Category Archives: Ireland

When the Chase Is All There Is: “Ronin” (1998)

            “RONIN”  (1998)   Why is it that movies featuring people involved in Intelligence always seem in short supply of that very ingredient? If one were to admire a movie simply for its technical polish, … Continue reading

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Through a Pint Glass, Darkly: Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O’Toole, and Oliver Reed by Robert Sellers

     Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O’Toole, and Oliver Reed is a paean to talent squandered, lives ruined and endless acts of debauchery, violence and vandalism resulting in personal insult, broken marriages and … Continue reading

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Ladies in Waiting: “Return to Glennascaul” (1953)

WARNING: The following review contains plot revealing spoilers, and so it is advised that you first watch the film (available to view at: http://youtu.be/59yMEgjY-1w) before proceeding further. It is a mere twenty three minutes in length and well worth the … Continue reading

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