Director: Leigh Whannell Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger Running Time: 103 minutes As Ireland’s own Lee Cronin prepares to unravel a new take on The Mummy, it might be understandable for him to use Blumhouse’s other reimaginings of classic monster movies as a point of reference., both for the do’s and…
Director: Magnus von Horn Starring: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri Running Time: 115 minutes While Robert Eggers’ take on Nosferatu has become a box-office hit, with viewers ravenous for a gothic account of sexual politics not seen since My Immortal, the vampire flick doesn’t have a monopoly at the cinema this month for…
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish Horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. One of Ireland’s premiere video essayists, Gavin of Primary Cinema has been providing excellent insights into filmmaking and film…
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish Horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. You wait forever for a horror film as Gaeilge and then two come along at once. While…
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish Horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. Genre crossovers have been attempted to varying success throughout film history. Sometimes, a screenwriter or director’s experimentation…
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish Horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. Ireland is haunted. Not by the spirits of its infamous writers walking the halls of Trinity Library,…
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. Spooky season has arrived and with it cinemas across the fair city of film have announced their…
Director: Damian McCarthy Starring: Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Tadhg Murphy, Steve Wall, Caroline Menton Running Time: 98 minutes Growing up as a devout horror fan in the West of Ireland, I spent my time watching tales of monsters, murder & mystery take place anywhere else but on the Emerald Isle. Classics whisked me away to…
Director: Tilman Singer Starring: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick Running Time: 103 minutes German filmmaker Tilman Singer is at the helm for Cuckoo in only his second full-length feature since his 2018 Supernatural horror Luz. Like his first entry, Cuckoo conjures up some stylish and hypnotic horror, but its story and pacing will likely…
Director: Osgood Perkins Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt Running Time: 101 minutes The Blair Witch Project played coy about its credentials and rode the intrigue about it being ‘real’ all the way to the box office (leaving the undercompensated actors lost in the woods). Hitchcock insisted on keeping spoilers secure with…
