Film

You can do anything you put your mind to. You are the master of your own destiny. The thing about self-improvement is that it puts all the weight on the individual. To an extent, we usually have more control over our circumstances than we…

In this special episode of I Know That Face, co-host Stephen Porzio interviews Irish writer-director Paddy Slattery. His brilliant debut feature Broken Law - telling the tale of two brothers on both sides of the law - will be playing in…

Having quickly grown into one of the country’s most anticipated film festivals, the East Asia Film Festival Ireland (EAFFI) is back for its fourth edition from July 30 until August 4. This time, however, the event is returning with a twist…

The long-awaited return of Norwegian hit Norsemen comes back at a time where the world has nothing better to do than social distance and watch Netflix. The Monty Python-like cult comedy has taken a long hiatus (nearly three years) since its…

In the early 90s, Kevin Costner could do no wrong. His epic Dances With Wolves instantly put the actor-turned-director, on a pedestal in Hollywood. While it received with moderate reviews it broke big at the box office. In 1991, Dances With…

One of the things I think we can all agree on about the Covid pandemic is how absolutely brilliant it has been. There's evidence for that everywhere. If you're reading this in certain parts of the world, your favourite cinema has probably…

Auteur. Agent Provocateur. Genius. Tyrant. Madman. All of these titles and more have been used to describe one of America’s greatest directors. William Friedkin is the man behind some of the best thrillers ever made. He made some of the…

In film, there is the term “fluid simulation”. This means animating fire and smoke, hair strands and follicles, and many other parts of real-world life that need to be recreated for an animated world. It also includes water. H20 makes up…

This week the I Know That Face crew are rejoined by writer, comedian and friend of the podcast Sean Moriarty to talk about the crazy career of South African madman Sharlto Copley. Exploding onto the scene in Neill Blomkamp's 2009 sci-fi…

"Killing a man isn't clean and quick and simple. It's bloody and awful. And maybe if enough people come to realize that shooting somebody isn't just fun and games, maybe we'll get somewhere." - Sam Peckinpah In 1970, controversial director…