CoralineREADERS OF The Ticket , being educated sorts, will know that the Freudian phrase das unheimliche literally translates as “unhomely…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
O’ HortenIN RECENT years, quirkiness has, quite understandably, got itself something of a bad nameFri May 08 2009 - 01:00
The UninvitedSATAN HAS set aside a special corner of Hades for atrocious American remakes of Asian horror filmsFri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Crank, high voltageAT SOME POINT in this truly extraordinary film, Jason Statham encounters a character who claims to have something called “Full…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
The comedian spinning politicsArmando Iannucci’s new film puts him squarely on the red carpet, but after years at the coalface of British comedy why is he …Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Tony ManeroIs there a subtle gag at work here? This profoundly peculiar film, Chile’s submission for the best foreign-language picture at…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Race to Witch MountainTHIS WEEKEND, there will, I suspect, be more than a few fathers groaning about the fact that they are forced to watch Duane Johnson…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Modern Life/La Vie ModerneJOHN FORD is said to have claimed that the most compelling image in cinema is that of the human faceFri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
ReligulousTESTIFY! Bill Maher, HBO’s libertarian wiseacre, and Larry Charles, director of Borat , have made a film about the ever inflammatory…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
TysonI WOULD GUESS that almost everybody has a question they’d like to ask Mike TysonFri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Spirits, Samurai And CyborgsSpirits, Samurai And Cyborgs, Irish Film Institute, Dublin, Sat-Sun, www.ifi.ie, 01-6795744Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Two LoversIF JOAQUIN Phoenix is to be believed, then this film offers us a final chance to enjoy his acting before he disappears into the…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
GenovaWHO’D HAVE thought it? After a decade of dizzyingly prolific eclecticism, Michael Winterbottom finally threatens to fall into…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Crime TimeGUN CRAZY/THE BIG COMBO Irish Film Institute, Dublin Fri-Thurs www.irishfilm.ieFri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Flash of geniusTHROUGHOUT this passably diverting drama, I constantly found myself glancing over my shoulder to check if the cat was weeing …Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Lesbian vampire kIllersHEY, IT IS what it is and what it is is Shaun of the DeadFri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
HUSHWHEN DID the bickering couple join bad mobile phone coverage and the gap-toothed petrol-station attendant as an essential cliché…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
WCA DECADE after hoodwinking the likes of George Clooney and Kenneth Branagh into making involuntary cameos in The Book that Wrote…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Book of Kells hits the big screenThe iconic tome is the inspiration for a new Irish film involving serpents, Vikings and a bold young hero – and there’s not a…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
SurveillanceIF SOME unconnected young tyro had directed this wretched thriller, then David Lynch might have sued for unacknowledged appropriation…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
The Secret of KellsHMM? CARTOON Saloon, an animation house based in Kilkenny, has put together a feature based around the creation of The Book of…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
The Young VictoriaI SUPPOSE we were bound to encounter a film with this title sooner or laterFri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
American TeenIF THIS film didn’t come with the word “documentary” stamped on its base, then you could be forgiven for thinking it the most…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
The UnbornHERE’S ALL you need to know about this extravagantly atrocious contribution to the scary child genre of horror filmFri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
FranklynWITHIN minutes of this rather beautiful film kicking off, you come to suspect that Gerald McMorrow, a debut director, has walked…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Cadillac RecordsTHE LAST time we encountered a Hollywood biopic of a record label – Dreamgirls ’ oblique glide past the Motown legend – poisonous…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Confessions of a ShopaholicONE SMALL compensation for the recent economic downturn comes with the knowledge that the sort of people referenced in Sophie…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Set a tiger loose in the theatreOSCAR NIGHT – like New Year’s Eve and every wedding you’ve ever been to – offers endless evidence of the human animal’s ability…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
The Pink Panther 2EVER wonder what drove Steve Martin to have that preposterous plastic surgery? Here’s a suggestionFri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Oscar-nominated 'Doubt' opens Dublin Film FestivalTHE SEVENTH Jameson Dublin International Film Festival kicked off last night at the Savoy Cinema with a gala screening of the…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Friday the 13thWHAT WAS it Anton Chekhov said about “the woodchipper over the fireplace”? If you see a woodchipper in act one then, before the…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Hotel for DogsLIKE THE recent, similarly themed Beverly Hills Chihuahua , this lumbering family film makes promises in its promotional material…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Being Biggie's MotherAngela Bassett on playing Voletta Wallace, mother of the Notorious BIG, in a movie of the rapper's lifeFri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
'Slumdog' lives it up with seven awardsIN A result that surprised absolutely nobody, Slumdog Millionaire , Danny Boyle's transposition of Oliver Twist to the slums …Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Irish notables in frame for BaftasTHE MOVIE awards season moves one step closer to the Oscars tomorrow night when The Orange British Academy of Film and Television…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Wall-E pipped by PandaOkay, there is a slim chance that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (I feel soooo sleepy) will beat Slumdog Millionaire at …Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Punisher: War ZoneTHE THIRD attempt to make something cinematic from the adventures of Marvel Comics’ least empathetic, most emotionally frigid…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
BoltWHEN JOHN Lasseter, founder of Pixar, took control of Disney’s animation department, he was faced with a challenging dilemma…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Plight of the PhoenixHave you been keeping up with the “Joaquin Phoenix Goes Bonkers, Grows Beard” story? It goes something like thisFri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Irish films go internationalBy coincidence, two Irish films made against the clock are to receive international outings over the next weekFri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
The Good, The Bad and The WeirdYES, THAT’S right. Some bright spark has had the idea of taking Sergio Leone’s best bits and restaging them in a surprising location…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
The Secret of MoonacreTWO YEARS ago, Gabor Csupo took Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia , a book in which a child encountered magic realms …Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
