Pillion – Film Review
Pillion is an intense, unsettling exploration of intimacy, control, and vulnerability. Written by Harry Lighton and Adam Mars-Jones and directed by Lighton, the film follows the relationship between a young man named Colin (Harry Melling) and his older, strikingly handsome partner, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård). What…
I Swear (2025) Movie Review
I Swear is a new film written and directed by Kirk Jones, starring Scott Ellis Watson and Robert Aramayo (Ned Stark in Game of Thrones) as the young and adult versions of John Davidson, alongside Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, and Peter Mullan. John Davidson is…
Christy – Movie Review
“It will make you fall in love with Cork and its people” Christy is a coming-of-age film set in Cork, not where the water is crystal blue or the grass is emerald green, but where the buildings are grey and people themselves embody this colour…
Fréwaka – Movie Review
I’ve been kind of the resident horror guy on this platform since I started writing reviews. Whilst I haven’t covered every horror film that came my way I’ve critiqued a lot. Most of those releases have been homegrown productions and I’ve said many a time…
King Frankie – Review
The gentle waves in Dollymount Strand reveal a man is seen floating atop the water, powerless and accepting of the tide. This is the opening of Dermot Malone’s new feature King Frankie. Peter Coonan plays former tech entrepreneur turned humble taxi driver Frankie as he…
TWIG Movie Review
The shining star of this year’s DIFF opening gala, Marian Quinns TWIG has been touted to be one of the must-see Irish films of the 2024. Following a 17-year hiatus from 2007’s A32, TWIG is Quinns modern retelling of the Greek tragedy of Antigone set…
Double Blind Review
In the vast expanse of low to mid budget horror there’s a plethora of bad concept horrors. For every The Platform there’s an Escape Room, for every Get Out there’s a Master and so on. Irish horror is no different in this (see my previous…
Wicked Little Letters Review
“Wicked Little Letters” is a delightful period comedy drama set in 1920’s England. It portrays the true story of a small town, Little Hampton, troubled by a series of scandalous letters delivered to the locals, which causes uproar in the community. It is directed by…
