Get out your viewing schedule, we’ve got some very fun homework to do on Prime Video… Another week, another collection of new additions to the Amazon Prime Video movie library! There will definitely be something in here you’ll either want to watch or rewatch, starting with… CAST AWAY Tom Hanks stars in this very good […]

3 years ago

This one had sooooo much potential… When author Michael Crichton released his book Jurassic Park in 1990, followed by the massive blockbuster adaptation by Steven Spielberg in 1993, Hollywood rushed to his catalogue to source the next big hit from him. In quick succession, we got big screen versions of Rising Sun, Disclosure and Congo, […]

3 years ago

“A Netflix account is intended for one household…” Last week, we reported that Netflix had revealed the full scope of their anti-password sharing rules and regulations for account holders, which was widely met with derision and general public upset. Within a few days, Netflix stated that those announced rules and regulations were posted in error, […]

3 years ago

We’re about to get more from some of the most beloved movies ever made. Great news if you’re a fan of some of the biggest and best Disney movies of all time, but the House Of Mouse have confirmed that not one, not two, but THREE of their most-beloved films are about to get some […]

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The first half of the new season arrives on Netflix this week. There has always been a queasy feeling around liking YOU, which purposefully puts us in the mind-frame of a psychopathic serial killer who is prone to falling in love at first sight, warping himself to become the dream version of the man for […]

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This should be an absolute must-watch. Sky announced a huge amount of their original programming due to arrive in 2023, including new movies and TV shows, and the one title that immediately caught our eye was Dublin Narcos. The official synopsis is as follows: “A new three-part docu-series will launch on Sky Crime on Sunday, […]

3 years ago

Your Wednesday night menu of movies has arrived! If you’re in the movies mood this evening, then look no further, as these are all of the best (and some of the worst) movies on TV for your Wednesday evening… Thunderball – ITV4 – 6.25pm Sean Connery’s fourth outing as Bond sees him on the hunt […]

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Well if this isn’t a dream come true… Hollywood adapting things that went “viral” on the internet isn’t a brand new thing, but it is absolutely picking up steam lately. Upcoming comedy Marcel The Shell With Shoes On began life as a series of short comedy videos on YouTube, and now it has been nominated […]

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It is time to dig up this hidden gem and re-evaluate it as the great movie that it truly is. In 2011, the combination of director Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Z. Burns managed to both (A) scare audiences silly, and (B) eerily predict some precise events during the Covid-19 pandemic with the release of […]

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The third (and final?) outing in the stripper series arrives in cinemas this week. The first two Magic Mike movies were never really about stripping, they were about the positions that people find themselves in when under financial restraints. Channing Tatum’s hip-swivelling hunk had dreams across the first two movies of opening and operating his […]

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Your Tuesday evening movies menu has arrived! Not sure what to watch this evening? Don’t stress, we’ve got you covered! Amazon Prime Video has just added 21 big movies to its library, while Netflix has added a dozen to its library! But if none of those take your fancy, then here are the best movies […]

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A memorable, unique but ultimately frustrating journey. In the race to have the most incredible and eye-popping visuals imaginable, sometimes games can feel a little… hollow? Sure, pushing the graphical envelope to its absolute limit will always be impressive, but it should always be in service of a game that is fun and entertaining to […]

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We don’t have to wait until next Monday to find out what happens next! Mild spoilers for the events of Episode Four as well as previous episodes of The Last Of Us TV show. If you’re all caught up with The Last Of Us, then you already know that episode four – titled “Please Hold […]

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The game will be available for certain consoles this week. Ever since it was announced way back in 2017, fans of the Wizarding World have been patiently waiting for the arrival of Hogwarts Legacy. Set over a hundred years before the events of Harry Potter and his time at the magical school, you control your […]

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Rom-com, action, thriller and weepie dramas are all on the list of Prime Video additions. What better way to kick off a new week and month than with a selection of newly added movies on Prime Video to choose from. Chances are you haven’t seen all of the following list, so dive in and check […]

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It was genuinely one of the most surprising things to happen in movies in a long, long time. Wouldn’t it be amazing if you rocked up to your local cinema, and discovered it was playing a huge blockbuster that you’d literally never heard of before? No poster, no teaser, no trailer, no mention of a […]

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Loads of new additions on Netflix to enjoy this weekend. Netflix has added some comedies, thrillers, dramas and romances to the library for you to check out. Starting with… BARB WIRE To celebrate the release of the very, very good documentary Pamela, Netflix has also given us access to the accidentally very camp sci-fi action […]

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If you’ve got the PS Plus and/or Games With Gold subscriptions, here are the new additions coming to your PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4 and Xbox One this month. Both PlayStation and Xbox have announced the additions to their gaming subscription services for the month of February, with some taking effect from the first week […]

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98% on Rotten Tomatoes definitely deserves your attention! Debuting in 2021 on Peacock in the States, Girls5Eva was the new show by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the creative duo behind both 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The new show was a massive critical success and consistently very, very funny, but it never seemed […]

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Perfect material for any staycation planning. The Gold Medal Awards took place on Tuesday evening, with the very best hotels around the country awarded for their standards throughout 2022. The ceremony was hosted by Anne Doyle and took place in The Galmont Hotel in Galway, the awards recognise and reward excellence in hospitality and catering […]

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The beginning of the end for anyone still using someone else’s account. Last year we reported that Netflix were trialling a new costing system in the hopes of cracking down on password sharing. The test began in three specific countries – Chile, Costa Rica and Peru – with the aim of spreading the system worldwide. […]

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Looking for a good movie to watch this evening, then look no further. Here is your movie menu for the evening of Wednesday, 1 February, starting with…. Deep Impact – FilmFour – 6.40pm Released the same year as Armageddon, this asteroid movie was overshadowed by that huge hit both critically and commercially. But this Morgan […]

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This will decide which song will represent Ireland in the Eurovision this May. The 67th Eurovision takes place this May in Liverpool, as the UK volunteered to host the event after Ukraine won the competition in 2022. This Friday night, six hopeful acts from Ireland will perform on The Late Late Show, with one act […]

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Including the official title of The Batman sequel, and the official release date for the new Superman movie. New information on the latest movies and shows revolving around Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and loads more have just been revealed, as new DC co-bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran announced their plans for what they’re calling […]

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This could be the first proper look at the return of one of the biggest games series of all time. When Sony dropped a new advert for the PlayStation 5 – with the title ‘Live From PS5’, appearing like a live news report from within the worlds of several of the PS5’s biggest games – […]

3 years ago

A dozen new movies to the Amazon Prime Video library to choose from. If you’re looking for some viewing inspiration, these additions on Amazon Prime Video should be just what you need. ALAN PARTRIDGE: STRATAGEM We chatted to Steve Coogan about his latest live show Stratagem – which was bringing back his character “Martin from […]

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The car crash scene to end all car crash scenes. If you’re specifically looking for the greatest car chase scene in cinema history, well, we’ve already covered that and you can read all about it right here. But today, we’re talking specifically about the greatest car crash scene in cinema history. Car chases are all […]

3 years ago

You could be one of less than ten people with this position in Ireland. If you are, or know anyone who is, a huge film fan, then this is likely to be a dream job. Omniplex Cinemas, the largest cinema chain in Ireland, are looking for a Junior Film Booker to join their team. With […]

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97% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is a properly thrilling true-story. Released in cinemas in February 2021, so another victim of people avoiding going to the movies thanks to the pandemic, Judas and the Black Messiah was a bit of a box office flop. With a production budget of $26 million, the movie made just $7.4 […]

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This episode deserves to be studied for years to come. Spoilers for the events of Episode Three as well as previous episodes of The Last Of Us TV show, and relevant plot points within The Last Of Us game. If you made it through this episode without crying, then you’re a stronger person than I. […]

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Loads of Oscar nominees and some HUGE blockbusters are on the cinema menu. February’s cinema line-up is absolutely STACKED. Horror, drama, comedy, Marvel… and a bear on cocaine. It’s got it all! KNOCK AT THE CABIN – Feb 3 M. Night Shyamalan’s latest chiller revolves around a family on holidays in a cabin in the […]

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Before you all lose your minds, hear me out… Colin Farrell had an AMAZING year in 2022. Working from the release dates in Ireland and the UK, he had After Yang, The Batman, Thirteen Lives and The Banshees Of Inisherin, which should be commended for maybe being the greatest 12 months in any one performers’ […]

3 years ago

Netflix has revealed its full slate of new movies and shows arriving through the month. If you’re interested to know every single new movie and show and documentary and the like arriving exclusively on Netflix for their subscribers in Ireland and the UK, well then you need look no further… NETFLIX SERIES Freeridge – Feb […]

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The secret event will feature a live performance from an international super star. Jameson is launching its interpretation of The Early House, complete with a great official slogan: Get in early, get home early. Offering a selection of low and no-alcohol cocktails on the night, Marketing Director for Irish Distillers Jessica Norris commented on the […]

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We’ve got some bad news and some… potentially not bad news… Off the back of The Last Of Us show landing to huge viewership and amazing reviews, all eyes have turned to the games that the show is based on. The first game received a next-gen update in 2022, reminding everyone just how fantastic it […]

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The remake arrives 15 years after the original game first landed. Released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 way back in 2008, Dead Space kind of took the world by surprise thanks to its innovative and unsettling mix of action, horror and sci-fi. Until Alien: Isolation arrived in 2014, it felt like the best (but […]

3 years ago

The game is absolutely free if you’re signed up with Game Pass. Xbox and Tango Gameworks revealed a new game, Hi-Fi RUSH, a gorgeous rhythm adventure game with the first ever footage trailer… and then announced that the game would be immediately available to purchase and play. Tango Gamworks are the folks behind recent horror-themed […]

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If you can imagine a mix of Harry Potter and Ghostbusters… Netflix is having a bit of a crisis at the moment, as subscribers are unsure which new show to dedicate several hours of their free time into, only to potentially have the show cancelled after its first season. That shouldn’t be the case with […]

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That game that was all over Twitter and TikTok this week is here. There is a lot to be said for introductions, and how much time and effort you should invest into media. How many pages or chapters do you give a book before you check out? How many episodes of that new Netflix show? […]

3 years ago

Warning: this movie absolutely will not be for everyone. The plot synopsis for Infinity Pool sounds like the set-up for a decent if unoriginal horror: “James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort’s perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless […]

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He also voiced both Rick and Morty, but both roles will now be recast. First released in 2013 and co-created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, it was announced on Tuesday night that Adult Swim had severed all ties with Roiland. In a brief statement released on social media, the brand stated that: “Adult Swim […]

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If you haven’t seen all of this year’s Best Picture nominees, then here is where you can find each of them… The 95th Academy Awards takes place this Sunday, which you can watch (legally!) from home, and this is always a good time to do a mental checklist of your own movie-watching habits for the […]

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“She grabbed my wrist and said ‘It’s okay, I’m with you, I can imagine how you feel, it’s gonna be alright’…” Yes, believe it or not, Love Actually turns two decades old this year. Released in cinemas in November 2003, the much-loved seasonal rom-com has become a must-watch Christmas event. Even all of these years […]

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PlayStation’s new cutting edge controller arrives this week. When the PlayStation 5 launched with its updated DualShock controller, it genuinely felt like a leap of technology had been equipped alongside the new console. Jump forward a little over two years since the PS5 arrived, and Sony are releasing the DualSense Edge Wireless Controller, their next […]

3 years ago

Without specifically spelling it out, the first two episodes help explain why some got infected immediately. Spoilers for the events of the first two episodes of The Last Of Us. The show adaptation of The Last Of Us is filling in a lot of interesting backstory that the video game version obviously couldn’t quite get […]

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Spielberg’s new Oscar-magnet arrives in cinemas this week. Let us work backwards. 2021’s West Side Story, very good but also the biggest financial flop of Spielberg’s career. 2018’s Ready Player One, a technical feat that audiences were divided over. 2017’s The Post, great at the time but feels less interesting as the years pass. 2016’s […]

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Good news for Prime Video subscribers heading into the weekend… Earlier this week, Netflix added 13 big movies to its library for subscribers to enjoy, and not to be outdone, Prime Video has just added 17 movies to its library. Some are great, some are not-so-great, but we’ll leave the enjoyment levels up to you… […]

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The film did not get a cinema release in Ireland and the UK, but you can catch up on it now! Released in cinemas in the States in late November, and the same day as Disney’s Strange World, Netflix’s Glass Onion, Spielberg’s The Fabelmans and horror-drama Bones And All, it is fair to say that […]

3 years ago

Including a new Lord of the Rings movie, a Leo DiCaprio comic book movie, and remakes of two of the most popular movies from the 90s. Warner Bros reportedly released its proposed slate of live-action movies set to arrive in 2023, 2024 and beyond, and movie fans will likely get excited as there a number […]

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The movie is coming from the producer of Bohemian Rhapsody and the writer of Gladiator. Musician biopics are all the rage right now, and it was inevitable that Michael Jackson would get his own one. Most likely off the huge success of 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody, both commercially ($911 million worldwide on a $55 million budget) […]

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