Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Kelly Thornton, Jack Reynor, Aiden Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Directed By: John Carney
Running Time: 106 mins
BBFC Certificate: 12
UK Release Date: August 8th 2016 (UK)

John Carney had great success with the Oscar-winning Once, but his follow-up, Begin Again, wasn’t so well received. However, he’s back on top with Sing Street, a great, Irish coming-of-age flick, which like his earlier movies is infused throughout with music.

Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) is surprised when he’s pulled out of his private school and sent to a local Catholic school, which he soon discovers is more like a containment zone for out of control kids than an educational establishment, not helped by the fact it’s run by an overgrown bully. After the culture shock settles, Conor decides to do what many before him have done to attempt to impress a girl he’s met – start a band. [Read more…]