Powered By Square1.io
Browsing Category
Film
Final Scenes | Is the Increasing Subjectivity of Truth Becoming the New Abnormal?
"No two people see things the same way...There are very few really stark black and white stories," Jim Lehrer "That's also part of the times. Today everyone lies. Pharmaceutical fliers, governments, the radio, the movies, the newspapers.…
Cartoon Catch Up | Big Guy and Rusty
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, or simply, Big Guy and Rusty as it is often called, was a 26-episode animated series that first aired in 1999 and found its way to Irish screens not long after. I have fond memories of sitting down and…
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.…