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Sean Moriarty is a 24 year old trainee teacher from Dublin, Ireland. He graduated with a BA in English Literature and Film Studies from University College Dublin and is currently studying for his MA in Primary Education.

His favourite films include Pulp Fiction, Shaun of the Dead and Good Will Hunting. He also has a ton of guilty pleasure movies which mainly consists of films starring the legendary actor that is Nicolas Cage (Yes including the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man)

He also writes for a blog at coldcoffeepress.wordpress.com

Film Review

DIFF 2023 | Mia Goth slays on the silver screen in Ti West’s surprise-slasher prequel Pearl

Sean Moriarty Mar 17, 2023 0

This review contains spoilers for the movie X Last year director Ti West surprised us with a little film that he made called X, which was a homage to slashers of the 1970s (most notably The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). It focused on a film…

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Shut Up And Drive | Nicolas Winding Refn’s Arthouse Vehicle Turns Ten

Sean Moriarty Sep 16, 2021 0

"If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we're going, where we're going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything…

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James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad| A Super-Villain Ensemble that is Locked, Loaded and More Than Hits…

Sean Moriarty Jul 28, 2021 0

David Ayer’s Suicide Squad may have killed it at the box office when it was released in the summer of 2016, but let’s just say its critical reception was a different story altogether. What could have been a compelling cinematic…

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Les Misérables | An Intense, Timely Social Commentary Gut-Punch

Sean Moriarty Aug 31, 2020 0

There is no moment in Ladj Ly's feature-length directorial debut where a character breaks out into song. Yet, the film shares many themes with the iconic musical of the same name adapted from Victor Hugo's 1862 novel. Like Ly’s debut,…

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Turns 10 | A Video Game Love Story On A Whole New Level

Sean Moriarty Aug 13, 2020 0

Not so long ago in the mysterious land of Toronto, Canada... Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was adapted to the silver screen by Edgar Wright. This was a first for the acclaimed British director seeing as he had only previously directed two…

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1917 | Sam Mendes’ WWI Thriller is Low on Cuts But High on Tension

Sean Moriarty Jan 9, 2020 0

Sam Mendes has proven in the past he is a competent director incorporating a ton of high-quality technical aspects to his filmmaking. Take his most recent Bond entry Spectre which opened with a gorgeous tracking shot through the Day of the…

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Victorian Era Adventure The Aeronauts Soars Beyond Expectations

Sean Moriarty Nov 3, 2019 0

The Aeronauts sees the reunion of Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones following their breakout roles in The Theory of Everything - the biopic of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking which won Redmayne an Oscar back in 2015. Whereas that film…