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After 24 years, countless news reports, nationwide controversy and divided loyalties, the Irish soccer film Saipan has lifted the lid on the happenings of 2002. The film covers the story of the Republic of Ireland's 2002 FIFA World Cup which saw captain Roy Keane leave before the tournament even started after a feud with manager Mick McCarthy. Roy Keane, played by Eanna … [Read more...] about Revisiting Saipan : An Irish soccer horror story

How do you know you really want to see a film? Is it the actors, the director’s reputation, the synopsis, the trailer, or the promise of a story based on real events? With Marty Supreme, it was none of these alone, but rather one of the most audacious marketing campaigns in recent memory that first captured my attention, to the point where I wondered whether I would enjoy the … [Read more...] about Dreaming big in ‘Marty Supreme’: From marketing spectacle to a film that earns its ambition

This review contains spoilers. The new Christmas horror, Silent Night Deadly Night, splattered across cinema screens on Friday 12 December, an early Christmas present to all lovers of the horror genre. It was written and directed by Mike P. Nelso. Mike is responsible for the writing and directing of V/H/S 85 and the Wrong Turn reboot in 2021. Silent Night, Deadly … [Read more...] about ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ (2025)

This review contains spoilers. Anybody who enjoyed Wicked probably enjoyed Wicked: For Good. The films, like the musical, are loosely based on The Wizard of Oz. If the first act didn’t take your fancy, it’s unlikely the second will change your mind. While the plot becomes slightly more complicated and the dresses considerably more sparkly, the gist remains much the … [Read more...] about Wicked: For Good: the green, the pink and the wizard