It’s hard to describe the mood of Irish folklore. With film, there is the benefit of a physical manifestation; marshy,...
The supernatural thriller Muse tells the story of a tortured artists struggling to find inspiration in a world that doesn’t appreciate his...
Directed by Lee Cronin, The Hole in the Ground is an Irish supernatural horror film acquired by infamous indie studio, A24. The unconventional studio maintains their reputation here with an interesting release strategy, pairing with DirecTV Cinema. The film debuted recently at the Sundance Film Festival to fairly positive reviews, with a...
Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman’s Extra Ordinary is a delightfully charming Irish comedy and quite possibly the cutest ghost story ever made....
2018 was a big year for Joe Bob Briggs. His return with last year’s 24-Hour marathon on Shudder broke the...
Neasa Hardiman’s Sea Fever is a bit of a fever dream, the kind of film that blends reality (life on an Irish fishing trawler) with pure fantasy (sea creatures and some quite literally eye-opening effects!) and asks you to believe in both. The film follows a marine biology student (Hermione...
From the moment we are introduced to Hunter (Haley Bennett) in Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ new film Swallow, her world captivates with...
Rarely do we find comedy in carnage, but debut feature director Kirill Sokolov marries the two cinema components with guts...
This month at Nightmare On Film Street, we’re nearing the End of Days. Like many tinfoil hat conspiracy nuts, I’ve been preparing for this moment since the inception of my column because, if you haven’t noticed, there are a lot of punks running around in the wasteland and I’m here...
Anything can happen on Halloween night as Kate Dolan’s You Are Not My Mother details. More likely than not, you’ll just...
Kate Dolan’s debut feature You Are Not My Mother world premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, creeping out the unsuspecting...
Is it possible to be a low-brow plot snob? Because if so, I definitely am. I like a story. With goals, and characters to root for or despise. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good metaphor to chew on when the credits role. But I do need it served...