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Stephen is a film writer, journalist and podcaster. He is co-editor for the film section of HeadStuff and a writer for JOE.ie. He has also had work published in Hot Press, The Times (Ireland Edition), The Irish Sun and Film Ireland and co-hosts the HeadStuff film podcast I Know That Face. He graduated with a BA in English and Film from UCD and an MA in journalism at DCU.

Film Review

Film Review | Suburra Encapsulates the Seedy Underbelly of Rome’s Political and Criminal World…

Stephen Porzio Jun 30, 2016 0

Critic for The Telegraph, Robbie Collin once wrote that if one took Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City (1945), Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960) and Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty (2013), that person could see the evolution of…

Film Review

Film Review | Ma Ma Boasts A Strong Central Performance to Back Up its Melodramatic Core

Stephen Porzio Jun 22, 2016 0

Is there a director who has had more influence on the biggest names of international cinema today than Douglas Sirk? The German director cultivated the genre of the melodrama, a type of film featuring heavy musical accompaniment which aims…

Film Review

Shane Black’s Unique Style Shines Through in 70s Comedy Noir The Nice Guys

Stephen Porzio Jun 8, 2016 0

While watching The Nice Guys, the latest from writer-director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3), the words “auteur theory” kept popping into my head. One of the central tenements of this theory is that no matter how many writers…

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Film Review | The Measure of a Man Shows its Cannes Calibre with Powerful Social Commentary

Stephen Porzio Jun 3, 2016 0

It’s a coincidence that following Ken Loach’s Palme D’Or win at Cannes for I, Daniel Blake, a film The Guardian describes as “a man strangled by the red-tape of the benefits system”, another Cannes winner dealing with similar issues from…

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Film Review | Mon Roi – RomComs can be Engaging, Funny and Realistic without the Usual…

Stephen Porzio May 26, 2016 0

Mon Roi (My King in English), the new romantic drama from French director Maiwenn, highlights key differences between foreign films of the genre, particularly French ones, and their American counterparts. While many U.S movies of this…

Film Review

Film Review | Evolution – Lucile Hadzihalilovic Channels David Lynch in Surreal Vision of…

Stephen Porzio May 6, 2016 0

Evolution is Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s first film in 11 years, following her debut Innocence. Both films share many of the same stylistic and thematic beats: emphasis on atmosphere above plot, static long takes of the natural world, child…

Film Review

Film Review | Knight of Cups Continues Terrence Malick’s Study of Memory and Existence

Stephen Porzio May 6, 2016 0

Knight of Cups is the third in legendary director Terrence Malick’s unofficial trilogy of memory – following the ambitious but flawed films The Tree of Life and To the Wonder. It continues his trend of exploring past autobiographical…

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Bastille Day Showcases Idris Elba as a Solid Leading Man in this Action Packed Terrorist Thriller

Stephen Porzio Apr 21, 2016 0

Some critics noted that the best scenes from Luther’s middling fourth season were when Idris Elba’s titular detective neutralised threats through new and inventive means. This perhaps most famously occurred in episode two in which Luther…

Television

Daredevil Season 2: Review

Stephen Porzio Mar 26, 2016 0

I approached Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2 with cautious excitement. The first season, despite lagging in spots, was a terrific representation of a comic-book character underserved by his previous on-screen representation (the Ben Affleck…

Film Review

Film Review | Disorder is a Smart Art House Addition to the Crime Drama Genre

Stephen Porzio Mar 25, 2016 0

Disorder is a tough film to discuss without spoilers as its genre mutates as the film progresses. What begins as a character-focused drama, slowly becomes a low-key paranoid thriller and later erupts into an Assault on Precinct 13 style…

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