Surely the most impressive fake orgasm the world has ever seen, Sally’s (Meg Ryan) startling performance in Katz’s Delicatessen on a busy afternoon captures the attention of not just everyone eating around her but has also become the most memorable … Continue reading The Power of the Catchphrase: When Harry Met Sally “I’ll have what she’s having!”
●●●●● Steven Spielberg’s The Post starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks is a riveting watch beginning in a perilous jungle war-zone in 1966 during the US invasion of Vietnam. However, the tension only mounts as the film progresses and the … Continue reading Streep & Hanks Excel in “The Post” // review If they publish ‘the Pentagon Papers,’ they are risking contempt of court and could face serious charges. But if they don’t…
The Film Network, a two-day conference packed with talks, meet & greets and sessions from Ireland’s most talented in the film industry is back, courtesy of Trinity’s DU Film Society. The conference begins on the evening of Friday 19 January … Continue reading DU Film’s The Film Network is back and bigger than ever! For all those eager to learn the tricks of the trade, the award-winning conference looks to be a promising and informative weekend.
(Robyn Mitchell) (Sophia McDonald) (Hiram Harrington) (Eleanor Brayden) Continue reading A Dublin Christmas: Part Two Photography Editor, Robyn Mitchell compiles a series of photographs that depict Dublin in all its festive glory.
With Christmas just around the corner, Dublin is transforming. Over the last few weeks lights have been strung up all over the place from Grafton Street to Henry Street and towering evergreen trees have decorated well-known spots such as St. … Continue reading A Dublin Christmas: Part One Photography Editor, Robyn Mitchell, compiles a series of photographs that depict Dublin in its most festive moments.
●●●○○ ‘Surprisingly pleasant’ is how I would sum up the overall experience of watching Justice League. Predictably action packed, a lot of awkward sexual tension and plenty of great CGI-aided violence. For superhero fans, Justice League ticks many of the … Continue reading A Big-Budget Descent into Mayhem: “Justice League” Entertaining, fast-paced, expensive and predictable.
After a night of infidelity, Rainn takes his girlfriend, Evelyn, on a romantic country retreat to try and restore her faith in their relationship, but it all comes to a bloody end when Evelyn discovers the truth about what really … Continue reading Horror Film in the Making: “She Forgives” Former TN2 film writer and Trinity graduate Sarah-Kate Fenelon is in New York and producing “She Forgives,” a gut-wrenching horror film exploring female empowerment and revenge.
●●○○○ I am disappointed to report that George Clooney’s latest foray into directing has proven a flop, to say the least. With a disjointed plot, and an unsatisfactory commentary on racism in late 1950s America, Suburbicon leaves much to be … Continue reading ‘Suburbicon’ Should Have Stayed in the Past George Clooney’s latest foray into directing has proven a flop.
Horror films are a strange phenomenon, aren’t they? Why on earth would anyone spend an hour or so of their life watching a film with the express intention of making themselves terrified? From its emergence in the 1890s, the horror … Continue reading The Evolution of Horror Films Why we love to be scared.
The much revered It has finally hit cinemas and you’re guaranteed to be in for a scare. It has been 27 years since director Tommy Lee Wallace’s mini-series take on Stephen King’s classic horror novel It, Andrés Muschietti has done … Continue reading IT: Review No Clowning Around in IT
We’re back to hook you up with the best Netflix viewing this August. Instead of compulsively refreshing Instagram and brooding over everyone you know drinking umbrella cocktails in some tropical paradise, tune in and veg out with TN2, with our … Continue reading Netflix: What To Watch – August
Today marks the start of GAZE Dublin’s 25th LGBT film festival. The best contemporary LGBT films will be celebrated at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield this bank holiday weekend. The programme will include documentaries, discussions and retrospective screenings. The … Continue reading GAZE LGBT Film Festival Dublin Queer cinema is at home in Dublin in this look at the programme for 2017