cinema

The romantic comedy, as we understand it, is a Hollywood form as specifically American as the Western, especially in how it shapes and exports America’s image of itself. Although romantic comedies were the favoured form of some of…

Of all David Cronenberg’s work, it’s his 1990 ad for Nike Air 180 that captures the spirit of his project most succinctly. ‘Transformation’ is only a thirty second footwear promotion but it packs a guttural punch that stays with you, that…

On Friday, a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming science fiction film Tenet premiered on Fortnite, teasing another mind-bending trip through time complete with espionage, Russian accents and bombastic set pieces. After Robert…

How do we judge a filmmaker? Is it by the number of awards they have won? Is it by the amount of films they have made? Is it in the way they transfer character, settings and story from page to screen? If it’s David Fincher we’re talking,…

Playwright Arthur Miller became a prominent name in 20th century theatre penning plays such as Death of a Salesman, All My Sons and A View from the Bridge to name just a few. He had built a sturdy career for himself in the theatre world but…

Born on January 21st 1876 to Armagh parents in Liverpool, James Larkin is forever linked to the trade union movement in Ireland and the 1913 Dublin Lockout but, shortly after that episode in Irish history he went to America where he ended…

A momentous Good Friday, with pubs and venues across the country legally allowed to open their doors for the very first time on this day since 1927, saw the Dublin launch of K-FEST in Whelans on Wexford Street. https://vimeo.com/254839076…

Cardboard Gangsters is a film that says nothing new but says it very loudly and, at times, with such conviction and style that it's almost compelling. An opening prologue, which features a group of children playing amongst derelict…

I'm already forgetting this film. Sleepless tells the story of a heist gone wrong in such a rote way that it feels like it's daring me to remember any of it. Sitting down to write a review of this, just over 24 hours after watching it, I…

French writer/director Julia Ducournau's Raw has won both prestigious critical acclaim and the kind of lurid anecdotal press that old-school schlock horrors wore as a badge of honour – paramedics were reportedly called to a screening during…