LGBTQ+ Cinema and The Rarity of a Happy Ending
Love, Simon is breaking ground in Hollywood in the most simplistic way: it is the first major studio film about a gay teenager. It…
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Film In Review: Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson’s latest stop-motion is an absolute overflow of his extremely unique filmmaking style and creative eye. In fact, it so carefully toes the…
Wes Anderson: Hollywood’s Favourite Hipster
Wes Anderson is Hollywood’s favourite hipster. He is, perhaps, the only unconventionally stylistic director of this century to be accepted into the mainstream and…
Film In Review: Black Panther
Marvel’s latest (if it is even the latest, I struggle to keep up with the sheer volume of movies they produce) has been smashing…
The Mechanics of Voting in the Oscars
Who votes? The Oscars are voted for by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As of 2018, the Academy has over 6,600…
Film In Review: The Shape of Water
Director: Guillermo del Toro Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer & Michael Stuhlberg Runtime: 123 mins Rating: 5/5 Guillermo…
Film In Review: Lady Bird
Against the backdrop of Sacramento, California, Saoirse Ronan plays Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson, authentically embodying the unbelievable selfishness and naivety of adolescence. Greta Gerwig’s…
Cinema Calendar: Audi Dublin International Film Festival
Pre-Crime – February 27th, Lighthouse Cinema. Pre-Crime is a documentary that examines the idea behind the Philip K Dick story Minority Report; a world…
Oscars Preview: The Post
Set in 1971, Steven Spielberg’s latest project The Post, a political thriller written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, follows the intense journey of…
Oscar Preview: Darkest Hour
Director: Joe Wright Cast: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Stephen Dillane & Ronald Pickup Runtime: 125 mins It’s interesting that…
A Deeper Look At: Black Mirror
Black Mirror is a TV show that sees exciting new technological concepts of today turn into nightmares of tomorrow. The anthology series features isolated…
Cinema Calendar: Valentine’s Day
The Sugar Club – True Romance The Sugar Club is showing Tarantino’s 1993 Bonnie-and-Clyde-esque love story True Romance. Have a drink, order some pizza…