Writes Eoghan Creedon, Film & TV Editor It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means; lots and lots of horror films. However, most modern horror films are pure and utter tripe and rid themselves of any aspects of fear, dread and tension, instead opting for jump scares. Jump scares are not horror. All they…
Writes Eoghan Creedon, Film & TV Editor South Park has recently aired its 300th episode. 300 episodes! By anyone’s standards, that’s a lot. The famously raunchy, offensive and most importantly, downright hilarious shows is currently airing its 23rd consecutive season on Comedy Central, and it has remained a huge staple of pop culture since first…
Joker is the highly anticipated film which sees Joaquin Phoenix take on the iconic role of the clown prince of crime. Todd Phillips, who is most well known for directing The Hangover trilogy, is at the helm in attempts to provide some levity and a better understanding of the infamous Batman villain, who has remained…
‘IT: Chapter Two’ is the hugely anticipated sequel to 2017’s ‘It’. The first movie proved to be a critical and commercial success which saw the self-named ‘Losers Club’ endure the summer from hell as they were haunted and terrorised by the evil entity which lurks through the fictional town of Derry, Maine. The sequel takes…
So, Star Wars is big isn’t it? The multibillion franchise is set to release the ninth instalment to the ‘Skywalker Saga’ this December with ‘Star Wars – Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker’. (Just a quick note, that’s a terrible title.) This ninth movie will finally see the end of what is one of the…
Part of the fun of Game of Thrones is predicting who’s going to die before each season starts, many betting agencies even offer odds on it. Although major character fatalities have fallen significantly in the last few seasons, it is still one of the most prolific shows in terms of death-count. With all this in…
When I became editor of the Film and TV section of the Express, the one thing I looked forward to most was being lucky enough to be able to cover the very final season of Game of Thrones. With this in mind, I have decided to dedicate the entire final issue of this year’s Film…
New Films: Marvel’s first female Avenger hits our screens on March 8th. Brie Larson is Carol Danvers, or Captain Marvel in the next instalment of the franchise, apparently of immense importance to the plot of Endgame. Also out that week is Serenity, starring Matthew McConoughey and Anne Hathaway, which is supposed to be absolutely awful…
My Oscars experience was somewhat spoiled by the fact that I was forced to watch the majority of the show on Twitch and Periscope streams of questionable quality that featured people speaking loudly in Spanish, a very annoying woman insisting aggressively that I like her rapper boyfriend’s Instagram account while waving it theatrically in front…
Is it possible to be completely and honestly unbiased when it comes to the portrayal of politics in the media? This is a question that has preoccupied me for some time and, ultimately, it is one that can be answered in a single word. No. Most western states have watchdogs and committees that keep, or…