A family do a clean out of their mother's house and unwittingly throw out her entire life savings. It's then a race against time around the streets of Dublin to retrieve it all. This is a charming and very likable film from director Lance Daly ( Black 47) that does that great Irish thing of mixing humour and pathos perfectly. Super cast in this too including Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt and Kelly Thornton.
My Brother The Devil Sat 3/3 BBC1 @ 23.55
Mo and Rashid are two Muslim brothers growing up in Hackney. Rashid is in a gang and doesn't want that life for his brother. Rashid also has a big secret thats not exactly compatible with his religion. A beautiful looking film that tells a familiar story but with it's own unique slant on things. James Floyd and Fady Elsayed as the brothers both give committed, genuine performances.
Garage Sun 4/3 RTE2 @ 00.25
Josie lives a slow and solitary life in a small village in Offaly. One day a chance of friendship rears it's head but it doesn't take long for things to go sideways. Pat Shortt is absolutely fantastic in Lenny Abrahamson's quietly devastating tale of rural isolation. It sounds grim but it's a painfully real film that deserves to be seen. Anne-Marie Duff in a support plays one of Josie's few friends and offers some respite from the darkness.
Carol Mon 5/3 Film4 @ 21.00
In 1950's New York, two women of very different social status meet and fall in love. But the social mores of the day are a major barrier to their happiness. A magnificent film that fully deserves the critical acclaim it received. It's a compelling and utterly heartbreaking watch that contains two fantastic performances from Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Kyle Chandler as always adds a touch of class too.
Girl Most Likely Mon 5/3 TG4 @ 21.30
Imogen's stellar career as a writer in New York has hit the bricks and she faces the horror of moving back in with her family in New Jersey. Can she reconnect with them and get herself back on track though? This is lovely stuff, a quirky, funny and fresh comedy drama about rebuilding both your life and bridges and led by two superb performances from Kristin Wiig and Annette Bening.
Ravenous Tues 6/3 The Horror Channel @ 00.25
In the 19th century a frostbitten stranger turns up at an army fort claiming to be the only survivor of a wagon train that got lost in the mountains. Antonia Bird's darkly comic horror thriller is a ferociously entertaining watch but it might be too much for the more squeamish out there. Cracking cast in this. Robert Carlyle as the stranger is brilliant and Guy Pearce, Jeremy Davies and John Spencer are all on good form.
Memento Wed 7/3 BBC1 @ 23.45
A man with no short term memory searches for his wife's murderer. Sounds simple right. Haha. No, it's far from it from. This is the film that made Christopher Nolan famous and rightly so. It's a magnificent thriller and one which demands your utmost attention as it's non linear plot line can be slightly confusing. Guy Pearce in the lead role is on fire and gets fine back up from Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano
The East Thur 8/3 CH4 @ 01.25
A young woman goes undercover in an anarchist group who are attacking major American corporations. It doesn't take long before she begins to question her own beliefs and motives. Brit Marling is good in the lead role of this entertaining, tense and thought provoking film that asks some solid questions about modern day values. Ellen Page and Alexander Skarsgård as her follow anarchists do good work as always
What's Up, Doc? Thur 8/3 TCM @ 13.05
Usually i'd run a mile from any Barbara Streisand film but this one is an utter hoot. Set in San Francisco this is a proper old fashioned screwball comedy all set in motion by a luggage mix up. It feels like an old 30's comedy and I mean that in a good way. The cast is led by Ryan O'Neal and Streisand and both are in top form, charming and just good fun. Record this for when you have a crap day & need something to cheer yourself up.
Captain America : The Winter Soldier Fri 9/3 BBC1 @ 23.05
Captain America returns in his second film and finds out that allies he once trusted have far reaching and sinister plans for the people of earth. For my money the best of all the films Marvel studios has released so far. Ya it's full of CGI and action but it feels considered and mature as well. And has more than a hint of 70's paranoia thriller to it. Chris Evans is great as Cap as usual and gets cracking support from Scarlet Johansson and Robert Redford.
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