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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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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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Cinema in 2018 | Faces of Resilience

Brian Quinn Jan 4, 2019 0

Reflecting over the top films of 2018 (see our choices here and here), Headstuff writer Brian Quinn traces a thematic through-line revealing a greater cultural context. In a year that began with “Fire and Fury”, which saw national…

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Mary Poppins Returns | Poppins & Politics

Brian Quinn Dec 23, 2018 0

Squawking umbrellas, enchanted banisters and a concerning variety of tweed, it can only mean one thing: Mary Poppins has descended from the heavens upon jolly Ole London Town once again. Disney’s follow up to the 1964 classic sees our…