This morning saw the release of the latest trailer for T2, which is not a rerelease of the action-packed Terminator sequel but rather the follow up to Trainspotting, Danny Boyle’s breakout saunter through the lives of Scottish drug addicts. Once again Ewan McGregor’s Renton is recommending that we “choose life”. Life however, has changed in…
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Dublin Web Fest Coming Soon
Ireland’s sole web series festival Dub Web Fest has launched the schedule for its second year, featuring web series from every corner of the globe and workshops from a variety of film and media professionals. The festival will take place from the 18th to the 20th of November at Filmbase in Temple Bar. Budding creatives will have…
Hugh Jackman Snikts The Claws One More Time In Logan Trailer
Hugh Jackman has been playing Wolverine for longer than many people watching X-Men movies have been alive, but he’s got the claws out one last time in the trailer for Logan.
A Date For Mad Mary Is One Of The Year’s Best Films
Director: Darren Thornton Starring: Seana Kerslake, Tara Lee, Charleigh Bailey Running Time: 82 minutes When tracksuit wearing, club loving ‘Mad Mary’ is released from prison, the expectations people in her life have for her are low. Best friend and bride-to-be Charlene never even considered that Mary might want a +1 for her wedding, or that she would be capable of…
Mattress Men Is A Quirky Gateway To Deeper Issues
Director: Colm Quinn Featuring: Michael Flynn, Paul Kelly Running Time: 84 minutes With his distinctive features, alliterative name and unwavering commitment to selling mattresses, ‘Mattress Mick’ has become a true Dublin character in the last few years. But what secrets does Mick keep under the mattress, or rather, what was behind the unlikely transformation of an aging bed salesman into…
War On Everyone Is A Battle Of Attrition
Director: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Michael Peña, Alexander Skarsgård Running Time: 98 minutes Fuck off. Feel free to resume reading this review after you’ve finished cracking up, because going by John Michael McDonagh there is nothing funnier than a spot of profanity. A sudden swear has been used to comedic effect plenty of times in films…
Movie Memories: Erin McGathy On Rolling, Looping, Dating
On her podcast This Feels Terrible, comedian, artist and actress Erin McGathy talks love, sex and heartbreak, with guests from both sides of the Atlantic, from Marc Maron to Tara Flynn. Erin has guested on television shows like Community and Drunk History and since relocating to this side of the Atlantic she has appeared at the Vodafone Comedy Festival and performed her show Love…
Dublin Doc Fest Announces 2016 Programme
The Dublin Doc Fest was founded by Tess Motherway in 2013 and showcases short documentary films from both Irish and international filmmakers. Now in it’s fourth year, the Dublin Doc Fest has chosen the unconventional setting of the Teeling Whiskey Distillery to host its latest installment, and has announced the programme of shorts for this…
The Melancholy Death Of Expectations For Tim Burton Films
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is not exactly filled to the brim with talking points, so we reviewed the latest Tim Burton film in the style of one of the director’s own poems. There was a director Whose films were quite good, With big hair and big eyes And a love for Ed Wood.…
Anomalisa Opens The Dublin Animation Film Festival 2016
The Academy Award nominated film Anomalisa will open the Dublin Animation Film Festival, which takes place at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire at 12pm on the 22nd October 2016. Director Duke Johnson will take part in a Q and A following the film, before an afternoon showcasing new talents in Irish animation. Co-directed by…