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A sort of filmmaker, sort of writer who, although playing the part of a pretentious cinephile, would fight to the death for Stephen Sommers’ Van Helsing. Can be found spouting nonsense, often film related, on twitter @NotSoCian_

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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Let’s Talk About Sex

Cian O'Brien Jun 17, 2022 0
In Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, written by Katy Brand and directed by Sophie Hyde, Emma Thompson stars as Nancy Stokes, a widow and retired Religious Education teacher who hires handsome young sex-worker Leo Grande (played by rising Irish…
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Offseason Film Review | Atmospheric Horror Ripe With Seaside Spooks And Retro Thrills

Cian O'Brien Jun 10, 2022 0
In Offseason, written and directed by Mickey Keating, Marie Aldrich (Jocelin Donahue) travels to her mothers burial site situated on an isolated offshore island after receiving word that her grave has been vandalised. Searching for the…
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More meh Than Men| Alex Garland’s Disappointing Neo Folk Horror Has Little To Say About…

Cian O'Brien Jun 8, 2022 0
Men, the newest film from Alex Garland sees Harper (Jessie Buckley) renting a stately country home from Geoffrey (Rory Kinnear) and using it as a solitary retreat of sorts after a violent separation from her husband (Paapa Essiedu) and a…
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A Banquet Film Review | Clumsy Horror Leaves a Bad Taste

Cian O'Brien May 27, 2022 0
A Banquet, the debut feature from Scottish director Ruth Paxton, sees widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) tested as she deals with her eldest daughter, Betsey’s (Jessica Alexander) purported possession by a higher power. Opening on…
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Vortex Film Review | Gaspar Noè’s Latest Ranks Among his Best

Cian O'Brien May 13, 2022 0
Vortex, writer-director Gaspar Noè’s latest picture, is a slow, heartfelt portrait of an elderly couple (Dario Argento and Françoise Lebrun) throughout their day-to-day lives, while respective physical and psychological ailments take their…
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The Twin Film Review | Stylish Scandi-Horror Twists Itself Into Knots

Cian O'Brien May 5, 2022 0
This review may contain spoilers The Twin, written by Taneli Mustonen and Aleksi Hyvärinen, and directed by Mustonen, sees Rachel and Anthony (Teresa Palmer and Steven Cree) move to a small, idyllic village in the Finnish countryside…
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The Cellar Film Review | An Exasperating Exercise in Horror Cliché

Cian O'Brien Apr 19, 2022 0
The Cellar centres on Brian and Keira Woods (Eoin Macken and Elisha Cuthbert), who have purchased and moved into an old country house in Ireland, along with their young son Steven (Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady) and teenage daughter, Ellie (Abby…
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EAFFI 2022 | Dear Tenant Offers a Stunning Portrait of Unconditional Love

Cian O'Brien Apr 2, 2022 0
Cheng Yu-chieh’s Dear Tenant is a deeply layered drama which, on its surface, sees Mr. Lin (Morning Mo), a rooftop tenant who takes care of his elderly landlord, Mrs. Chou (Shufang Chen) and her grandson You-yu (Runyin Bai). When Mrs. Chou…
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X Film Review | Ti West Delivers a Love Letter to Grindhouse Cinema

Cian O'Brien Mar 25, 2022 0
Writer-Director Ti West’s new film, X – his first in six years, and first horror feature in almost a decade – sees an amateur adult film crew rent an old family guest house in Texas for their new shoot. When the land’s owners, living…
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The Scary of Sixty-First | A Giddy Tribute to ’70s Exploitation Cinema

Cian O'Brien Mar 21, 2022 0
The Scary of Sixty-First, the debut feature of podcaster Dasha Nekrasova, follows house hunters Noelle (Madeline Quinn, who shares a co-writing credit with Nekrasova) and Addie (Betsey Brown) who rent a strangely constructed, dirty but…
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