Don’t be confused, Sean Durkin’s “The Iron Claw” is not a movie about wrestling: it is a movie about family – one that happens to be obsessed with wrestling. Kevin Von Erich (Zac Efron) states in the opening moments how … Continue reading A Family that wrestles together, stays together.
These past few years, my interest in Netflix-produced TV shows has never been so low, due to their tendency to cancel the best ones and renew those with scripts so terrible they might as well have been AI-generated. I’m sure … Continue reading One Day Review
At fifty-six, Denis Villeneuve has built up a substantial filmography, with movies such as Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and, of course, Dune. Dune: Part Two is his biggest achievement yet. Right from the beginning, five minutes into the … Continue reading Dune: Part Two Review This review contains spoilers.
The Zone of Interest (dir. Jonathan Glazer) is a historical drama loosely based on the 2014 novel of the same title by Martin Amis, depicting the Holocaust with emotional intensity – especially due to the way it chooses to present … Continue reading The Zone of Interest Review (Slight spoilers ahead)
Ever since I began writing film articles for my high school mag in 2020, I had this tradition of blitz-reviewing all the Best Picture nominated films for each year and predicting the winner. It is now irrelevant whether my previous … Continue reading Reviewing and ranking 2024 Oscar Best Picture nominations (and predicting a winner)
“Every new high-profile rom-com ends up, perhaps unfairly, being expected to redefine the genre or to usher it into the 2020s. What makes Anyone But You especially significant to this conversation is its old-school-style pairing of two of Hollywood’s most … Continue reading Anything But This The State of the Modern Theatrical Rom-Com
Originally published in print in February 2024. Our best filmmakers – Scorcese, Tarantino, Spielberg – are heading into their twilight years, so the question arises: who are going to be the big filmmakers of our generation? If you were … Continue reading Emerald Fennell: Fresh Auteur or Flawed Filmmaker? TW: mention of rape / sexual assault / suicide
Have you got animosity towards your neighbour? Do you think the enmity could not possibly get any worse? And, more importantly, do you believe the English are framing you for crimes you haven’t committed? Boy, do I have a film … Continue reading Wicked Little Letters On Neighbourly animosity, culture shocks and Anglo-Irish relations
The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson, is an endearing study on nostalgia and the past as a thing that we both yearn for and run from. Set against the backdrop of a 1970s New England … Continue reading The Holdovers A fresh classic
Dublin’s International Film Festival (DIFF) happens annually from the end of February to the beginning of March. It is hosted by The Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield with an extensive programme of features and shorts, and is open to the public … Continue reading Films at DIFF 2024 to Look Out For
Whether we accept it or not, February is here and so are the explosions of red and pink decorations, the bouquets of flowers, constant flirtations, and hand-holding that consequently come with Valentine’s Day. Some only see the day as a … Continue reading Must-Watch Valentine’s Day Rom-Coms Six romance films to match your Valentine’s Day vibe – whatever that may be
All of Us Strangers is Andrew Haigh’s newest film starring the mercurial Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, alongside Claire Foy and Jamie Bell. Until the movie’s acclaimed premiere at the Telluride Film Festival last summer, I hadn’t heard of Andrew … Continue reading All of Us Strangers Review All of us hope, love, hurt