Film In Review: It
Andy Muschietti’s highly anticipated adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name hit our screens this week, and has been breaking records ever since. The monster-hit took in…
The Graduate: 50 Years On
50 years ago, The Graduate was released and soon became widely regarded as the cinematic epitome of sixties’ suburban America. The 1967 film was a slow burner; it’s popularity came…
Film in Review: Atomic Blonde
Dir: David Leitch Cast: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marson, Sofia Boutella & Toby Jones Cert: 16 Runtime: 115 min The spy-thriller genre is often viewed…
Once Bitten, Twice Shamed
Abortion is possibly the most volatile word in Irish society. Even a simple insinuation can elicit intense responses both sides. Ireland is sandwiched between two media giants, America and Britain,…
Confessions of a First Time Filmmaker
Richard Wagner, renowned German composer and theatre director, once wrote that ‘the ancient splendour and beauty of Prague, a city beyond compare, left an impression in my imagination that will…
Watching the Detectives: True Crime Streaming On the Rise
Car crash TV – a show so bad that you wish you hadn’t looked. But now you can’t look away away. The second-hand embarrassment of the Eurovision or First Dates…
The Princess and the Pitchforks: Emma Watson and Feminist Politics
A tale as old as time – that of an unnecessary Hollywood remake, a brigade of misinformation, and a feminist being made to prove her feminism. Emma Watson plays Belle…
Film in Review: ‘Get Out’
Jordan Peele is best known as one half of the popular comedic duo Key and Peele. Who, after igniting an infectious chemistry together over five seasons as regular cast members…
Films in Review: Moonlight, Lion, The Great Wall
Moonlight CT Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Barry Jenkins’ sophomore feature is worthy of every word of the praise it is getting. A bildungsroman with a difference, it charts…
Hindiwood: Hollywood and its influence on the Hindi Film Industry
Film & TV Writer Paurush Kumar takes another look at the shifting landscape of Hindi cinema, this time examining the impact of Hollywood on its Indian counterpart. Although the Hindi…
Artist or Abuser? The Controversy Surrounding Casey Affleck
Should the sexual harassment allegations against Casey Affleck stop him from winning an Academy Award? Is it right to separate art from the artist and judge it on its own…
Film in Review: The Lego Batman Movie
Emerging from the ashes of last year’s lukewarmly received Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, in what may be the largest tonal shift witnessed by cinephiles since Matthew McConaughey’s dramatic…