The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (Terry Gilliam, 2018) was, up until last year when it was released in Ireland, one of the most famous films that had never been made. The brainchild of Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam, it was … Continue reading He Dreams of Giants // Review
Though The Mauritanian has all the usual bits and bobs of the post-9/11 American military propaganda film, looks can certainly be deceiving in the case of Kevin Macdonald’s riveting legal thriller. One of the big draws of this film would … Continue reading The Mauritanian // Review
At first glance, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Hong Khaou’s Monsoon (2019) seems generic at best and cliched at worst. The premise is not exactly ‘new’: a man returns back to his home country after years away, struggles with … Continue reading Monsoon // Review
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
With over 21,000 trade guests, 20 participating cinemas and a ‘slimmed down’ programme of only 340 films (note heavy sarcasm), it might surprise most movie-goers that the Berlinale is actually one of the most public-friendly and accessible of the ‘big … Continue reading Berlinale In Review Originally published in print March 2020.
The Pattinassaince will not be televised. The Pattinaissance will be live. If you had told me at the tender age of thirteen that Robert Pattinson would go on to become one of the most nuanced performers of our generation, … Continue reading The Pattinaissance is Finally Here
Many of my generation went through the most significant developmental phase of our lives over the last decade, and many of us were influenced by cinema and the stories it showed to us. Maybe we fell in love (I did, … Continue reading Formative Films of the Decade Originally Published in Print February 2019
Motherless Brooklyn has flown somewhat under the radar on the months coming up to its release, which is surprising when you consider the sheer wealth of talent within it: written, directed and produced by Edward Norton (of Fight Club and … Continue reading Motherless Brooklyn // Review
●●●●● A horse walks into a rehab centre. Not quite the joke most of us would have expected when we initially (and in my case, tentatively) began Bojack Horseman’s first episode, but six seasons later, here we are. It was … Continue reading Bojack Horseman Season 6 // Review