Thrilled to be back in @SightSoundmag with my review of Albert Oehlen’s delightfully bonkers solo directorial debut, fresh from its world premiere @IFFR https://t.co/3zVRQnUP0N

Everyone needs to watch ROLLER BOOGIE (1979). Everyone.

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While our list is overall quite Euro-centric, it covers a wide time frame and quite a fascinating range of genres: https://t.co/cH1m7EHhOG

“McKay’s main achievement is to have articulated an anger at elite and corporate malfeasance that once felt politically generative and which now seems distant and strange.” ✍️ Ciarán O'Rourke on 10 years of THE BIG SHORT https://t.co/qxF00qYivJ

“We don’t get many chances to see seasonal splatter on the big screen, but this is a worthwhile addition to the Christmas slasher canon.” ✍️ Patrizia Dahlia Thompson reviews SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (2025) 🍿 in cinemas from Dec 12 https://t.co/apU2gZiBWL

✍️ Charlie Kendellen with the lowdown from CHARLIE KAUFMAN'S visit to the Irish Film Institute. https://t.co/AXDvfEAC9Q

“While it’s an overstuffed, incredibly busy film, King Kong remains an incredibly entertaining and propulsive watch. Never boring, always eye-popping, and still worthy of your attention 20 years on.”  ✍️ @sandwormstan on Peter Jackson’s KING KONG at 20 https://t.co/kP6rN9akPV

Smiles all round as we shout out our contributing film writers this week, providing reviews, listicles and retrospectives for your reading pleasure. Your weekly recap:

“Kaufman speaks of the difficulty of getting feature films made — not by choice, but due to the lack of funding he has received for his proposals.” ✍️ Charlie Kendellen with the lowdown from Charlie Kaufman’s visit to @IFI_Dub https://t.co/AXDvfEAC9Q

“Kaufman speaks of the difficulty of getting feature films made — not by choice, but due to the lack of funding he has received for his proposals.” ✍️ Charlie Kendellen with the lowdown from Charlie Kaufman’s visit to @IFI_Dub https://t.co/AXDvfEAC9Q

As indie triumph HORSESHOE lands in cinemas, @Creagh_Fish chats with actor Jed Murray about friendships, wild landscapes and the craic of building a story from the ground up. https://t.co/u0rSq3hWXZ

every company is every company

As indie triumph HORSESHOE lands in cinemas, @Creagh_Fish chats with actor Jed Murray about friendships, wild landscapes and the craic of building a story from the ground up. https://t.co/u0rSq3hWXZ

I keep reading that Laura Poitras’ new doc COVER-UP got an Irish cinema release, and yet I can’t find it screening anywhere…

“While every other week a new chorus of auteurs and old-timers seems to be announcing the death of cinema, Iranian director Jafar Panahi knows its worth” IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT review ✍️ Ciarán O’Rourke 🍿 in cinemas Friday https://t.co/yiGYrvB5JM

How many people could even conceive of doing THIS, let alone then do it and pull it off so brilliantly - on a primetime, mainstream TV show. ORSON WELLES transforms himself - full costume hair & make-up - into ‘Falstaff’ on THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW in 1968.

I 100% felt this way when I was 20

“While every other week a new chorus of auteurs and old-timers seems to be announcing the death of cinema, Iranian director Jafar Panahi knows its worth” IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT review ✍️ Ciarán O’Rourke 🍿 in cinemas Friday https://t.co/yiGYrvB5JM

We watched Fritz Lang's THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953) last night -- a tight, fun little thriller, with a charming cameo from Nat King Cole, no less! Sill, not among my top Blues (Velvet, Betty, Brothers, Three Colours, Sunshine). The journey continues. 💙

"Carten's debut feels timeless ... an essential film for this era" check out our A WANT IN HER review from earlier this year ✍️ Charlie Kendellen https://t.co/QmKoefBGZe