Ged Murray

Films that are sold based on a star's strong central performance can send alarms bells ringing. It can seem as worthy as someone going on about just how God damn organic their food is. It's all well and good but is it in the…

I cannot review this film. I have to confess something to the hordes of people breaking down Headstuff's doors for our Top Cat Begins review. I walked out of it. I barely managed half an hour. Chances are, if you're reading this, that…

On this episode of The HeadStuff Podcast we're basically trying to figure out if any of the candidates in the US Election will be able to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! I'm joined by Gordon and Paul who host their own podcast called Those…

Early on, Amy, the new documentary about the life of Amy Winehouse, tries to go back to a time before her beehive was in every tabloid. We start with old home footage of a bubbly, mouthy teenager. It's a well worn doc technique but it…

Insidious: Chapter 3 is in some ways a change up for the franchise. The original director, James Wan, presumably Scrooge McDuck-ing it in a money pool right now, has sailed off into a glorious, post Fast and Furious 7 future and handed over…

It's pretty reliable to assume that those calling themselves 'mad' are generally some of the most tedious people out there. We've all been cornered by some self styled 'mad bastard' at some stage or other and ended up bored to tears. This…

Dublin can often be a mandatory bohemia. Few people from around the world come here to make it, not like they do in New York or London, at any rate. If you're young it often feels like a holding area for future emigrants or somewhere people…

The Guarantee is often an infuriating experience. Based on the play 'Guaranteed' by Colin Murphy, Ian Power's film tells the story of the banking collapse of 2008. We all know it was a time when the stakes were high but does it make for…

At the risk of sounding incredibly pretentious there is a scene in Mr Turner that reminded me of Oscar Wilde's remark in The Picture of Dorian Gray that the emotions of people you don't care about seem ridiculous. At one point in Mike…

I'm going to be controversial. Horror movies are deadly. Few things are as enjoyable as sitting in a dark room with a bunch of like minded strangers having the shit scared out of you. Throw in the knowledge that you're relatively safe…