Notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) is forced to return to London after his son is found dead, and detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy) takes the chance to capture the man who shot him three years earlier. Continue reading
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JDIFF 2013 Review – The Moth Diaries
Rebecca (Sarah Bolger) becomes highly suspicious of the new girl at her school Ernessa (Lily Cole). All around her, girls fall ill and Rebecca soon comes to believe that Ernessa is to blame. Continue reading
JDIFF 2013 Review – Robot & Frank
In the not too distant future, Frank (Frank Langella) is given a robot by his son Hunter (James Marsden) to help around the house. The trouble is Frank is a retired jewel thief, and it is not long before he sees the benefit of having a robot on his side, which leads to past crimes coming back to haunt him. Continue reading
JDIFF 2013 Review – Bernie
Based on a true story, Bernie tells the story of a mild mannered man, living in a small Texan town who befriended, then murdered one of the town’s wealthiest widows. Continue reading
JDIFF 2013 Review – The Hardy Bucks Movie
The Hardy Bucks Movie sees the lads finally leave Castletown and head out on a wild road trip across Europe. Eddie Durkan, the self-proclaimed leader of the ‘Bucks is dreading spending another summer bored out of his skull. Ireland has qualified for the Euros in Poland, but with no money and apathetic mates, the task falls to Eddie to get them out of Castletown and onto the road in search of football and the craic.
JDIFF 2013 Review – The Gatekeepers
Dror Moreh’s film tells the story of Israel’s secretive internal security service, the Shin Bet. Moreh got unprecedented access to the former heads of the Shin Bet and, through interview, archival footage and animation; the film shows their involvement in Israel’s security from the Six Day War in 1967, to the present. Continue reading
JDIFF 2013 Review – Clip (Klip)
Teenager Jasna (Isidora Simijonovic) records her life on her mobile phone. As her father drifts closer to death, Jasna spirals out of control, turning to drink, drugs and sex to numb her pain. Continue reading
Why So Serious? – JDIFF Special
We make sure you know which films to see at this year’s Jameson Dublin International Film Festival… In our opinions, anyway! Continue reading
Cannes Review – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet! (Vous N’avez Encore Rien Vu)
When a playwright dies, his butler summons his friends – and those who have appeared in his play Eurydice – to his home. The assembled must watch footage of a proposed revival of the play, and decide whether the production should go ahead.
JDIFF 2012 REVIEW – Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) works as a butler in a Dublin hotel at the turn of the last century. His life is quiet and his ability to blend in to the background makes him exceedingly good at his job. The arrival of Hubert (Janet McTeer) into the hotel shatters Albert’s carefully ordered world and brings deep secrets to light. Continue reading
