Everyone, especially women, experience adolescent body changes. But those changes won’t be as big as the changes the movie’s main character, Meilin, goes through. Born into a family where the …
REVIEWS | What's Up Hollywood - Part 2
“For Molly”: The inspired story of how one man uses film to surpass death and be a father to his child
By: Bernadette Fitzgibbons April 7, 2019
It takes courage to make a film about dying and even more to do this in 5 days on a very low budget. Yet this is precisely what director Cathal …
“School Life” is a captivating documentary about the magical Headfort School
By: Bernadette Fitzgibbons October 23, 2017
School Life has brought to life the potential magic of what the early childhood school experience can be, and elevates it to a new level. The real world Headfort School …
“Miss Hokusai” is a virtual painting with a fantastic plot
By: Julian Blythe November 27, 2016
Miss Hokusai is an animated adaptation of the Hinako Sugiura manga series. Rather than tell a traditional tale of a famous artist—in this case, Katsushika Hokusai, the legendary Japanese painter most well-known …
“Coming Home” is a must see documentary that uniquely captures the Irish emigrant experience.
By: Bernadette Fitzgibbons November 25, 2016
Ireland has a long and sad history of emigration whether for political, economic or religious reasons. Irish emigrants, whether first or fifth generation, have felt the call of home like …
Psycho had the shower, Jaws had the ocean, and now the woods have become a nightmare from The Witch
By: Jeremy Berkowitz February 20, 2016
Robert Eggers debut feature film, The Witch, is both a piece of haunting folklore and an emotionally distressing family drama. The horrific moments dispersed throughout the film are intensified by …
“Mission To Lars” review: Not Your Ordinary Road Trip Movie
By: Mort Smith October 2, 2015
In the documentary Mission To Lars, Tom Spicer has “Fragile X syndrome,” an autism-like condition. Tom lives in a group home in the UK and his siblings Kate and William …
While the path of true love never runs smooth, the story can be something special
By: Sheila McCarthy February 2, 2015
Love, Rosie is a romantic tale, directed by Christian Ditter, and based on the novel Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern. Starring Lily Collins as Rosie, and Sam Claflin as …