International film historian Charles Barr charts a pivotal moment in Ireland’s Independence, Continue reading
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Irish Films in BBC First British Festival Australia
Never has Ireland looked so colourful and sunny as it has in this film. Continue reading
An underwhelming Ken Loach film
Jimmy’s Hall – an offering from a film-maker who set a very high standard in Irish independent cinema with The Wind That Shakes the Barley, and a sad decline from that apogee. Continue reading
Sligo’s Garden of Gethsemane
The billing of the movie CALVARY as; ‘wickedly funny’ or ‘a black comedy’ is way off the mark for me…This partnership between Gleeson and writer-director John Michael McDonagh is a triumph….Gleeson’s Lavelle is a portrayal of genius proportions…. Continue reading
Philomena
She is not naïve or simple or weak or out of touch. She is powerfully in control of her own life and who she is. Continue reading
