
LFF2022 Review: My Father’s Dragon
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews the latest animated wonder from Cartoon Saloon, the exciting and throwback fantasy of My Father’s Dragon. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: My Father’s Dragon
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews the latest animated wonder from Cartoon Saloon, the exciting and throwback fantasy of My Father’s Dragon. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: My Father’s Dragon
Year: 2009 Runtime: 75 minutes Director: Tomm Moore Writers: Tomm Moore, Fabrice Ziolkowski Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylak, Paul Young By Joan Amenn Anyone who has taken drawing lessons knows that the first thing to master is basic shapes, like circles and triangles. “The Secret of Kells” (2009) is animated with that in mind as it tells … Continue reading Magical May Review: The Secret of Kells
Year: 2017 Runtime: 94 Minutes Director: Nora Twomey Writer: Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis Stars: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus By Dominic Corr Gloriously direct, “The Breadwinner” (2017) turns the patriarchal trope of a sole provider into an unflinching tale of a young Afghan girl’s determination, fear and resilience under Taliban rule in 2001. Based on Deborah Ellis’ bestselling novel, who returns to write the … Continue reading ITOL Top 50 Films of the Decade, Entry No.32 : The Breadwinner