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Irish Academy Awards: The 2022 IFTA Nominations

Belfast and An Cailín Ciúin lead the nominations for the 2022 Irish Academy Awards. Both films have scored 10 nods each, while Who We Love, Swan Song and You Are Not My Mother have 6 nominations. Break-out hit, Deadly Cuts was next having [...]

February 22, 2022

Blu-ray Review: Prano Bailey-Bond’s CENSOR Is Pure Nightmare Poetry

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor is one hell of a cinematic calling card. The director’s feature-length debut is an incredibly assured film with a wonderful mastery of tone and vision. It’s been rightfully lauded by critics and genre [...]

January 25, 2022

Review: Guy Ritchie Directs Jason Statham In WRATH OF MAN

Guy Ritchie’s latest teaming with Jason Statham, Wrath Of Man is an energetic and well produced action film with which delivers enough bone-crunching thrills to keep fans of the genre happy. If you’re looking for plot and nuance, you might want [...]

December 10, 2021

Review: Niamh Algar Impresses In Prano Bailey-Bond’s Hallucinogenic Horror CENSOR

Prano Bailey-Bond makes a powerful cinematic statement with her feature length directorial debut, Censor. This 1980s-set horror is a lyrical piece of nightmare poetry, one which draws you into its dark and hallucinogenic heart. At the centre of it [...]

August 9, 2021

Prano Bailey-Bond’s CENSOR Gets Exclusive Preview Screenings In The UK

Prano Bailey-Bond’s video-nasty horror, Censor will be getting exclusive preview screenings across seven UK cities this August. The screenings are in conjunction with Massive Cinema. Each screening will include introductions and/or audience [...]

July 28, 2021

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Video Nasty Horror CENSOR Gets A Release Date For The UK & Ireland

Vertigo Releasing has announced that it will be releasing Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor in UK and Irish cinemas from 20 August 2021 Niamh Algar (so good it Calm With Horses) leads the cast which is also features Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, [...]

June 2, 2021

Trailer For Prano Bailey-Bond’s Video Nasty Horror CENSOR Starring Niamh Algar

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor looks great. The 1980s set horror riffs on the UK’s obsession with the ‘Video Nasty’ during the early years of VHS and it seems to feature some striking visuals and good performances. Niamh Algar (so [...]

May 19, 2021

Review: Jason Statham & Guy Ritchie Deliver Entertaining Action Thrills In WRATH OF MAN

May 6, 2021

Why You Need To Watch The 4-Time BAFTA Nominated CALM WITH HORSES

Movies In Focus is thrilled that the brilliant Calm With Horses has garnered 4 nominations including Outstanding British Film, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor and Best Actor at this year’s BAFTAs. I’m a huge fan of the film and I [...]

March 13, 2021

Review: THE SHADOW OF VIOLENCE/CALM WITH HORSES Is An Exceptional Irish Crime Drama

The Shadow of Violence/Calm With Horses is a hugely impressive directorial debut from Nick Rowland. Adapted by Joesph Murtaugh from a short story by Colin Barrett, this Irish crime drama packs a serious punch which vigorously pulls the viewer into [...]

April 27, 2020

New Clip From Punchy Irish Drama CALM WITH HORSES

Nick Rowland’s feature debut Calm With Horses will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 13 March 2020. It looks like a punchy drama with a powerful performance from Cosmo Jarvis. The mighty Michael Fassbender is one of the producers of [...]

March 10, 2020