Docs Ireland: Gaza
June 24th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
Is it strange to surf during a siege? The optics of a modern-day siege, and the visual poetics associated with …
Browsing the "irish film" Tag
Papi Chulo
June 7th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
2016’s Handsome Devil, a minor hit and the second film from Irish director John Butler, turned on issues of gay …
Preview: Docs Ireland 2019
June 4th, 2019 | by Richard Davis
DOCS IRELAND – a brand new documentary film festival – launches this summer, and will be showcasing some of the …
Q&A With Andy & Ryan Tohill, Directors of The Dig
April 23rd, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
Digging up the past is dirty business. Northern Irish indie The Dig, the first feature from brothers Andy and Ryan Tohill, brings …
BFF 19: Float Like A Butterfly
April 18th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
“It’s not about how many times you get hit, it’s abut how many times you get back up.” A flash …
BFF 19: A Bump Along The Way
April 15th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
Opening the 19th Belfast Film Festival, Mark Cousins, newly installed Chairperson and mega-watt generator of cinematic enthusiasm, advertised the rectangular …
The Dig
March 28th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
The Irish bog is fertile metaphorical soil. It’s dank, ancient, unforgiving. It brings you down and sucks you in and …
Every Saoirse Ronan Film Ranked
February 6th, 2019 | by Conor Smyth
The release last month of Mary Queen of Scots marked the twentieth on-screen role for Saoirse Ronan, who has, especially in the …
7 Irish Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween
October 31st, 2018 | by Benni Johnston
A quick search for Irish horror films yields recent films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Little Stranger. …
A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot
September 12th, 2018 | by Conor Smyth
“It smashes the head open like a melon.” 11 year-old Kevin Barry is in his kitchen, holding a hatchet up …
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