Final year film student at UCD, currently living in County Meath. When I'm not watching films, I'm probably writing about them! You can read my work at Headstuff, Oxygen, and The University Observer.

Todd Haynes’ Safe turns 30 this year, whilst undeniably relevant to dominant culture upon its release — often interpreted by viewers as an allegorical take on the AIDS crisis — it is exceedingly ...

When the film Whose Streets? premiered at The Sundance Film Festival in 2017, it appeared to encapsulate in cinematic form the anger and promise of the Black Lives Matter moment, in the face of what ...

Partly drawing on her own experiences as a young adult growing up in homeless accommodation, with Lollipop (2024) director ...

Madagascar was released in 2005 by DreamWorks Animation and this year turns twenty years old. It is a fun filled, vibrant, ...

Planning a trip to the countryside this summer, or maybe a week to the beach? Surely you won’t be leaving without your ...

Once There Was sees quartet The Far Cry deliver a reminder of how adventurous, thought provoking and thrilling progressive ...

The Story of the Irish will explore Irish identity and history in four one-hour episodes starting on Sunday the 8th of June on RTE.

Well, folks, we’re nearing the end of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, that time of year which sees the world’s biggest movie stars descend upon La Croisette, bringing with them a spate of shiny new ...

Thomas Caffrey recently finished his PhD at the School of English, Dublin City University. His doctoral research examined the reception of Haruki Murakami’s fictions in the anglophone world. Thomas ...

The best Weezer songs aren’t just the hits you already know—they’re also hiding in weird albums, awkward comebacks, and chaotic experiments. With a Blue Album movie on the way, now’s the perfect time ...

Mother’s Day is a minefield. You want to celebrate, but not with some saccharine, Hallmark-friendly tune. You need great songs about mothers—the kind that actually say something real. Whether it’s ...