Illustrations by Emily Thomas. For the first time in living memory, the usual celebrations of this very Irish holiday are unable to go ahead, which makes it a perfect time to light some candles (recommended), wear your cloak (optional), … Continue reading TN2 Film’s Halloween of Horrors 2020
●●●○○ As a big fan of all things spooky and demented from a young age, of course Roald Dahl’s 1983 novel The Witches was one of my favourite reads growing up. Robert Zemeckis’ latest adaptation must not only live up … Continue reading The Witches // Review
●●○○○ Rebecca (Ben Wheatley, 2020) is the latest adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic novel of the same name. The premise follows a young woman (Lily James) who meets a rich, albeit grieving widower, Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), … Continue reading Rebecca // Review
●●●●● Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Jason Woliner, 2020), to give it its full title, is an incredibly distressing film. It is distressing to the senses, as … Continue reading Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm // Review
Illustrations by Lola Fleming and Ciarán Butler. Connor Howlett (Film Editor) The idea behind this Film Club is to pick a film that I think deserves more attention, and set my deputies and another TN2er the homework of watching it. … Continue reading Film Club 3: Emile Ardolino’s Dirty Dancing
When Dani Clayton (Victoria Pedretti) begins a new job as an au pair at Bly Manor, she knows that it won’t be easy looking after orphaned twins Miles (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) and Flora (Amelie Bea Smith). Thankfully, she’s not the … Continue reading The Haunting of Bly Manor // Review
As a lover of almost all things superhero (although Ant-Man (Peyton Reed, 2015) is vacuous tedium), when The Boys (Eric Kripke, 2019- ) came out last year, I was thrilled, mesmerised and horrified, bingeing the whole thing in two days. … Continue reading The Boys Season Two // Review
●●●●○ There are some films that stay on your radar for a while, which you await with growing impatience as the time between your initial awareness of it and its eventual release date seems to be getting longer and longer. … Continue reading Nocturnal // Review
Illustrations by Lola Fleming and Ciarán Butler. Connor Howlett (Film Editor) The idea behind this Film Club is to pick a film that I think deserves more attention, and set my deputies and another TN2er the homework of watching it. They’ll … Continue reading Film Club 2: Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann
Illustrations by Ren O’Hare, Lola Fleming and Ciarán Butler. Originally published in the Summer Issue 2020. Connor Howlett (Film Editor) The idea behind this Film Club is to pick a film that I think deserves more attention, and set my … Continue reading Film Club 1: Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station
Now more than ever, people are reflecting on global racial injustice. Some are unsure as to the context of the protests that have been taking place around the world. It is a privilege to be unaware of the horrific extent … Continue reading Cinema to educate on racism
●●●●● At his best, Spike Lee is a filmmaker whose work can feel relevant and urgent. Not only does he seem to capture the present moment in his films, but he makes sure that moment endures. Do the Right Thing … Continue reading Da 5 Bloods // Review