Philip Bagnall, connector.TV Film blogger, photo with Cian Corbett from SocialMedia.ie 

Director: Jeff Nichols/120 mins/15A
Rating: 4/5
Every once in a while, a film comes along that almost single-handedly promotes an actor from supporting player to nudging the A-list. Michael Shannon has been a commanding presence in many …

Director: Bennett Miller/133 mins/PG
Rating: 4/5
Moneyball should be a cloying sappy mess. It’s based on a true story about an underdog baseball team who worked against an established system to make history. It’s a credit to …

Congratulations to Philip Bagnall who has been chosen as the first connector.TV Blogger of the Month!
This well deserved award is in recognition of his sterling work watching and reviewing  movies so friends of Connector can …

Director: Will Gluck/16/109 mins
Rating: 3/5
The notion of ‘friends with benefits’ must be a fantasy. It certainly must be if you’re anywhere near as attractive as either of the leads of Friends With Benefits. If you …

Director: Cary Fukunaga/12A/120 mins
Rating 4/5
Another version of Jane Eyre? Oh, alright then. Between film, radio and television there are tens of takes on Charlotte Brontë’s novel (a silent version from 1910 is the earliest known), …