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Perfumes: Something a little like a romantic comedy
- Film
- August 21, 2020, 05:00
Francophiles have, for decades, been arguing that their favourite nation produces the sort of films Hollywood doesn’t make any more. That might now be(...)

Make Up: A surreal nightmare vision of Cornwall caravan gothic
- Film
- July 31, 2020, 05:00
If one wanted to be perverse – and why not? – then one could find something of Daphne du Maurier in this excellent feature debut from Claire Oakley. A(...)

Clemency: A masterclass in anxiety acting from Alfre Woodard
- Film
- July 17, 2020, 05:00
It is not uncommon for opponents of capital punishment to argue that the practice demeans and compromises those tasked with its administration. That i(...)

Four new films to stream this weekend
- Film
- June 19, 2020, 00:00
JOAN OF ARC/JEANNE ★★★★☆ Directed by Bruno Dumont. Starring Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Jean-Francois Causeret, Daniel Dienne, Fabien Fenet, Robert Ha(...)

Women Make Film: A history of women directors, directed by a man – but in a good way
- Film
- May 21, 2020, 05:00
There was a bit of muttering when it emerged that Mark Cousins – a man! – was to compile a 14-hour history of women directors at work. A sensitive fel(...)

The Atom: A Love Affair – A balanced assessment of nuclear power
- Film
- May 15, 2020, 05:00
Vicki Lesley’s entertaining documentary feels like that rarest of very rare things: a genuinely balanced engagement with a controversial issue. Bringi(...)

Four new movies to stream this weekend
- Film
- May 8, 2020, 00:00
THE WHISTLERS ★★★★☆ Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu. Starring Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Agustí Villaronga, Sabin Tambrea. Curzon Home(...)

Curzon Home Cinema: vivid selection of films to rent online
- Film
- April 4, 2020, 05:00
In 2017 the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) quite rightly recognised Curzon with an award for outstanding British contribution to (...)

Liam Neeson’s ‘Good Morning America’ interview fails to address the key question
- Film
- February 5, 2019
So has Liam Neeson got himself out of jail? Following the publication of an extraordinary interview in which he admitted planning to indiscriminately (...)

Netflix films tipped for Oscars unlikely to be shown in Irish cinemas
- Film
- November 9, 2018, 10:10
Leading Irish independent cinemas have appealed to Netflix over what they see as unfair treatment over theatrical releases of its films, including the(...)