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Andrew is a writer, podcaster, editor and civil service goon based in Dublin, Ireland. He has written for The University Observer in UCD, Film Ireland, TheCity.ie and HeadStuff. He is the editor of the HeadStuff Gaming section but spends more time playing games than he does writing about them. With friend and HeadStuff film editor Stephen Porzio he is also the co-creator and co-host of the world's only character actor podcast I Know That Face on the HeadStuff Podcast Network. You can stroke his ego or besmirch his good name on Twitter @Andrew_Carroll0.

Film

DIFF 2024 Review | Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Feels Fresh, Funny and…

Andrew Carroll Mar 12, 2024 0

It’s a word salad of a title, but Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person does exactly what it says on the tin. A coming-of-age dark comedy more than a serious vampire horror, Ariane Louis-Seize’s film is a sweet and charming…

Gaming

A Gaming Industry Crash is Coming

Andrew Carroll Jan 10, 2024 1

Within the next 5 to 10 years the gaming industry will crash. The economics of it all just don't add up to anything else. Mass layoffs, a crunch ecosystem, employee burnout, rising inflation, shareholder panic and runaway technological…

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks | The Best Games of 2023

Andrew Carroll Jan 3, 2024 0

Was 2023 the best year for video games? That's a question that can't really be answered here but in terms of the sheer variety and quantity of great games released this year 2023 is certainly up there with the best of them. Even if you…

Film

Hold Fast | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World at 20

Andrew Carroll Nov 26, 2023 0

Silence. The doldrums. A ship, the HMS Surprise, drifts on a breath of wind. Two men, teenage boys really, stand on the foredeck with spyglasses in hand. Before them, an enormous fog bank is rolling in and within it, one of these young…

Gaming

You’ve Got a Fiend in Me: Playing the Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3

Andrew Carroll Nov 17, 2023 0

I have tried so hard to be evil. I led a force of goblins, trolls and giant spiders against a sacred druid's grove harboring refugees. The result? Total Massacre. Later on I used my mind powers to force a trio of those same goblins to…

Film

Canceling the Apocalypse | Pacific Rim at 10

Andrew Carroll Jul 17, 2023 0

It would have been easy to make Pacific Rim a dumb action movie. It would have been easy to fill it with stock characters, stereotypes and shoddy CGI. But making Pacific Rim wasn’t easy. It was hard for Guillermo del Toro to take…

Film Review

What Holds the Dead? Lake Mungo at 15.

Andrew Carroll Jul 6, 2023 0

Horror is not the first thing we think of when we think of Australia but it should be. Exploring beyond the coastal enclaves of Sydney, Perth and Adelaide we reach the outback. A dry, barren and red desert full of venomous spiders, lurking…

Gaming

From Sci-Fi Horror to Stray Cats: The Best Games of 2022

Andrew Carroll Jan 11, 2023 0

Variety does not define modern gaming. Even as the sun starts to slowly set on Call of Duty, Fortnite's star continues to rise. While Ubisoft's formula for open world action turns against them others take it, remix it and adapt it. All…

Film Review

V/H/S 99 | Shrug-worthy Sequel Fails to revive Stale Franchise

Andrew Carroll Oct 19, 2022 0

The V/H/S franchise is one of the longest running franchises in the found footage subgenre of horror cinema, bested only by Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch. In terms of quality, found footage movies are almost always a gamble. It’s…

Gaming

Five of the Best Celebrity Appearances in Video Games

Andrew Carroll Jun 8, 2022 1

Video game performance has become a very specialized discipline. No longer does it require a voice actor to do a few days of grunting and screaming in a booth. It's the whole package now with voice acting only a part of a performance that…

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