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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.

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks: The Best Games of 2020

Andrew Carroll Dec 27, 2020 0

What a year right? I feel like I say that every year when I'm putting together this list but man, what a year. Between plague, fire and tyranny it's been hard to find any joy in the real world. Which is why we retreated to games to worlds…

Film

‘All I Am is Who I’m After’ | Heat at 25

Andrew Carroll Dec 15, 2020 0

Rarely equalled, never bettered is a phrase that’s easily used to describe masterpieces. There is no film of its kind better than Heat and, in the rarest case, it has no equals either. The peak, if not the conclusion, of Michael Mann’s…

Gaming

Our Work Is Not Yet Done: The State of Gaming in 2020

Andrew Carroll Dec 14, 2020 0

The global gaming industry was valued at $155 billion in 2020. That's more than the combined value of the TV, film and music industries. It's definitely an achievement but has it been worth it to get to the top of the entertainment…

Film

Mosul Review | Netflix War Movie Shines Light on Iraqi Heroes

Andrew Carroll Dec 1, 2020 0

Filmmaking, for audiences and filmmakers alike, is almost always an exercise in catharsis. We pay to laugh, to cry and to see our heroes win. Matthew Michael Carnahan’s directorial debut Mosul is a cathartic exercise if not for him than…

Film

An Amoral Masterpiece | To Live and Die in L.A. at 35

Andrew Carroll Nov 3, 2020 0

William Petersen had to work hard to get the role of Gil Grissom in the original CSI. Grissom was a combination of lab scientist and field agent, two things Petersen embodied in his first two leading roles with the kind of smoldering…

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks: The 8 Best Games of the 8th Generation

Andrew Carroll Nov 2, 2020 0

It feels like only yesterday when I realised I'd forgotten to pre-order the PlayStation 4 and had to wait a few months post-launch to grab one. The past doesn't repeat itself but it does rhyme and here I am again having forgotten to…

Film

Netflix Review | Ben Wheatley’s Remake Is A Rebecca Too Many

Andrew Carroll Oct 26, 2020 1

It’s not easy making movies so therefore it must be twice as hard remaking them. Especially when a movie is an 80 year old certified classic and the 1941 Best Picture winner to boot. Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s 1938…

Gaming

Tread Softly and Carry a Big Gun: Empowerment Through Weaponry in Horror Gaming

Andrew Carroll Oct 10, 2020 0

Aim for the head. Slice off the limbs. Burn the rotting corpse. Suck the spirit into a vacuum. The ways in which we can kill our fears in horror games are numerous but that doesn't make them any less terrifying. That doesn't mean we ever…

Film

A Viral Apocalypse | The Social Network at 10

Andrew Carroll Oct 1, 2020 0

It’s hard not to feel jealous of my parents when they were my age. Maybe they were more bored without the internet. Maybe they were happier though. Maybe they don’t feel the same unease, fear, and rage as I do when I roll out of bed in the…

Film

“Total Massacre” | 13 Assassins at 10

Andrew Carroll Sep 25, 2020 0

13 figures step forward, dark shapes emerging against the early morning mist. They have spent days turning an abandoned village into a death trap, crafting spiked barriers, piling dry straw on bulls and creating a small forest of spare…

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