Film week in review

A recent trip to see Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (more on that later) prompted me to enjoy a popcorn filled marathon of espionage. Mission: Impossible  (1996) Dir. Brian De Palma Mission: Impossible introduces us to Ethan Hunt (Tom…

Citizenfour  (2014) Dir. Laura Poitras This topical and terrifying documentary was screened on Channel 4 just a few days after picking up the Best Documentary Oscar at this years Academy Awards and immediately you can see the quality…

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Dir. Kathryn Bigelow  I finally got around to watching the critically revered Zero Dark Thirty, which was the eagerly awaited return to the big screen for Kathryn Bigelow after claiming the Oscar for Hurt Locker in…

Foxcatcher  (2014) Dir. Bennet Miller I finally got around to watching Foxcatcher... in fact I was torn between seeing this and Birdman, however my inability to correctly read a cinema listing schedule determined that my evening would…

Warrior  (2011) Dir. Gavin O'Connor  With the Conor McGregor media juggernaut in full motion and UFC quickly becoming one of the biggest sports in Ireland if not the world, I felt it was time to revisit this 2011 film from Miracle…