnam War. I’ve always been fascinated by films about… Walk With Me Read More
Sheep And Wolves 2.5 stars
In a land far away, a wolf pack has pitched up in a canyon, eager to make camp and settle down for good. Nearby is a village of happy sheep, but when the over-enthusiastic young wolves begin to plan the demise of their new woolly neighbours, their old and wise leader Magra holds them back… Sheep And Wolves Read More
The Islands And The Whales 4 stars
Before watching Mike Day’s film, all I knew about the Faroe Islands was that they were sort-of Danish and had an occasionally giant-killing national football team. Actually I wouldn’t be surprised if they really had killed giants, as the islands have a tradition of huldufólk, elves who couldn’t be seen by everyone (or by anyone… The Islands And The Whales Read More
Tomb Raider 3 stars
Back in ancient times, Giant Tomb Door Puzzle Creator must have been a legitimate and highly lucrative career path, there are so many of them; the opening of which involve feats of lateral thinking apparently only available to 20th and 21st century western explorers of high morals. Yes – like in many movies combining brave… Tomb Raider Read More
Alien Domicile 2 stars
Four government workers wake up groggy and uneasy, to find themselves in a large windowless room, their arms showing signs of an injection. They all have memories of their mornings so far, memories which eventually unnerve rather than comfort. Russell Turner (Michael Moneiro) thinks it’s a drill, and unpleasant though it is, they’ll be released… Alien Domicile Read More
Killing Gunther 3 stars
Say what you like about Gunther and his 50-year kill tally, he’s certainly earned his title as the World’s Best Assassin through sheer hard work, dilligence and commitment. Not for him an Instagram account with pictures of chalk body outlines on floors, a #HitmansLife hashtag and a feeling-blessed emoji after another murder without legal consequences…. Killing Gunther Read More
Peter Rabbit 3 stars
It turns out I’ve been pronouncing radicchio wrong my whole life! Since the 90s anyway, when I realised there was a plant called radicchio. (In my defence, I didn’t eat an avocado til 1987.) This live action/CGI Peter Rabbit is only loosely based on the original – as my 8 year old said authoritatively, “it’s a sequel… Peter Rabbit Read More
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