Last Friday 5 December, our female and non-binary filmmakers, their crews and stars, and industry professionals came together for the seventh 225 Film Club’s Official Selection screening night, held once again at the BFI. The festival was hosted by director Rita Osei, who created, curates and produces the 225 Film Club, with the screening supported by BFI Inclusion headed ... 225 Film Club Official Selection, 2025 – reviews and award winners Read More
Trailer
Greenland 2: Migration trailer
Five years on, the Garritys look for a new home, this time above ground. Is it really five years since the world was all but destroyed by Comet Clarke in Greenland? ... Greenland 2: Migration trailer Read More
movie review
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 3 stars
It's 1930, and society is changing; with those changes as well as old mores threatening the residents of Downton Abbey. This is meant to be the last Downton Abbey ... Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Read More
interviews
INTERVIEW: “We have a very morbid sense of humour here in Ireland…” Adam William Cahill on his Millennial zomcom Follow The Dead
Zombies, lacking any profound intentionality, just create the environment to let us see the worst of ourselves come to the fore. Adam William Cahill Writer-director Adam William Cahill's first feature, the highly entertaining zomcom Follow The ... INTERVIEW: “We have a very morbid sense of humour here in Ireland…” Adam William Cahill on his Millennial zomcom Follow The Dead Read More
“We’re not building alone”: writer-director Stephen Nagel on new film Protégé, passion and persistence in filmmaking
I’m a huge proponent of finding the light in the dark; the hope that my characters hang on to, and often that light shines brighter when the world they’re in is dark. Stephen Nagel Stephen Nagel is an independent writer, director and producer based in Cape ... “We’re not building alone”: writer-director Stephen Nagel on new film Protégé, passion and persistence in filmmaking Read More
The Wonderful: Stories From The Space Station interview — astronaut Cady Coleman
If I could bring anyone, I would bring someone whose heart has been in this vision of exploration all along, but wasn't yet seen. Cady Coleman has been part of two space shuttle missions, and in 2011 lived and worked on the ISS for nearly six months. Now ... The Wonderful: Stories From The Space Station interview — astronaut Cady Coleman Read More
Writer-director Conor Boru on his murder mockumentary When The Screaming Starts
"Imagine Louis Theroux meets the Manson Family…" Conor Boru With so much blood it’s even gushier than a BAFTA ceremony full of luvvies, serial killer mockumentary When The Screaming Starts has a particularly British sensibility to it, what with its David ... Writer-director Conor Boru on his murder mockumentary When The Screaming Starts Read More
Director April Wright: “They always say, once a stuntwoman, always a stuntwoman and it’s absolutely true.”
"To know [women did these stunts] 100 and something years ago erases the question of 'can they do it now?' Well of course they can do it now. Look at what they did back then." April Wright Women have been jumping from moving motorbikes onto moving trains ... Director April Wright: “They always say, once a stuntwoman, always a stuntwoman and it’s absolutely true.” Read More
INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum
"The notion that Wick is a Sambo guy is super cool. Sambo players around the globe should be jazzed about that!" Stephen Koepfer The John Wick franchise is known for its creation of an underground world of assassins and fighters, an off-kilter ... INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum Read More
INTERVIEW: Oscar-winning costume director Michael O’Connor
"During the preparation of it I thought I'll never work again. This is never ever going to happen, this is never going to be ready..." Costume director Michael O'Connor on his Oscar-winning work for The Duchess. Hearing first-hand from award-winning ... INTERVIEW: Oscar-winning costume director Michael O’Connor Read More