Ken Loach returns to Irish matters with Jimmy's Hall, a post-Treaty drama that's too romantic for its own good, says MacDara Conroy
"Film Noir done properly..." - Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly.
'There are many choices we can make, few are presented to us here' - Ian Maleney on Russell Brand's The Emperor’s New Clothes
Thumped's Random DVD trip: Wherein Hector Grey enters the Xtravision across the road and grabs the first couple of things that appear in the shelf. This week: The Devil Inside & Iron Sky.
'Broken City constantly tries to tell you how gritty and 'real' its story and characters are without actually putting in the work to develop these themes in a justifiable and meaningful way.'
Grindhouse inspirations clash with artier leanings in Northern Irish dystopian drama The Survivalist, says MacDara Conroy
"In placing us, the audience, at the heart of the experience, Christopher Nolan has hit the spot" - Dara Higgins on Dunkirk
'Whatever you read into it, A Field In England is bound to leave you as mentally and emotionally flabbergasted as it did me' - MacDara Conroy on Ben 'Kill List' Wheatley's latest film
"The tone of the film - the empty, emotionally detached, high and mighty preaching - all of this is the film. It’s hard wired into every scene and for the first hour at least, the film cannot escape the weight of its own overblown tone. And what’s more…it’s fucking boring."
Hayao Miyazaki's anime swan song The Wind Rises indulges his passion for flight to a fault, says MacDara Conroy