Tiger Raid, 2016. Directed by Simon Dixon. Starring Sofia Boutella, Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony. SYNOPSIS: Two Irish mercenaries are tasked with a kidnapping operation in the Iraqi desert. Joe (Brian Gleeson) and Paddy (Damien Molony) travel via a 4×4 through the inhospitable middle-eastern desert to carry out an off-the-books operation, by a faceless, […]
Second Opinion – mother! (2017)
mother!, 2017. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson and Kate Mara. SYNOPSIS: A poet suffering from writer’s block and his young wife live in a massive, remote house. Following a fire, she has devoted herself to renovating it and has created a beautiful home for […]
Second Opinion – Logan Lucky (2017)
Logan Lucky, 2017. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Sebastian Stan, Farrah Mackenzie, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Macon Blair, and Hilary Swank. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. Steven Soderbergh […]
Movie Review – Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread, 2017. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, and Brian Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: Set in 1950’s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. Phantom Thread has me torn. […]
Hellboy reboot adds three more to its cast
As pre-production on Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot continues, Deadline is reporting that Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), Brian Gleeson (mother!) and Alistair Petrie (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) have joined the cast of the film. Okonedo will play Lady Hatton, a resident seer at the Osiris Club, with Gleeson as the wizard Merlin and Petrie as Lord Adam Glaren, […]
Darren Aronofsky’s mother! gets a new trailer and poster
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has debuted for writer-director Darren Aronofsky’s mother! along with a poster featuring Jennifer Lawrence. The upcoming psychological thriller features a cast that also includes Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, and Brian Gleeson; take a look below… A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive […]