Five things we learned this week – July 12th 2013
1) James Bond 24 Hurrah! Sam Mendes has signed on to direct the 24th instalment of the the James Bond franchise. We here at Spooool were big fans of his 2012 effort Skyfall, perhaps going so far as to...
View ArticleFive things we learned this week – April 11th 2014
Use the arrows to navigate through this week’s “five things” 1) IFI Spotlight is tomorrow 2) Hey you guys, The Goonies is getting a sequel 3) R.I.P. Mickey Rooney 4) Bradley Cooper proves Louis C.K....
View ArticleThe Sea
Don’t see – ★★ British director Stephen Brown is making his feature debut with an adaptation of the hit John Banville novel The Sea which won the Man Booker prize nine years ago. Sad to say he may be...
View ArticleFemme Fatigue #1 – Frank, Under the Skin, Captain America II and more
Eithne Shortall is chief arts writer for Sunday Times Ireland. If you missed it, take a look at Femme Fatigue (An Introduction) for more on her monthly round-up of female representations on screen for...
View ArticleBest & Worst – Ranking Ireland’s Cinema Releases from April 2014
Starting with the best, here are the films of April 2014. There are links to reviews included where applicable, and if we didn’t review it fully in time then there’s a bit of a write-up. For more on a...
View ArticleSpooool.ie Podcast #17 – A golden age for Irish cinema?
The May podcast takes a special look at Irish movies in 2014 as we try to work out whether we’re living in some sort of golden age or if it’s just coincidence that there are so many popular home-grown...
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