IFFBoston 2010 Review: Perrier’s Bounty

‘Perrier’s Bounty’ from Irish Director Ian Fitzgibbon is an intense, darkly funny thriller set in Dublin. The cast is excellent, starring the very talented Cillian Murphy, Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, and Brendan Gleeson. The film opens with Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy) passed out on a coach, and an ominous narrator (Gabriel Byrne) setting the scene …

Review: Wide Open Spaces

I recently caught wide open spaces at the Irish Film Festival of Boston. The film was directed By Tom Hall, and stars Ewen Bremner, and Ardal O’Hanlon. The film opens at the apartment of Austin (Bremner) and Myles (O’Hanlon), with the two friends being evicted. It is clear from the get go that Austin is …