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Andrew Carroll

Andrew is a graduate of English and Film Studies in UCD where he wrote for the Film & TV section of the University Observer. He is a native of Dublin, Ireland and currently resides there. Andrew has had a lifelong interest in film and despite being consistently outspoken on the matter insists that The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is the best film ever made. He also maintains a blog at carrollcritiques.wordpress.com

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Film Review | Netflix Horror May the Devil Take You Features Gore and Guts

Andrew Carroll Nov 18, 2018

Indonesia is no stranger to gory horror films. In 1981 it produced the cult favourite Mystics in Bali where a German woman fights off floating heads with their guts still attached. In 2008 the Mo Brothers – Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel…

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Another Wonderful Western From the Coens

Andrew Carroll Nov 17, 2018

The tragedy and comedy ever-present in the work of the Coen Brothers has never been closer than in their Westerns. From Miller’s Crossing to No Country for Old Men to their unnecessary but textured remake of True Grit. Now with their…

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A Haunting, Harrowing Homage | Suspiria 2018 Review

Andrew Carroll Nov 16, 2018

A worm on a window ledge. A hair clogged toilet. Viscera clutched to a naked breast. All of these images and more combine to form the unsettling dreamscapes of Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) in Luca Guadagino’s masterful Suspiria remake.…

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Butchery and Bias | Call of Duty: World at War at 10

Andrew Carroll Nov 14, 2018

We're conditioned to see the Allies as the heroes in World War 2. In fairness it's pretty clear why. With that said there are no real heroes in war as Spec Ops: The Line will clearly tell you. With Call of Duty: World at War developer…

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Not a Tearjerker but a Tear Wrencher | Dear Zachary Turns 10

Andrew Carroll Oct 31, 2018

You always remember the films you cried at. Whether it’s happy tears at the sight of a reunion long in the making, tears of sorrow after a character’s death or even weeping in terror at a horror movie it’s often a testament to the power of…

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Director Profile | David Cronenberg – Long Live the New Flesh

Andrew Carroll Oct 30, 2018

Body horror has been around since Greek mythology. Yet, only in the last two hundred years has it been used to really push the boundaries of what we consider acceptable and how we view our own bodies. Whether it’s disease, technology or sex…

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Pixelated Nightmares | HeadStuff’s Scariest Moments in Gaming

Andrew Carroll Oct 29, 2018

We all remember the blood-drenched rictus grin of the first zombie in Resident Evil. Or the sloughing flesh and sharpened bones of the necromorphs in Dead Space. Whatever our fears video games have often put them front and centre in very…

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Game Review: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is an Arduous But Worthwhile Journey

Andrew Carroll Oct 23, 2018

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is huge. But beyond the enormity of it's scale it's also a very dense game. Every minute a new location is discovered whether it's a cave, sunken temple or massive fort. This density is one of the game's greatest…

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Film Review | The Night Comes For Us Features Bloody, Brilliant Action

Andrew Carroll Oct 21, 2018

The leg break in action films used to be one of the ultimate shockers in a fight scene. There’s a grisly rush in seeing a person’s leg bend and break the other way. The same goes for necks, arms and backs. It’s not quite as shocking as it…

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The People’s Cinema | New Propaganda in Mile 22 and Wolf Warrior

Andrew Carroll Oct 20, 2018

In Rambo: First Blood Part II Colonel Sam Trautman visits John Rambo in prison. He asks Rambo if instead of finishing his sentence would he be willing to go back to Vietnam to rescue the Prisoners Of War the US government forgot about?…

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