Picking up the Audience Award at SXSW Sydney, writer/director/producer Sam Hayes’ debut Pools is the cinematic equivalent of taking a refreshing dip on a sweltering summer day. And meeting Hayes
9
… a must own for viewers of good taste and distinction.
8
… a hugely generous boxset positively brimming with classic horror and vintage oddities.
7.5
… fast-paced, engaging and very slick looking, although there are fundamental gameplay and story elements that very much feel of their time.
8
... a rich, vibrant, beautifully shot, well acted and sharply written coming-of-age yarn that drips with authenticity.
6
A visually arresting crime drama that blends family tension, underworld rivalries and a modern‑day star‑crossed romance.
Renny Harlin is back in Malta, some thirty years since he was last here, overseeing the box office disaster that was Cutthroat Island. Starring his then-wife Geena Davis, this pre-Pirates
7.5
... the right choice for all those who like their horror twisted, deformed and with a drooling case of the murderous munchies.
Co-writer/producer Fiona Bergin and co-writer/director Fintan Connolly recharge the private eye genre with their compelling Dublin-set thriller Barber starring Aidan Gillen. “I came out of a multimedia course and started
8
… a fast-paced, rip-roaring nautical adventure with slick combat, a solid story and more booty than a Cardi B film clip.