DVD Review – Yamada: Way of the Samurai
Jack McGlynn takes a look at the new DVD/Blu-ray release of ‘Yamada: Way of the Samurai’.
Category: DVD reviews
DVD Review: Pyjama Girls
A brief glimpse into a seldom-viewed world, this short documentary by Maya Derrington fluidly oscillates between the hardened roughness of the street and the quiet, tender moments in the intimacy of the home. Around the flats of Ballyfermot in Dublin the pavement is littered with kids of all ages – young boys cause havoc, tormenting [...]
… Halloween. Arghhhh – Screen Screams. Memories of Horror
In honour of Halloween, Film Ireland’s children of the night recall one of their favourite Horror Films.
DVD Review: The Runway
Ian Power’s feature debut is an uplifting tale of the time when a Mexican pilot crash-landed in Mallow, Cork back in 1983.
DVD Review: Shaolin
Chinese Cinema once again cements itself as the premier source of action-packed adventure flicks.
DVD Review: Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits released on DVD & Blu-Ray
DVD Review: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc Sec
Out now on DVD & Blu-Ray: Luc Besson’s family-friendly adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s Franco-Belgian comic book series about an intrepid Indiana Jones-like heroine and her amazing adventures in pre-and post World War I Paris.
DVD: 'Night & Fog' & 'Hiroshima Mon Amour' (Alain Resnais)
Re-release of two of Alain Resnais most famous works on DVD.
DVD: As If I Am Not There
Juanita Wilson’s distinctive debut, ‘As If I Am Not There’, is an unforgettable and powerful film.
DVD: 'Young Bruce Lee' & 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'
Jack McGlynn takes a look at two Cine Asia releases and crescent kicks between being impressed & disappointed.
DVD: Barbarossa- Siege Lord
Excellent cinematography let down by bad dubbing in this story set in medieval Europe,
DVD: Brighton Rock
Special edition release of the Boulting Brothers’ adaptation of Graham Greene’s gritty British noir.
… Boxsets
Steven Galvin takes a look at some must-see TV drama boxsets – contemporary, classics, and some you may have missed.
DVD: Ondine
‘Ondine’ sees Neil Jordan’s return to themes of fantasy, myth and the power of storytelling.
