‘An excommunicated priest returns to his remote island community in a documentary, previously lost to time’ – that’s the synopsis of In Wake of John Doyle, one of the shorts screening this week at DIFF, but there’s more to this disarming doc than meets the eye. For one thing, it’s a found footage piece, a…
Director: Osgood Perkins Starring: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Adam Scott, Elijah Wood Running Time: 98 minutes As someone who isn’t necessarily a fan of scary movies, mostly because I enjoy sleeping at night, I approached the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Monkey with extreme caution. Walking into the…
Love is in the air in the fair city of film. Across Dublin’s cinemas, there’s plenty of Valentine’s Day screenings afoot, whether it’s The People’s Joker at the Light House, romance rescreenings at the Stella, or 80th anniversary screenings of heartbreaking classic Brief Encounter at the IFI. The new Bridget Jones is out, as is…
A new film club is coming to Dublin 8 to screen some cult classics in the heart of Inchicore. Film critic Brian Lloyd will be picking out pictures for the Rascals Movie Club and their first movie meeting takes place next week on Wednesday February 19th. Rascals Brewery and Pizza Restaurant on the Tyrconnell Road…
Two and a half years after its festival premiere, The People’s Joker is finally getting its Irish theatrical release. I first encountered Vera Drew’s debut feature when it was included in Dublin’s own GAZE International LGBTQIA+ Film Festival lineup in September of 2022, before being yanked from venues after only one screening at the Toronto…
The venues of choice at the Dublin International Film Festival tend to be, as you would imagine, cinemas. It’s a common DIFF experience to have to leg it across town between the Light House and the IFI in particular in order to fit in a busy day’s festivalling. There are always events sprinkled throughout the…
A new queer cinema experience has arrived to the fair city of film. Starting in February, a new collaboration between Outhouse and GAZE will show classic films screened as part of the Queer Film Club, and their first event has already sold out, showing the hunger for this club in the heart of Dublin. From…
The death of David Lynch earlier this January meant the departure from this world of one of the most unique, intriguing, empathetic and exceptional cinematic minds in history. From the underground oddness of Eraserhead, to changing television forever alongside Mark Frost and co with Twin Peaks, to the ethereal beauty of Mulholland Drive, and even…
A screening of a selection of strange and exciting short films will take place on Tuesday 4th of February at the Dot Theatre in Dublin 2. Curio curates an eclectic selection next week. The evening is curated by Dublin independent writer, cinematographer and filmmaker Conor Tobin. From half 6 to half 10 the event offers…
One of the most iconic and influential filmmakers in history arrives at the IFI this February and March for a packed retrospective. From Scorsese to Hansen-Løve to both Bill AND Ted, the work of Ingmar Bergman has its finger prints across film history, and you can soon see 22 films exploring some of his timeless…
