Hannah Arendt

Actor and director Margarethe von Trotta is no stranger to political biography. Having directed...

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

This Dirk Simon-directed documentary offers a bleak, dark insight into the...

The Rise

An ideal combination of drama, action and suspense, Rowan Athale’s directorial debut The Rise is...

We’re the Millers

We’re the Millers lays on the humour thick and fast. Dave (Jason Sudeikis) is...

Elysium

It seems fashionable in recent blockbuster genres for our planet to become the last place...

Kick-Ass 2

Following the first chapter, released three years ago, this summer will see a new instalment...

Kuma

Kuma provides a wonderfully moving insight into the lives of two Turkish women as they...

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Once upon a time there was a young lad determined to follow in the traditions...

For Those in Peril

Scottish director Paul Wright has taken a twisted and daring storyline and implemented a...

Planes

Disney’s Planes is a spin-off of Pixar’s 2006 box office hit Cars, however it feels...

2 Guns

Steven Grant’s popular graphic novel 2 Guns comes blazing to life on the big screen...

Silence

A journey of discovery begins when sound recordist, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride, returns to his...

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

It’s been three years since the release of the first film, but Percy Jackson is...

My Father and the Man in Black

“Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul.” Saul Holiff...

In the Name Of

In a working-class, god-forsaken small village in Poland, a priest runs a centre for delinquent...

What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew is this year’s absolute must-see film. It is an emotionally tugging depiction...

Looking for Hortense

After nominations at both the César Awards and Venice Film Festival, French film Looking...

Only God Forgives

Two years ago, Nicolas Winding Refn won the Cannes Film Festival’s Best Director award for...

Like Father, Like Son

What makes a family: blood or love? This is the question asked by Japanese film-maker...

The Lone Ranger

Ignore the anti-hype of this 1950s remake because quite frankly there is nothing more enjoyable...

The Crash Reel

Those who are fans of extreme sports will know that a “crash reel” is just...

The Wolverine

The tension and anxiousness was palpable, as fans and critics alike have anticipated this second...

The Heat

There is a moment halfway through The Heat when Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock blows a...

The Conjuring

The Conjuring begins as so many horror films do: Carolyn (Lilli Taylor, Six Feet Under)...

Four:Play – The Vignettes

“Why do you keep calling it ‘gay marriage’? It’s not called ‘gay going to...