In Bruges
Irish hitmen Ray and Ken (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) are sent to Bruges in this black comedy they should have called Low Countries for Old Men. Martin McDonagh’s 2008 […]
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28 Days Later
After liberating lab chimpanzees from the evil clutches of David Schneider, animal rights activists unwittingly unleash a deadly virus on the British population. 28 days later, Cillian Murphy wakes up […]
Paddington 2
Paddington (Ben Whishaw) ends up a bear behind bars after falsely being caught red-hatted stealing an antique from an irritating Jim Broadbent. This 2017 sequel bearnefits from Wes Anderson visuals […]
Kingdom of Heaven
When a blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) discovers he is the son of a knight (Liam Neeson), he goes to Jerusalem to continue his father’s legacy. There he finds a land torn […]
Song of the Sea
Two young siblings face a magical journey home in this 2014 animation, based on the Irish myth of the selkie. Like Inside Out, the film concerns childhood sadness, but unlike […]
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea has the unenviable twin tasks of a) going up against the new Star Wars film and b) trying to make a whale movie half […]
Suffragette
Set around the turn of the century, Suffragette is the story of a young laundry worker Maud (Carey Mulligan), who gets drawn into women’s activism after joining a group of […]
Edge of Tomorrow
To declare an interest, brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, co-writers of new sci-fi actioner Edge of Tomorrow, are from my hometown of St Albans and were taught by my dad […]
Calvary
Calvary is the new drama from John Michael McDonagh, brother of Martin McDonagh of In Bruges fame, making them the most successful Irish siblings since Jedward. Brendan Gleeson plays a Catholic priest, struggling with the […]
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