It's that time of year again, when I review all the short films shown at the 225 Film Club's Official Selection screening night. The 225 Film Club is dedicated to female excellence in direction, and once again it has been thrilling to watch such varied stories and journeys unfold so completely, each one in under 20 minutes. Probing, vibrant, funny, frightening and ... 225 Film Club Official Selection – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner Read More
film review
Meg 2: The Trench 2 stars
An illegal sea floor mining operation accidentally releases more megalodons into the waters above, threatening Jonas Taylor's crew and an island full of ... Meg 2: The Trench Read More
film review
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 3 stars
Ethan Hunt is tasked with tracking down a key that can be used to shut down a newly sentient AI super weapon. I suppose every story about a world-ending mega ... Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 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