I had a film review in the bag from Dublin, but for an exotic change here’s one filed all the way from a holiday in London instead, where a certain…
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Movie review: Ghostly goings-on will exorcise a laugh in Extra Ordinary
by Shane Dillonby Shane DillonIt’s rare that I give in to a flood of YouTube ads all but begging me to go and see a film but my interests were piqued in the distinctly…
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Cinema review: Late Night is a chatty view behind the scenes of TV
by Shane Dillonby Shane DillonCinemagoers could be forgiven for feeling that they’re under siege at the moment – big budget blockbusters and particularly miserable June weather alike are pummeling people. So, for those looking…
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Better the devil we knew… in the earlier films about Hellboy
by Shane Dillonby Shane DillonThis week, our resident cinema buff takes on the latest rendition of the classic Hellboy. I can’t call myself a Hellboy expert, but I’d liked the relatively recent films (2004,…
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New thriller ‘US’ olds a dark mirror to reflect ourselves
by Shane Dillonby Shane DillonIn most films, the baddies are always ‘The Other’ – some external force, figure or agency that poses a threat to be overcome. Ripley had to defeat the xenomorph in…
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Liam’s an ice-cold killer – again – in cold new thriller
by Shane Dillonby Shane DillonAt this stage, it’s hard not to think of Liam Neeson lazily hamming it up as something of a walking cliche, given his seemingly endless conveyor belt roles of Relentless…
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Another fine mess you’ll enjoy in new movie, Stan & Ollie
by Shane Dillonby Shane DillonIt seems that 2019 isn’t off to a great start, so far, with bitter winds and snow to the south, and all that Brexit madness to the east, as just…
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War Machine: Netflix ups its game with big-name, mid-budget film
by Shane Dillonby Shane DillonIN NETFLIX’S War Machine, Brad Pitt plays the charismatic general Glen McMahon, newly appointed the command of NATO forces in Afghanistan. Beloved by his men, baffling to most everyone else,…