Pillion
Dir. Harry Lighton
Given the other depictions of BDSM on film, we weren’t sure how Pillion would turn out. Much more so with…
Nothing Compares
Dir. Kathryn Ferguson
Nothing Compares weaves a poignant story about one of the most misunderstood artists of our time, Sinéad O’Connor. The iconoclast…
The Souvenir Part II
Dir. Joanna Hogg
After 2019’s The Souvenir—a drama about a toxic, suffocating relationship—director Joanna Hogg brings back her protagonist (played by a superb…
Monster
Dir. Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
Irish period drama Monster is downright depressing. Of course, for some viewers, that’s just part and parcel of any period…
Dating Amber
Dir. David Freyne
This lovely comedy-romance from Ireland is about a closeted gay teen and his lesbian schoolmate who pretend to be in…
Rosie
Dir. Paddy Breathnach
This emotional and moving story is about a mother of four who is forced into homelessness in Dublin. With her…
The Apprentice
Dir. Ali Abbasi
The Apprentice is as much about Roy Cohn as it is about the titular mentee, a very green Donald Trump.…
Dublin Murders
There are layers to Dublin Murders that make it stand out from many others like it. It’s intriguing as a…
The Breadwinner
Dir. Nora Twomey
The Breadwinner is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. The animation is magical as it seamlessly jumps back and forth…
Viva
Dir. Paddy Breathnach
Shrooms director Paddy Breathnach has als dipped his toes in romcoms and thrillers, but this queer Bogota-set drama has a…
A Date for Mad Mary
Dir. Darren Thornton
Finding a date to a wedding is a familiar romcom premise, so it seemed like A Date for Mad Mary…
Bugonia
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
If it weren’t for the people involved, the English-language remake of the Korean sci-fi comedy Save the Green Planet might…
Moone Boy
Actor Chris O’Dowd had a special childhood growing up in rural Ireland. So he wrote, created, and starred in this…
Penny Dreadful
Here’s something for all the goth lovers out there. With a title alluding to the cheap sensational fiction that was…
The Secret of Kells
Dir. Nora Twomey & Tomm Moore
A Franco-Gaelic animated film nominated for an Academy Award, the Secret of Kells certainly isn’t your average Disney fare. Set in 8th…
A Thousand Times Good Night
Dir. Erik Poppe
The choice between practicality and passion is the subject of many a drama, but A Thousand Times Good Night depicts…
Death of a Superhero
Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
What is it about the 2000s-10s that inspired many films about sick and dying kids? Perhaps the worldwide child mortality…
Song of the Sea
Dir. Tomm Moore
This animated movie is absolutely wonderful. It’s an Irish production, and the drawings/graphics are so beautiful and different from what…
Calvary
Dir. John Michael McDonagh
This is one of those movies people should watch without any prior knowledge. But if you must, it’s about a small…
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Dir. Ken Loach
You might expect a movie about the Irish struggle for independence from the British Empire during the 1920s to be…