Film

“From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent”.- H.P. Lovecraft At the turn of the century, a new subgenre of horror film began to take shape - the ‘found footage’ wave. Movies that were part of this movement took the idea of…

There are countless Holocaust films on Netflix or otherwise, but what makes The Photographer of Mauthausen unique and meaningful is director Mar Targarona’s focus on the factual account of the Spanish in the Austrian concentration camp of…

Gay surfers. There are many achievements under Kathryn Bigelow’s belt, not least the only Oscar win for a female director but Point Break may be her greatest in terms of pure entertainment. Bigelow was no stranger to genre before or after…

The portrayal of women in cinema has thankfully and drastically changed over the last 50 years. From the hard case personality the late Carrie Fisher injected into her portrayal of Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, to the…

To celebrate International Women's Day, Ruth Seavers writes about Rachel Bloom and her series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The musical theatre TV dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is now in the middle of its fourth and final season. First aired in 2015,…

The wait is finally over. A year since we left Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and James dancing in the assembly hall at school, the Derry Girls make a triumphant return for a second series. Expectations were high due to the huge response to…

Border is an intriguing, bizarre, fable-like film that has many admirable traits but never quite comes together. From the off, we are introduced to Tina, a woman who looks like a Neanderthal and can smell people's fear, working as a customs…

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…

Online streaming is transforming media consumption. With services such as Spotify and Netflix seeing huge growth in the past few years, many people now primarily access music and films online. However, cable TV subscriptions are still…

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…