Irish film

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, The Galway Film Fleadh returns this July to deliver a multitude of diverse films from both here and abroad.  The festival, a staple of the artistic scene in Ireland's cultural heart, has a great selection…

There aren’t many mood pieces in Irish cinema. There are plenty of great stories and plots full of action, drama and suspense. Yet, while some of them capture a mood, it’s never the primary goal. Kissing Candice is different. Not good or…

Those with a love of all things gothic should do themselves a favour and seek out the photography of Simon Marsden. His monochrome stills of eroding castles are mini time machines. They take one away from modernity, transporting them into…

Ireland has a rich tradition of Gothic art. From Dracula to The Portrait of Dorian Gray right up to Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Lenane, the notion of Ireland as a place steeped in mystery and suspense has been kept going for…

Leitrim based film maker Sean Clancy has been quietly making waves in the short film and music video scene over the past few years. Shot in 2016, his first feature Locus of Control is a dramatic step up from the short form to the long and…

Recent high-profile deaths in the music industry have thrown up questions around troubled artists being driven and inspired by emotional turmoil. Can demons be exorcised through creativity? Or does the demand for inspiration start driving…

Few filmmakers are as busy as Jason Figgis. The Irish underground auteur released two features last year - the very good Urban Traffik and Don't You Recognise Me? (the opening movie at IFI's 2016 Horrorthon). He has another two slated for…

Twice Shy is a microbudget Irish indie that exists to tackle the controversial subject of abortion with a tenderness of heart. It's a visibly shoestring affair, the second such from Director Tom Ryan, and one imagines this thing was a…

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…

In the tradition of Senna and to another extent The Armstrong Lie, Irish documentary film Crash & Burn follows the life and career of a prolific racing sportsman, in this case Dundalk racing badboy Tommy Byrne who dominated Formula Ford…