I’m back in print @sightsoundmag.bsky.social So glad to be featured in such a jam-packed issue. Available on newsstands now. Quick, huff up that new print smell while it’s still fresh!!

Hi friends! I'm back on RTÉ saluting one of the most cherished TV shows in all of Irish television: HANDS, a series that “conjured an hypnotic spectacle out of the minutiae of clean country living. Slow but never dull, at once earthy and ethereal.” www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Hi friends! I'm back on RTÉ saluting one of the most cherished TV shows in all of Irish television: HANDS, a series that “conjured an hypnotic spectacle out of the minutiae of clean country living. Slow but never dull, at once earthy and ethereal.” www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

A look at my painting for the official Pee-wee Herman group art show :) Opening tonight at Preacher Gallery in Austin!

Today we’re Crying at the Movies with writer-director David Prendeville! Last Cinema Cry? CRIES AND WHISPERS @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social "This is a film that feels wrought from the most anguished corners of the soul” Read David’s full piece 👉 reelfeels.substack.com/p/crying-at-...

New work alert ✍️ Pick up the new Sight & Sound issue and you’ll find my scribbles on Seán Dunn’s feature debut,The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford (spoiler alert: it’s pretty good!) + my Welsh-language cinema highlights.

New work alert ✍️ Pick up the new Sight & Sound issue and you’ll find my scribbles on Seán Dunn’s feature debut,The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford (spoiler alert: it’s pretty good!) + my Welsh-language cinema highlights.

DISCLOURE DAY sees Spielberg reaching to the skies again to show the best of us here on Earth. The sincerity of A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, with the anxiety of MINORITY REPORT. Kinda baffling, but brilliant. TENET meets THE EXORCIST; what’s not to love? My review: headstuff.org/entertainmen...

“Some of my friends spend five years trying to get a film made and getting the green light, but I just think, ‘Fuck it; go on red!’” Philip has brought back many gems from Cannes, the shiniest of which can be found in his marvellous chat with film-maker/-historian/-crusader Mark Cousins. Enjoy!

Favourite first-time watches of May 2026: • Night of the Juggler (1980) • The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras (2023) • Maîtresse (1975) • Jean de Florette (1986)

“Some of my friends spend five years trying to get a film made and getting the green light, but I just think, ‘Fuck it; go on red!’” Philip has brought back many gems from Cannes, the shiniest of which can be found in his marvellous chat with film-maker/-historian/-crusader Mark Cousins. Enjoy!

LWLies 16: The Persepolis issue RIP to the great Marjane Satrapi

✍️ @dexjettster.bsky.social

Thank you, @brian-bowe.bsky.social, for giving me the space to discuss the last time I cried at the cinema. The Straight Story is so powerful, rewatching it brought a lot up for me!

"When someone influences how you see art, they inevitably change how you see life" Today we're Crying at the Movies with writer, journalist David Monaghan. Last Cinema Cry? THE STRAIGHT STORY @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social Read David’s full piece 👉 reelfeels.substack.com/p/crying-at-...

"I always knew I was going to make a film about Travellers ... because I didn’t quite understand why there was so much hatred and stigma around Travellers in Ireland" From Cannes Film Festival, @cynicalfilm.bsky.social interviews TIN CASTLE director Alexander Murphy. headstuff.org/entertainmen...

"I always knew I was going to make a film about Travellers ... because I didn’t quite understand why there was so much hatred and stigma around Travellers in Ireland" From Cannes Film Festival, @cynicalfilm.bsky.social interviews TIN CASTLE director Alexander Murphy. headstuff.org/entertainmen...

“Featuring wild inventions, ridiculous puppets and a steady stream of giddy schoolkids, the series proved that children’s telly could be silly as well as sincere.” For RTÉ, I wrote about PAT’S CHAT and the fierce imagination of the late, great Pat Ingoldsby. www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

“Featuring wild inventions, ridiculous puppets and a steady stream of giddy schoolkids, the series proved that children’s telly could be silly as well as sincere.” For RTÉ, I wrote about PAT’S CHAT and the fierce imagination of the late, great Pat Ingoldsby. www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Best film magazine in the United States, IMO. Not a single decision is made for commercial reasons. Every piece exists because somebody was excited about it.

“a quietly affectionate tribute to creative misfits, from chronic overthinkers to proud underachievers.” Wrote about one of my favourite shows of all time for RTÉ Culture. PS: some absolute saint uploaded all the eps to YouTube. Go! Watch! Be merry! www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

now watching: BOGUS (1996)

I’m hoping all this goofy Vin Diesel content coming out of Cannes eventually leads to a colourful cameo in a Safdie movie. Perhaps an eccentric bingo hall owner who makes a dishonest living scamming widows? Unlikely, but wd be fun seeing big Vinny go on a run playing kooky parts in auteur pics.

Join us next month for Trojan Eddie, restored by the IFI Irish Film Archive, funded by @screenireland.bsky.social, with special intro from Stephen Rea! 🎟️ ifi.ie/film/from-the-vaults-trojan-eddie/ 📆 Wed 3 June | 18:20 A slow-burning, character drama starring Rea, Richard Harris, & Brendan Gleeson

I’m back on RTÉ catching up with Judge, Mr Crow, Foxy and…Father Jack in lederhosen!?! “Wanderly Wagon began life in monochrome, but once RTÉ launched its full-colour service in 1973, the show erupted into a technicolour fever dream.” www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

I’m back on RTÉ catching up with Judge, Mr Crow, Foxy and…Father Jack in lederhosen!?! “Wanderly Wagon began life in monochrome, but once RTÉ launched its full-colour service in 1973, the show erupted into a technicolour fever dream.” www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Today on Reel Feels we're crying at the movies with actor and writer Dylan Tighe Last Cinema Cry? FOR SAMA (2019) @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social "It stands as the most intimate indictment of war I have seen on film” Read Dylan’s full piece 👉 reelfeels.substack.com/p/crying-at-...

Rounding up this week’s HeadStuff film reviews and interviews. Thanks to Ciarán and Jonathon for their brilliant contributions. Check out their work below. 🧵

I appear to be in the minority on THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, but I stand by my assertion that it’s a confused and largely laugh-free time for kids and adults alike. Three bags full of crap. My review: headstuff.org/entertainmen...

“Nic Fhionnghaile conducts herself with a fluency and self-possession that seem surprising in a young actor … manages to make even the clunkier effusions of Daly’s script sound natural” our TRAD review ✍️ Ciarán O’Rourke 🍿 in cinemas now headstuff.org/entertainmen...

“Nic Fhionnghaile conducts herself with a fluency and self-possession that seem surprising in a young actor … manages to make even the clunkier effusions of Daly’s script sound natural” our TRAD review ✍️ Ciarán O’Rourke 🍿 in cinemas now headstuff.org/entertainmen...

“suffers from being yet another horror film in which the terror arises from past traumas, but McCarthy’s quirky asides and genuine talent prove he’s still a horse worth backing.” our HOKUM review ✍️ Mark Conroy 🍿 in cinemas tomorrow headstuff.org/entertainmen...

Today we’re Crying at the Movies with filmmaker Ellius Grace

Last Cinema Cry? 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 

"Willa's existence is political, revolutionary, with so many difficult, unknowable sides — and sometimes that’s how it feels to be mixed race"

read his full peice 👉 reelfeels.substack.com

Earlier this month filmmaker Louise Weard visited Dublin for the Trans Image Trans Experience Film Festival. @hellojackwarren.bsky.social interviewed the Castration Movie director about her epic film project, letterboxd, James Joyce and more: filmindublin.ie/2026/04/27/l...

Today we’re Crying at the Movies with filmmaker Ellius Grace

Last Cinema Cry? 
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 

"Willa's existence is political, revolutionary, with so many difficult, unknowable sides — and sometimes that’s how it feels to be mixed race"

read his full peice 👉 reelfeels.substack.com

Your HeadStuff film review roundup is here!!🧵

Anne Hathaway channels Madonna and Dua Lipa in the stylish but shockingly hollow MOTHER MARY. My review for @headstuff.bsky.social: headstuff.org/entertainmen...

Listen up, ye scuttering gobsheens! For RTÉ, I wrote about A Scare at Bedtime with Podge and Rodge. Topics include potty-mouthed puppets, vampire leprechauns and tandem motorboating Brigette Nielsen. Enjoy! www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Listen up, ye scuttering gobsheens! For RTÉ, I wrote about A Scare at Bedtime with Podge and Rodge. Topics include potty-mouthed puppets, vampire leprechauns and tandem motorboating Brigette Nielsen. Enjoy! www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

✍️ ICYMI ✍️ I could write a book on this show, but 517 words will have to do for now. Here’s me on Bachelors Walk, 25 years on.

What curious and passionate writers we have! Always grateful to be able to publish their work. Your HeadStuff movie review roundup in here! 🪡

“Hey, remember affordable housing? Smoking in pubs? A world pre-smartphone, pre-recession, pre-The 2 Johnnies?” For RTÉ, here’s me on the many joys of BACHELORS WALK www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

“Hey, remember affordable housing? Smoking in pubs? A world pre-smartphone, pre-recession, pre-The 2 Johnnies?” For RTÉ, here’s me on the many joys of BACHELORS WALK www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

“The script here is so clunky, and [Lopez’] role/s so shallow, that she seems more an impressive apparition than an actor.” our KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN review ✍️ Ciarán O’Rourke 🍿 in cinemas Friday headstuff.org/entertainmen...

“Conveying authentic elderly representation, with all the actuality and optimism it deserves” our THE BLUE TRAIL review ✍️ Charlie Kendellen 🍿 in cinemas Friday headstuff.org/entertainmen...

In today’s episode, we partner with GAZE LGBTQIA Film Festival & NTA Film & TV Drama to celebrate this year’s starGAZE participants:artist Venus Patel, writer/filmmaker Jack Warren & director, screenwriter & concept artist Stephen T. Lally. Listen/Watch: www.filmireland.net/podcast-star...

New blog! Today we’re Crying at the Movies with writer-producer Jahvar McLean. Last cinema cry? My Daughter Is a Zombie “Sometimes it takes a zombie film to make you call your mother.” Read his full piece 👉 reelfeels.substack.com/p/crying-at-...

Your HeadStuff film roundup has landed just in time for your Sunday read. Thank you to all our hardworking, fast-typing writers who contributed this week. 👏