Kirwan’s chippy Oldschool charm
Emmet Kirwan’s chippy charisma and blabbermouth energy does much to patch over the gaps in Dublin Oldschool's wandering story
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Dublin Oldschool: Directed by Dave Tynan, Nationwide, 16,Rating:***
Leave No Trace: Directed by Debra Granik, Selected, PG,Rating:****
The film adaptation of poet and actor Emmet Kirwan’s stage playDublin Oldschool sees two estranged brothers, both struggling with addiction issues, reunited over the course of a drug-fuelled weekend in the basement nightclubs and back alleys of the capital. Directed and co-written by Dave Tynan, Kirwan’s chippy charisma and blabbermouth energy does much to patch ...