Time was that AMC’s The Walking Dead was essential Sunday night/Monday morning viewing. I remember staying up to watch the season 7 premiere with almost the same excitement that I feel for Game of Thrones. Indeed, many ranked The Walking Dead alongside its competitor in terms of popularity, scope and cinematic excellence. While it never…
New in Cinema: For the week that’s in it, the horror/comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez hits cinemas this Halloween (Wednesday the 31st) and promises to be heaps of silly English fun. If the draw of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost isn’t enough, then you’ll also be able to enjoy Michael Sheen (at his unctuous best), as well…
Slasher movies exist in somewhat of a niche, I feel. You either love them or loathe them. You don’t casually go to see a slasher cos it’s the best thing that’s on in the cinema that week. Or maybe you do, but personally I find it a bit odd if your first port of call…
New in Cinema: For the season that’s in it, it wouldn’t be right not to talk about the new Halloween film. Jamie Lee Curtis returns and is out for revenge on the newly escaped Michael Myers. Expect brutal deaths and jump-scares aplenty. Next week will see the limited release of Bohemian Rhapsody the Freddie Mercury…
Summer 2017 the world was introduced to the 13th incarnation of the Time Lord; actress Jodie Whittaker took over the role of the protagonist of the longest running science fiction show on television following the regeneration of Peter Capaldi’s 12th Doctor at the end of that year’s Christmas special. The idea that The Doctor could…
Critics are very fond of making quick assumptions about a movie. And once one popular critic has made a decision about the quality of said movie, it seems that nearly all of his peers are required by some secret, shadowy critic law to follow suit. Admittedly Venom did not do itself much favours prior to…
The new season of Doctor Who debuted recently, and with it brought a proud change to the title role. For the first time, and after 12 incarnations of the legendary Doctor, the space-travelling Time-Lord will be played by Jodie Whittaker, a woman. The announcement of the decision to change the Doctor’s gender was met with…
Over the past number of years, the mental health of Ireland’s youth has become a pressing issue and, in the past 18 months alone, is now finally beginning to get its recognition as one of Ireland’s most pressing issues. In February of this year, it was reported by the Association for Higher Education Access and…
New in Cinema: It feels like there’s a new Superhero movie out every week at the moment and for better or worse this week is no different. Tom Hardy’s first outing as the popular anti-hero Venom hits the cinema on the 3rd of October. Expectations for what looked to be a gritty, dark and violent…
I didn’t expect much when I went to see The Predator last week, but I found myself in the curious position of having been proven both right and wrong. It was awful, but it was so gloriously and unashamedly awful that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Picking up in traditional Predator fashion in a dark and…