review: J. Edgar (2011)

I never knew that much about J. Edgar Hoover, beyond the fact that he was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and that he was rather controversial. That really was pretty much it. In preparation for this film then, I decided to read up a bit. He was actually a fascinating character… you [...]

movie news: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, J. Edgar and King of Heists

No time for news on Cinerama last week, too many films coming out! I only had a chance to cover one of these items on air this week as well. No matter, I’m gonna give you the news I didn’t get to say too. If you want to hear the rest of the panel’s take [...]

releasing this week: Inception

Ok late again but I have a good excuse this week, I was out of the continent… but without further ado my (late) round up of the films that went on general release in Ireland on Friday 16th July 2010. As I mentioned last week, we’re currently going through a quiet patch of movies. There’s [...]

Upcoming film news: Inception (2010)

You may remember, back in January I was all excited about this trailer I’d seen for the upcoming Christopher Nolan film, Inception. Looks class. Mainly I think it looks class for two reasons: 1) it’s looks a bit like Dark City… I really loved that film, it’s one of my favourites and that’s mainly because [...]

releasing this week: Shutter Island & The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The biggest film coming out this week is actually Green Zone but I’ve already seen it and will be writing a review shortly so I thought I’d highlight two I haven’t seen. This week keep your eye out for Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and Swedish thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. First up this [...]

review: Body of Lies (2008)

I was pleasantly surprised by Body of Lies. I really didn’t expect to like it, it’s just not my kind of film. I think I’ve mentioned before in the blog (actually just had a look and it was in the No Country For Old Men) – I like films that have to be a film. [...]