GLASSLAND (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jack Reynor (What Richard Did), Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine), Will Poulter (We’re The Millers), Michael Smiley (Kill List), Darine Ní Dhonnchadha (Insatiable), Melissa Maria Carton (Love, Rosie), Gary Ó’Nualláin (The Food Guide to Love), Shashi Rami (Ferocious Planet)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Gerrard Barrett (Pilgrim Hill), director, writer; Juliette Bonass (Get Up and Go) and Ed Guiney (The Guard), producers; Piers McGrail (Kelly + Victor), cinematographer; Nathan Nugent (Frank), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In an attempt to save his mother (Collette) from her descending alcoholism and unite his broken family, young taxi driver John (Reynor) on the cliff edge of the criminal underworld takes on a job that will see him pushed into the void, changing his and his family’s lives forever…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

An intense and sharply poignant acclaimed indie, Glassland boasts a thrilling storyline, impeccable direction and some truly inspired performances by its leads, including rising stars Jack Reynor and Will Poulter.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2015

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Giant (dir. Rowan Athale)

British-Yemeni boxer Naseem Hamed rises in the sport…

Hamnet (dir. Chloé Zhao)

William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes deal with an unspeakable loss…

Peter Hujar’s Day (dir. Ira Sachs)

In 1974, photographer Peter Hujar confides in his artist friend Linda Rosenkrantz…

Song Sung Blue (dir. Craig Brewer)

A musician and single mother form a Neil Diamond tribute band…

The Best Films of 2025: #15-1

The second half of our countdown to the very best films of 2025…

The Best Films of 2025: #30-16

The first half of our countdown of 2025’s best films…

Anaconda (dir. Tom Gormican)

Two friends find their remake of the film Anaconda going horribly wrong…

Sentimental Value (dir. Joachim Trier)

An actor is forced to confront her distant filmmaker father…

The Housemaid (dir. Paul Feig)

A young woman becomes the housemaid for an affluent yet disturbed family…

Goodbye June (dir. Kate Winslet)

A family must figure out how to bid their dying mother farewell…

Optimized by Optimole