Is Éanna Hardwicke Ireland’s First ‘Odd Hot’ Actor? A Respectful Investigation

Is Éanna Hardwicke Ireland’s First ‘Odd Hot’ Actor? A Respectful Investigation

Adam Driver, Pete Davidson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gonzo the Muppet – Hollywood is filled with leading men whose good looks and charisma are paired with a certain striking strangeness. It’s what the French might call that ‘je ne sais quois’, or what we might call ‘Odd Hot’. Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke is one rising star who’s…

Talking Star Wars Visions with Cartoon Saloon’s Paul Young

Talking Star Wars Visions with Cartoon Saloon’s Paul Young

The latest volume of the animated anthology series Star Wars Visions is available now on Disney+, providing a collection of animated episodes from studios all over the world. Ireland’s own Cartoon Saloon contributed to the new batch released on May the 4th, with studio co-founder Paul Young directing the episode ‘Screecher’s Reach’, an eery and…

Finding the beauty of Loss, Longing and Longford in Lakelands

Finding the beauty of Loss, Longing and Longford in Lakelands

Directors: Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney  Starring: Éanna Hardwicke, Danielle Galligan, Gary Lydon, Dafhyd Flynn, Lorcan Cranitch Running Time: 100 minutes “How are things?” “Ah grand, you know yourself”. It is reflexively ingrained in the Irish psyche to answer this way, to parry enquiries after us with airy, empty assurances. It’s not even a question…

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 aims to get hooked on all the feelings

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 aims to get hooked on all the feelings

Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Chukwudi Iwuji, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Gunn, Maria Bakalova, Nathan Fillion Running Time: 150 minutes The ambition to give the characters that he helped popularise and who in turn, skyrocketed his career comes honestly and earnestly to…

A walk through a scandal in Ann

A walk through a scandal in Ann

Director: Ciaran Creagh Starring: Zara Devlin, Eileen Walsh, Ian Beattie, Senna O’Hara, Frank O’Sullivan, Joe Mullins and Sean T. O’Meallaigh Running Time: 100 minutes It’s an important endeavour to use art to try and reckon with your country’s past, particularly when your country is intent on ignoring it. For decades Ireland’s attitude to abortion was…

Local Films for Local People – IFI brings cinema back to the community

Local Films for Local People – IFI brings cinema back to the community

For the next several months, Dublin’s Irish Film Institute will be digging into the archives and giving back to cinema lovers across the island. As part of their commitment to preserve and promote Ireland’s film heritage, the IFI are setting off on tour, presenting local films sourced from their archive back to the communities that…

Bloomsday Film Festival announce Writer’s Tears as sponsors of latest festival

Bloomsday Film Festival announce Writer’s Tears as sponsors of latest festival

The festival have confirmed the Irish whiskey as new sponsors ahead of the 4th edition of the Bloomsday Film Festival in June 2023. The cinematic leg of the annual celebration of one of Ireland’s greatest authors will benefit from the support for their upcoming festival this summer. The Bloomsday Film Festival enters its fourth year…