Patrick Mulcahy
Patrick Mulcahy is the resident film reviewer at Chartist. He was co-founder of Cinema Release (1991-5) and formerly a member of London Filmmakers Co-operative.
Fight Snub
Patrick Mulcahy on a moment of hope and expectation
Hugo’s there?
Patrick Mulcahy on a 21st century Les Miserables
Back to the war zone
Patrick Mulcahy on gestures of solidarity in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods
The struggle to overthrow patriarchy is ongoing
Patrick Mulcahy on the birth of modern Women’s Lib
The Audacity of Hope
Patrick Mulcahy on a tense portrait of rich and poor in South Korea
Departure Scrounge
Patrick Mulcahy on Tarantino’s 60s Hollywood pastiche
Below the surface
Patrick Mulcahy on a slow burner about have-nots
When it comes to the work of American writer-director S. Craig Zahler, I have arrived late to...
Crowd trouble
Patrick Mulcahy on Mike Leigh’s homage to Peterloo 200 years on
Peterloo is writer-director Mike Leigh’s most ambitious film to date – and one of...
No apology needed
Patrick Mulcahy on showing genuine concern for workers’ rights
Watching contemporary American cinema is, for the most part, a depressing experience. ‘America First’, the mantra...
Hollywood shame factory
Patrick Mulcahy on the state of the film industry
After nominating himself for Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year 2017’, US President Donald Trump must have shrugged...