Luke Cage- All Too Real
On September 30th, Netflix blessed us with the release of Luke Cage. Since its release, there’s been nothing but abundant praise for the high level of black representation and history it incorporates throughout...
The Problem Of Film Remakes: An Origin Story
We live in a world where technology is constantly developing and improving. This can be seen across all forms of media, particularly in film. The improvement of CGI (computer generated imagery) has not gone unn...
Review: Free State of Jones
It’s been a resurgent couple of years for American period pieces. Stories of slavery and, reinterpretations of traditional Western tropes have had a prominent presence on the screen and at award season. From Dj...
Review: The Young Offenders
“Adam & Paul” meets “The Inbetweeners”; 'The Young Offenders' in a hilarious tale of two hapless Cork youths and their bid for glory.
IFTA-winning director and writer Peter Foott’s debut movie is based o...
Review: Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons is a film adaptation of a popular children’s novel by Arthur Ransome. The film portrays the bond between siblings, childhood rivalry, and just a hint of espionage. Set in the Summer of 1935...
Review: The Shallows
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Run All Night, Non-Stop), The Shallows stars Blake Lively of Gossip Girl fame as Nancy, a young medical student, who travels to her late mother’s favourite tropical surf...
Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published in 1997, and J.K Rowling’s story of “The Boy Who Lived” touched the hearts of millions of readers, with the final book released to the dismay of Pott...
Summer Events – Beatyard 2016 Recap
This year’s Beatyard Festival down in Dun Laoghaire harbour was truly a weekend of funk, drunks and magic; all in all, a great event. From early Saturday morning right through to Sunday night, an atmosphere of ...
Review: Ghostbusters
Last night, I saw the new and slightly controversial Ghostbusters movie (for the second time, may I add), and probably not the last. There are so many things to say about this film, once I find a way of putting...
Review: The Killing Joke
If you’re a Batman enthusiast in any way, then you’ve most likely heard of The Killing Joke, Alan Moore’s graphic novel classic that gave the Joker his most iconic and beloved story. Lauded to an unimaginable d...