Pretty Deadly Films celebrates the best of blockbusters and beyond. Our latest issue is available now. Our twelth issue is packed with art and articles celebrating the movies that get mouths watering! You can order a digital download or print edition now from our ko-fi shop. In PDF 12: Pay what you can and get your copy…
Director: Luke McManus Featuring: Lisa O’Neill, John Francis Flynn, Séan Ó Túama, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Ian Lynch, Gemma Dunleavy Running Time: 80 minutes “Those in power write the history, those who struggle write the songs”. North Circular quotes Frank Harte’s assertion, and in its journey through the length of the North Circular Road, stopping off…
A powerful examination of the experiences of people who are living with HIV in Ireland today, How to Tell A Secret is a hybrid documentary film that looks at social stigma and the art of telling your story. The highly anticipated film will open on limited release in select Irish cinemas from Thursday 1st December, coinciding with World AIDS Day 2022. Robbie Lawlor…
Director: Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne Starring: Shaun Dunne, Robbie Lawlor, Lady Veda, Jade Jordan, Eva-Jane Gaffney, Lauren Larkin Running Time: 101 minutes Breaking a stigma is about removing walls. In How To Tell A Secret, performance and interview are interwoven. Stories of living with HIV pass through acting, re-enacting and interview, from performance to…
Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Ed Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, Leslie Odom Jr., Madelyn Cline, Janelle Monáe Running Time: 139 minutes Steve Jobs is dead. Tough break for him, but it does make brand management at Apple easier. The public perception of the ‘genius billionaire’ – innovative, enigmatic, benevolent…
Director: Luca Guadagnino Starring: Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance Running Time: 130 minutes The opening scenes of Bones and All take care to show us lead character Maren first and foremost as a young woman without a strong sense of self. Shy and sheltered, she’s led a life constantly on the move, her mom…
The third iteration of the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival is coming soon to Smithfield. The Generator Hostel will be host to a fully live edition of DICFF, bringing short and feature films and live comedy performances to patrons over three days from Dec 2 – 4th. The brainchild of writer and director Maureen ‘Mo’…
artwork by Conor Merriman It’s that time of year again – the Naughty or Nice programme at the Light House Cinema was announced this week. The Christmas season of films at the Smithfield cinema is here, with the usual selection of Christmas favourites and deep cut delights on offer from December 4th – 31st. Naughty…
In 2018, director Natasha Waugh and writer Jonathan Hughes worked together on short film Mother, an offbeat, darkly funny tale of a matriarchal kitchen appliance. Their latest film, La Tumba is similarly smart, taking what seems like a pure comedy premise and delivering a sincere, emotional story. Featuring lovely performances by the leads, Eloisa Etxebarria…
The Small Trans Library is a small lending library of trans-authored books for trans people, with branches in Dublin and Glasgow. Later this month, they’ll be expanding their efforts into the world of film, with a screening of short films telling Irish trans stories. Shorts from a variety of filmmakers will be available to view…
