Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror dives into Michael Anderson’s Orca (1977), a wonderfully strange aquatic thriller that takes the Jaws formula in a much more tragic direction. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

"This is a heady trip, mixing laugh-out-loud comedy with some truly moving moments of cinema." Set against the backdrop of 1994 Northern Ireland, Kieron J. Walsh's Skintown won the Hitchcock Audience Award for Best Feature at Dinard. Mick Jordan reviews. filmireland.net/review-skint…

Think children’s films can’t be properly terrifying? Today’s pick for Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror proves otherwise, as Nicolas Roeg’s The Witches (1990) unleashes one of cinema’s most unforgettable nightmares. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

"What makes the brief running time so capacious is that much of the storytelling is visual, an exercise in show-don’t-tell." Peter Lonsdale explores how Dolores Rice crafts a haunting portrait of trauma, shame and resilience in her short film Fat. filmireland.net/short-film-r…

The vampires are back, and they’ve brought even better wardrobes. Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror turns to Tommy Lee Wallace’s Fright Night Part II (1988), a stylish, blood-soaked sequel that knows exactly how much fun the undead can be. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

“You keep going, and you have to be stubbornly in favour.” Dami Akinniranye speaks with Eamon Ryan and filmmaker Neasa Ní Chianáin about the challenges of climate politics and bringing Forever Is Now to the screen. Read more: filmireland.net/article-the-…

Beneath the streets of Paris lies a labyrinth of bones, ancient secrets and something far more sinister. Guest contributor Carmen Bryce takes us underground for Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror with John Erick Dowdle’s As Above, So Below (2014). filmireland.net/article-31-d…

"It serves as a call to action rather than resignation." Rachel Walshe chats with director Ronan O’Leary and writer and star Gerard Daly about the origins of A Sunken Place & the challenges of bringing such a complex story to the screen. filmireland.net/article-a-ca…

Guest contributor Oscar Meagher brings gloriously bonkers creature-feature chaos to Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror with TerrorVision (1986), in which an intergalactic monster is accidentally beamed into a family home via satellite dish. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

"The narrative itself is as well stocked as a bank vault with £26 million inside." Niall McCloskey cashes in for Stephen Burke's latest feature. filmireland.net/review-chasi…

Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror turns to Dean Puckett’s The Severed Sun (2024). Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the film follows Magpie, a young woman trapped in an abusive marriage within an isolated religious community. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

"An intriguing look behind the curtain of global politics." Rachel Walshe gets political in her review of Forever is Now, Neasa Ní Chianáin’s latest documentary. In cinemas this weekend for Climate Action Week. filmireland.net/review-forev…

31 Days of Halloween Horror: guest writer Éabha Leech turns her attention to Goran Stolevski’s haunting folk-horror You Won’t Be Alone (2022). In 19th-century Macedonia, young Nevena is transformed into a witch & left to discover humanity for herself. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

"We hear about the fierceness of spirit it takes to persevere when you grow up on the sidelines, excluded from the games everyone else gets to play." Judy Goulet joins the scrum for her review of TRY! filmireland.net/review-try/

For today’s entry in 31 Days of Halloween Horror, we have Philippe Setbon’s Mister Frost (1990). Jeff Goldblum calmly confesses to a string of brutal murders before retreating to a psychiatric hospital where he claims to be is Satan himself. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

This week on the Film Ireland Podcast, we partner with RIFF and Dyslexia Ireland for a conversation with BAFTA-winning filmmaker Christine (CC) Braithwaite and actor Keith Dunphy on dyslexia, representation and diverse voices in film. Listen now: filmireland.net/podcast-acto…

Today, 31 Days of Halloween Horror takes a more hypnotic turn with Bill Gunn’s unconventional vampire tale, Ganja & Hess (1973). This follows Dr Hess Green, a anthropologist whose life takes a disturbing turn after an encounter with an ancient dagger. filmireland.net/article-31-d…

“We should never really ever normalise that these places are destroyed.” In Life Support, filmmaker Daniele Rugo shares the testimonies of doctors who worked in Gaza, documenting the destruction and death on the ground. Rugo speaks to Rachel Walshe: filmireland.net/article-dani…

Hell is calling for Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror with Tony Randel’s Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). Picking up in the aftermath of the original’s blood-soaked finale, the film finds Kirsty Cotton confined to a psychiatric hospital... filmireland.net/article-31-d…

"In terms of production, A Sunken Place’s achievement is notable...directed by Ronan O'Leary & written by Gerard Daly, the film asks ambitious questions about playing God in medical advancement." In his review of indie thriller, Will Penn dives deep. filmireland.net/review-a-sun…