Reviews

Forgotten Childhood – Jurassic Park

August 28, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Initial Release (1993) Based upon the novel of the same by Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park was already a sought after commodity before the book even hit shelves. Three different claims were staked for the dinosaur park property on the back of the impending release, with Universal and Steven Spielbarg securing them once and for all […]

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Review: Seconds

August 25, 2014 Andy Kavanagh

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There is a moment in Seconds that will speak to just about everyone. Whether or not you get the social commentary or the cultural witticisms doesn’t matter. You’ll get this. It’s a moment that will elicit empathy in just about anyone who’s ever tried to do anything and amidst the insanity of everything around it, […]

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Review: Doctor Who Series 8, Episode 1: "Deep Breath"

August 24, 2014 Ryan O' Connor

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Director: Ben Wheatley. Writer: Steven Moffat. Starring: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart, Dan Starkey. He’s been a long old time coming. It almost seems baffling to think of just how long it’s been since, in last year’s Christmas special The Time of the Doctor, Whovians around the world bid a sad farewell to […]

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Review: Doctor Who Series 8, Episode 1: “Deep Breath”

August 24, 2014 Ryan O' Connor

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Director: Ben Wheatley. Writer: Steven Moffat. Starring: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart, Dan Starkey. He’s been a long old time coming. It almost seems baffling to think of just how long it’s been since, in last year’s Christmas special The Time of the Doctor, Whovians around the world bid a sad farewell to […]

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Review: The Congress

August 22, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Its been a triumphant year for dystopic science fiction on the big screen; Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was a Summer hit, Snowpiercer finally landed on DVD and blu-ray and Terry Gilliam’s Zero Theorem seen the light of day to much appraisal. Now Ari Folman’s The Congress has come to throw in its […]

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Cosplayer Nation – A Film About Cosplayers For Everyone!

August 22, 2014 ArcadeAdmin

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Amy King is a cosplayer and founder of Cosplay Ireland. She has been involved in the Irish cosplay scene for many years working closely with a number of events and conventions including Eirtakon and Experience Japan. She endeavours to have the film ‘Cosplayer Nation’ (reviewed below) screened at as many Irish events as possible promoting […]

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Studio Ghibli Rises – Part 2

August 22, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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In part one we left off after looking at the rise of Studio Ghibli and how it became the most influential studio in Japanese and worldwide animation. From their humble beginnings to topping all sorts of charts with their big screen releases. Studio Ghibli took the nineties by storm not they have to make their […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

August 21, 2014 Thérèse Lyons

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An empty rowboat sways back and forth in black shallow waters…you hear the sound of a rusty swing as the wind rustles through an abandoned playground, a girls playful laugh is heard as shutters crash against the windows as a thunderstorm rages on… and a menacing toy grins in the darkness Phew…now that’s done let’s […]

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Review: Doctor Who: Engines of War

August 19, 2014 Ryan O' Connor

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“War changes everyone…even the Doctor.” Whovians, do you remember how you felt last year on May 18th? The Name of the Doctor was on. We watched through the entire episode, generally being amazed by all of the great throwbacks to the past and extremely-creepy villains…and then came the ending. For the first time, we saw John Hurt’s […]

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Davin – New Irish Film On Suicide

August 19, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Suicide isn’t an easy topic to tackle, nor is it one that should ever be regarded in a flippant manner. There have been many films which contain it as a theme; some work, some don’t, but its important that it remains something strongly discussed and strongly represented within our media because it is, sadly, something […]

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