Long thought of as one of Jane Austin’s most popular novels, Emma is a novel which, more often than not has suffered from mishandling and misdirection in most depictions. Time and again most Austen fans are left disappointed by the … Continue reading There’s no one quite like Emma
The following is a review of a film on an issue that many of you will disagree The main ethos of Culture Journal Ireland is to go places where many might not and to challenge thinking. It is on that … Continue reading Unplanned: A contentious movie to make you think
With a largely female cast and crew, A Bump Along the Way is the latest to put Derry on the big screen. It follows the exploits of single mother Pamela and her best friend Sinead all watched over in disgust … Continue reading A Bump Along the Way – Derry Girls meets The Snapper
In postwar America the cowboy was king. In fact before during and after the war the first settlers in what would become known as the United States came to represent in the minds of the American public everything that was … Continue reading Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
As a TV series it has enthralled audiences all over the world and won countless awards since it debuted in 2010. Now the saga of the Grantham family comes to the big screen with all the opulence and grandure magnified on to the big the big screen. The plot of this latest encounter revolves around the visit to Downton Abbey of King George V and Queen Mary of Tek. At first the staff and residents of Downton are both delighted and daunted at the prospect of trying to bring the great old residence up to standard for their royal visitors. … Continue reading Downton Abbey shines on a bigger screen
Set in Columbia during the rise of the drug lords, Pajeros de Verano (Birds of Passage) is a sleak, hard-hitting take on gang warfare among the Wayuu people of the South American country which, unfortunately, has become a by word … Continue reading Pajeros de Verano
It was the summer of ’86 and this particular reviewer sat down in the box room of the family home to watch the final of that year’s world cup on the tiny portable colour TV that was the norm then. … Continue reading Diego Maradonna
IT was September 2002. The summer had ended but there was still cause for many in Derry, Northern Ireland to celebrate. Oasis, the band who had defined a generation were due to play in Prehen playing fields that sunny September. … Continue reading Liam Gallagher: As it was. Liam does it his way