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The Chibnall Centrism Of Doctor Who | Politics On TV
The current era of Doctor Who has, not unusually for the show, proven a controversial one. In line with such blockbusters as The Last Jedi and Captain Marvel, the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor (and, more recently, the…
Just Keep Swimming | How Animated Films Teach Us to Keep Going
I recently re-watched Monsters University, the excellent prequel to the famous Monsters, Inc. It got me thinking about perseverance, a theme that runs through not just animated media but each of our lives. Never has it been more important…
The Underrated | The Best Films of 2020 You May Not Have Seen
Say what you want about 2020, but a lot of good movies were released in Ireland. So much so in fact that HeadStuff's writers wanted to spotlight some great films that didn't quite make our best of the year list. The Devil All the Time The…
I Know That Face | 2021 Films to be Excited About
We spend a lot of time on I Know That Face looking back into the past. For our last episode of 2020 we thought it'd be fun to look forward to next year and all the great movies we'll hopefully get to see - from the return of old masters…
12 Monkeys At 25 | The Inevitable Fate
“I am insane. And you are my insanity.” - James Cole The past cannot be changed, only the future. This realisation is key to 12 Monkeys. Back in 1995, this fantastical sci-fi, concerned with a virus that wipes out a percentage of humanity…
HeadStuff Picks | The Best TV Of 2020: #10-1
With cinemas closed for a large part of 2020 and as the public were confined to their homes, TV played a significant role in helping people get through the Covid-19 pandemic. Thankfully, there’s been many great new shows and seasons to…
HeadStuff Picks | The Best Movies Of 2020: #10-1
We are closing in on the top spot for the HeadStuff Film writers’ Best Movies of 2020. If you haven’t caught our picks from #20 to #11 check them out here. Let’s jump back in with our top ten. 10. Bliss Writer-director Joe Begos' debut…
HeadStuff Picks | The Best Movies Of 2020: #20-11
While it has no doubt been a terrible year, there have been a lot of fantastic films released in Ireland in 2020. So HeadStuff gathered the collective minds of our Film section to bring you our picks for the top 20. Below are #20 to #11.…
I Know That Face | Depraved’s Larry Fessenden and Anything for Jackson filmmakers
Thanks to the kind folks over at horror streaming service Shudder, I Know That Face co-host Stephen Porzio got to chat with some filmmakers with new projects on the platform. First to be interviewed was indie legend writer-director Larry…
The Terminator Meets The Tiny Tots | 30th Anniversary Of Kindergarten Cop
Kindergarten Cop turns 30 years old this month. In its time it was considered an awkward child: too grim for kids and too pandering for adults. It was, in fact, exactly what it was supposed to be though: the pubescent stage of the…