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Movie Review – Belfast (2021)

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Belfast, 2021.Written and Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Lara McDonnell, Gerard Horan, Turlough Convery, Gerard McCarthy, Bríd Brennan, Sid Sagar, Colin Morgan, and Olive Tennant.SYNOPSIS:Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a […]

Jamie Dornan suffers amnesia in the outback in the trailer for The Tourist

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The BBC and HBO Max have released the first trailer for the upcoming thriller series The Tourist which stars Jamie Dornan as a British man who wakes up with no memory of who he is after being pursued and ran of the road by a truck in the Australian outback; take a look here…Jamie Dornan stars […]

Spencer and Belfast – Oscars 2022 Prospects, Predictions & Review

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EJ Moreno breaks down the awards chances for Belfast & Spencer…The 2022 awards season is already heating up, and each week leading up to the big award shows, we’ll be diving into the big contenders on the road to the Oscars.First up, we’re taking a look at Spencer and Belfast. Watch the video below, and be […]

57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Belfast

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Belfast, 2021.Written and Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Lara McDonnell, Gerard Horan, Turlough Convery, Gerard McCarthy, Bríd Brennan, Sid Sagar, Colin Morgan, and Olive Tennant.SYNOPSIS:Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a […]

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast highlights family love amid turmoil in new trailer

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A new trailer and several character posters for Kenneth Branagh’s family drama Belfast has been released. Written and directed by Branagh, the film centres on a young boy and his working class family in 1960s Northern Ireland as they navigate the social turmoils and  that includes Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jude Hill, Lara […]

2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Belfast

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Belfast, 2021.Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds and Colin Morgan.SYNOPSIS:In the midst of the Troubles, a young boy and his parents struggle with the idea that their future might have to lie somewhere other than the city they have always called home.Kenneth Branagh has put down […]

First trailer, poster and images for Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast

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Universal Pictures has released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming drama Belfast. Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, the film centres on a young boy and his working class family in 1960s Northern Ireland and features a cast that includes Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jude Hill, Lara McDonnell, and Ciaran Hinds; […]

Movie Review – Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)

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Wild Mountain Thyme, 2020.Written and Directed by John Patrick Shanley. Starring Jamie Dornan, Emily Blunt, Jon Hamm, Christopher Walken, Dearbhla Molloy, Jon Tenney, Danielle Ryan, Lydia McGuinness, Darragh O’Kane, and Abigail Coburn.SYNOPSIS:A pair of star-crossed lovers in Ireland get caught up in their family’s land dispute.Wild Mountain Thyme is a romantic tale equal parts conventional, […]

Movie Review – Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

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Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, 2021.Directed by Josh Greenbaum. Starring Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Vanessa Bayer, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Reyn Doi.SYNOPSIS:Two middle-aged friends travel to an idyllic Florida resort, where they become embroiled in an elaborate criminal plot.There’s a long-running theory in film circles that categories the […]