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Brian is a freelance assistant director and film critic. Earning an MA in Digital Film Production at UWS, his feature debut Monged - which he co-directed - premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2015. Fun Fact: Brian has a birthmark on his shin bearing a uncanny resemblance to Pádraig Pearse.

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HeadStuff Picks | The Best Movies Of 2022: #10-1

Brian Quinn Dec 29, 2022 0

We are closing in on the top spot for the HeadStuff Film writers’ Best Movies of 2022. If you haven’t caught our picks from #20 to #11 check them out here. Now, let’s jump back in with our top ten. 10. Bones and All …

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HeadStuff Picks | The Best Movies Of 2022: #20-11

Brian Quinn Dec 27, 2022 0

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The time when our HeadStuff film critics gather together to bring you their annual picks for The Best Movies of 2022. Below are 20-11. Don’t forget to check back for 10-1 which will be announced…

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Do They Know It’s Christmas? | 4 Christmas Movies That Aren’t About Christmas

Brian Quinn Dec 23, 2022 0

The Dead (1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT_7rOkvNKU I rewatched The Dead this week, and while it doesn’t sound like uplifting season viewing, I would urge everyone to add it to their Christmas watchlist. John Huston’s…

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GAZE 2022 | Ireland’s Flagship LGBTQ+ Film Festival Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

Brian Quinn Sep 26, 2022 0

GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival is pulling out all the stops for the big 3-0. Running from September 28 through to October 2 in the IFI and Light House Cinema, this year's eclectic programme brings us fresh features, beloved…

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Report From 2022 Venice Film Festival | The Banshees of Inisherin on Track for Oscar Glory

Brian Quinn Sep 12, 2022 0

They call it The Floating City, a moniker particularly apt during Venice’s International Film Festival, when you find yourself hovering between several film screenings a day on half a croissant and no sleep. Then again, who needs…

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Memoria Film Review | Tilda Swinton Stars in Hypnotic Masterpiece

Brian Quinn Jan 24, 2022 0

There’s a scene in Memoria, the spellbinding new film from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, in which Tilda Swinton’s Jessica struggles to describe a sound that she’s been hearing in her head, owing to many sleepless nights and involuntary…

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HeadStuff Picks | The Best Movies Of 2021: #10-1

Brian Quinn Dec 30, 2021 0

We are closing in on the top spot for the HeadStuff Film writers’ Best Movies of 2021. If you haven’t caught our picks from #20 to #11 check them out here. Now, let’s jump back in with our top ten. 10. Bo Burnham: Inside If you think…

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5 Michael Keaton performances we can’t stop thinking about

Brian Quinn Sep 5, 2021 0

Today we celebrate the 70th birthday of everyone's favourite Keaton (sorry Diane), Michael. Not only can the man light up a screen with charm alone, but he's one of the most versatile actors around and more than happy to completely lose…

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The Zone | Why Stalker is The Perfect Film For Lockdown

Brian Quinn May 25, 2020 0

A Writer, a Professor and a Stalker walk into a bar, what happens over the next three hours is either the longest punchline in history or one of the greatest films ever made. Since premiering in 1979, Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker has gone…

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The Dead Don’t Die | The Inconvenient Truth About Zombies

Brian Quinn Jul 12, 2019 0

Shuffling in hordes, dead eyed, slack-jawed, echoing a trail of grunts with every inch gained and each yard hobbled, cinephiles took pilgrimage to Cannes this past May, lining up for world cinema’s annual grand buffet. Festival favourite…

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