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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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Literature on Film | Candyman Turned A Great Clive Barker Story Into A Perfect Film

Andrew Carroll Jul 1, 2020 0

‘The Forbidden’ reads like a captivating, thrilling dream. Always on the edge of souring into a nightmare, it’s too late before the reader realises they’ve been in one since the start. Originally found in volume five of Clive Barker’s…

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The Last of Us Part II Holds Itself Back While Advancing Storytelling in Games

Andrew Carroll Jun 30, 2020 0

*This post contains spoilers The Last of Us Part II.* The Last of Us Part II, just like its much lauded predecessor, was meant to be the swansong for a console generation. While other critics and writers have mostly heaped well deserved…

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HeadStuff Picks | The Best Games of 2020 So Far…

Andrew Carroll Jun 23, 2020 0

2020 has been quite the year and if that's not the understatement of the year by December than I dread to think what's ahead. Still, despite the lethal pandemic, horrifying racism and ever-present backseat threat of global warming 2020 has…

Gaming

Where’s the Grime and Grit? It’s Time for the Hitman Games to Get Dirty Again

Andrew Carroll Jun 1, 2020 0

Certain games used to have the feeling that you'd need to scrape the shit out of the disc tray once you ejected the game. Those games barely exist anymore. Instead there's a lovely sheen on everything as if the Face-Tune Instagram filter…

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One of the Most Influential Ghost Stories Ever | The Changeling at 40

Andrew Carroll May 28, 2020 0

About two years ago the critic and writer Sean T. Collins wrote an article called ‘The Monumental Horror Image’. The nature of these images and how they scare viewers does not come down to gore or a jump scare but rather to framing and…

Gaming

Does Bigger Mean Better? The Ordeal of the Open World in Modern Gaming.

Andrew Carroll May 27, 2020 0

Irish comedian Dara O'Briain has a routine on video games in his 2010 DVD This is the Show. In it he talks about everything from the Wii's "It's for kids" reputation, his difficulty with Metal Gear Solid's controls and the parallels between…

Gaming

Born Unto Trouble | Red Dead Redemption at 10

Andrew Carroll May 19, 2020 0

Red Dead Redemption was the blueprint. Other games like Assassin's Creed were trying to do similar things but only Red Dead Redemption and its sequel would perfect the flawed desire for endless freedom in an open, hostile game world. It was…

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A Film Of Two Halves | The Half Of It Netflix Review

Andrew Carroll May 6, 2020 0

“This is not a love story, or at least not one where anyone gets what they want,” is the line The Half of It chooses to open on. That might be true by the end of the film but the conclusion to Alice Wu’s queer coming-of-age film suggests…

Gaming

In World of Horror It’s You vs a Randomly Assigned Apocalypse

Andrew Carroll Apr 28, 2020 0

It's not looking good. I thought I'd done everything right but I must have messed up the ritual somewhere. Now there's a lady with a slit mouth and a sharp pair of scissors about to cut me a smile from ear to ear. I only wanted to find out…

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Extraction | Ace Action Movie Gives Thor His Best Non-MCU Role

Andrew Carroll Apr 27, 2020 0

Chris Hemsworth fits the role of Marvel’s Thor like a well-oiled glove. He’s charming, he’s funny and, most importantly, check out those abs. Still, the commitment a Marvel contract requires often leaves many of their major stars unable to…

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