If we have learned anything about the musical biopic over the last few decades it is that the best approach is to use some smaller part of the life as synecdoche. Let the audiences draw conclusions from a few days or months. Grant Gee’s wonderful study of... See more
Supporters of Maureen Flavin Sweeney, the Irish postmistress whose meteorological reports helped save D-Day from stormy catastrophe, have already been muttering in the wings about the focus of this effective, exciting tribute to heroes with barometers. Fe... See more
Darran Tiernan, one of Ireland’s busiest directors of photography, has secured the award for best cinematography on a TV series (one hour) at the 78th Emmy Awards. The honour, the most prestigious in US television, came for his work on the Step Into My Of... See more
One can hardly imagine a more 21st-century problem than being caught up in a broadband outage minutes before an online-booking session for Venice International Film Festival. Such was the crisis last weekend. Like every other big film festival, Venice now... See more
The Death of Robin Hood ★★★★☆ Directed by Michael Sarnoski. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Faith Delaney, Murray Bartlett, Noah Jupe, Bill Skarsgard. 16 cert, gen release, 122 min Revisionist study of Robin Hood’s final days featuring Jackman as the ... See more
