Beef — A Twisted Binge For Your Cold Autumn Nights
A twisted thriller? A black comedy? A humourous drama? Or a tragicomedy? However you categorise A24 and Netflix’s Beef, it is guaranteed to take you on a wild ride — and…
10 Things I Hate About You: Redefining the 90s Rom-Com
10 Things I Hate About You has taken over my life. I’ll admit it. Now, as a seasoned film connoisseur and self-declared cinephile, I’d be too embarrassed to answer “10…
Review: May December
“At a certain point, it’s like, ‘are you pretending to feel pleasure, or are you pretending not to feel pleasure?’” says Natalie Portman in Todd Haynes’ latest achievement, May December. Indeed,…
Review: Dream Scenario
Kristoffer Borgli’s Dream Scenario stars Nicholas Cage, is produced by A24, and promises to traverse a surrealist dreamscape. As a self-confessed fan of Charlie Kaufman, to say my expectations were high would…
‘Foe’ Review: Sci-Fi Romances Fails to Launch
Take two of the best Irish actors working today and make them use American accents. Take a compelling premise about the intervention of climate change in domestic life and make…
In Defence of Sofia Coppola
With the upcoming release of ‘Priscilla,’ the topic of Sofia Coppola graces the spotlight once again. Perhaps you are a sceptic, due to Coppola’s romanticisation of age gap relationships in ‘Lost in…
The Filmhouse can be saved, but it needs your help!
A year ago, our beloved Filmhouse was closed as its parent company, The Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), went into administration. It was also the home of the Edinburgh…
A Love Letter to F.R.I.E.N.D.S
For almost three decades, Friends has stood the test of time. The beloved sitcom is often underestimated; yet the recent tragic passing of Matthew Perry and the clear impact he has had…