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Stephen Porzio

Stephen is a film writer and journalist. He is a co-editor and contributor for the film section of HeadStuff. He has also had work published in Cold Coffee Press, Disarm Magazine and Film Ireland and will be writing for Hot Press in the Summer of 2018. After earning his BA in English and Film from UCD, he is now working for an MA in journalism at DCU.

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New Trailers 17 | Avengers, Midsommar and The Legend of Cocaine Island

Stephen Porzio Mar 18, 2019

New Trailers on HeadStuff is the place to catch up on all the latest teasers released in the world of Film and TV. Stephen Porzio tells you what’s hot. Most Anticipated – Midsommar, Dir Ari Aster Wow. Writer-director Ari Aster looks to…

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Film Review | Controversial Cannes Winner Girl Will Start Debates

Stephen Porzio Mar 15, 2019

Girl is a movie that despite its many controversies is confident and gripping for the majority of its run time. That is until its misjudged climax spoils a share of the goodwill it’s built. Winning both the Camera d’Or and the Queer Palm at…

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New Trailers 16 | Catch-22, Dark Lies the Island and Dragged Across Concrete

Stephen Porzio Mar 5, 2019

New Trailers on HeadStuff is the place to catch up on all the latest teasers released in the world of Film and TV. Stephen Porzio tells you what’s hot. Most Anticipated - Catch-22, Hulu Joseph Heller's satirical masterpiece of a novel…

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10 Great Irish Horrors to Watch After The Hole in the Ground

Stephen Porzio Mar 3, 2019

Ireland is the nation that gave the world Dracula, Dorian Grey and Halloween itself. We practically invented pagan rituals and yet, its only recently this legacy of terror has been translated to the big screen. Lee Cronin's debut horror The…

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Lee Cronin Impresses With Debut Irish Horror The Hole in the Ground

Stephen Porzio Feb 27, 2019

It's quite an accomplishment for the first feature from an Irish writer-director to get a US distribution deal with the prestigious A24, the company behind modern horror classics Green Room, Hereditary and The Witch. Yet having watched The…

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DIFF 2019 | Dub Daze is Dazed and Confused For Ireland’s Capital

Stephen Porzio Feb 25, 2019

Not long after Dublin Oldschool comes another comedy-drama exploring life in the bustling Irish capital. Yet, Dub Daze is no knock-off. This scrappy low-budget charmer - with its sprawling ensemble and multiple narratives - instead feels…

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DIFF 2019 | When Hitchcock Met O’Casey Sheds Light On A Strange Collaboration

Stephen Porzio Feb 21, 2019

There has been many movies about the legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, including recent documentaries Hitchcock/Truffaut and 78/52. Though despite how constantly the auteur's filmography is analysed, explored and discussed, very little…

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Oscars So Bad | Should Film Fans Boycott This Year’s Ceremony?

Stephen Porzio Feb 21, 2019

Like a lot of young film fans, I loved the Oscars when I was young. They seemed at the time to take seriously what I assumed was just a very strong hobby of mine. Back then, movies I had watched or wanted to because they looked so cool like…

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On the Basis of Sex – RBG Gets the Biopic She Deserves

Stephen Porzio Feb 21, 2019

Not long after critically acclaimed documentary RBG - focusing on the life and career of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - comes the fictional equivalent On the Basis of Sex. An origin story for the women's rights trailblazer,…

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High Flying Bird is Another Slam Dunk for Steven Soderbergh

Stephen Porzio Feb 13, 2019

There is a train of thinking in film circles that each movie is about its director. This statement rings true in regards Steven Soderbergh. An innovator in terms of cinema, he is constantly rethinking the way movies are made - experimenting…

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