clips and trailers: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

It’s not a film I’ve heard that much about but following its strong showing at the Oscar nominations, I thought I’d better find out more about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The first thing I’ve found out is that it’s got a bit of a mauling in the press… but then that’s not something that [...]

feature: nicola-t’s Oscar Awards predictions 2011

If you’re looking for an Oscar prediction ballot form for 2012, I have one over here. Last year I only managed to get this post out a week before the Oscars and it occurs to me now that I actually have no idea how many I got right. Give me a sec… …Ok, I just [...]

review: The Kids Are All Right (2010)

A week or two ago I tweeted an interesting article from Awards Daily discussing some of the early contenders in the Oscar race for Best Lead Actress. Thankfully it looks like this year is going to be a much better year for women than last year and one of the movies that’s providing a lot [...]

review: A Single Man (2009)

Usually you’d have to read me waffling for a while to find out if I actually liked a film or not… Not this time. This time I’m gonna come straight out with it… I loved A Single Man. I really feel it’s one of the best films I’ve seen in years. I mean, the last [...]

feature: nicola-t’s Oscar predictions 2010

If you’re looking for an Oscar prediction ballot form for 2012, I have one over here. So the 82nd Academy Awards are less than a week away, they really crept up on me this year… It’s probably about time I did my predictions. For ease (mine, of course) I’m going stick to the categories I [...]

review: Crazy Heart (2009)

Saw this in the beautiful Light House cinema, an 4 screen arthouse cinema in Smithfield. I wasn’t particularly expecting to like this film. I don’t really like country music and it sounded like a story I’ve heard before. I like to see new stuff, or at least old stuff taken in a new direction or [...]

review: Up In The Air (2009)

Ok, I know this has only just released in Ireland so technically it’s 2010 here but it released in the US on 23rd Dec 2009, just in time for the Oscars. Up In The Air is based on a novel of the same name by Walter Kirn. I don’t know that novel but I am [...]

releasing this week: Up in the Air & The Book of Eli

Two movies going on general release this week that I think could be worth a watch. The first is Up in the Air and the second is The Book of Eli Up in the Air comes to us from Jason Reitman, director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking, and is based on the novel [...]

review: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

The standees in Movies@Dundrum describe Slumdog Millionaire as the “The feel-good film of the decade”… so from the get go I’m worried; I’m not usually into “feel-good” films. Add to that the buzz about this film from the US… There’s nothing wrong with good buzz… but about a “feel-good” film with no associated buzz about [...]

review: There Will Be Blood (2007)

I didn’t really know what to expect of There Will Be Blood. I didn’t really want to see it. It didn’t seem like my kind of film… I don’t really like Westerns and it seemed a bit “worthy” to me… and I never mean “worthy” in a good way. Also I’d heard that it was [...]

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