Ireland has a new highest ever box office grossing writer/director
An amazing achievement. Horror reboot Evil Dead Rise has reached $100 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing movie to be written and directed by an Irish-born filmmaker. Dubliner Lee Cronin, also known for making Irish horror The Hole in the Ground, helmed the fifth entry in the legendary Evil Dead franchise […]
3 years ago
Evil Dead Rise’s director explains the difficulties of crafting the horror’s monstrous, violent finale
“I wouldn’t say I wouldn’t like to do it again but it was a serious undertaking.” Lee Cronin, the Irish writer and director of the now-in-cinemas horror reboot Evil Dead Rise, has opened up about the difficulties of shooting the movie’s crazy finale. JOE’s entertainment editor Rory Cashin sat down with Cronin to discuss the […]
3 years ago
The Big Reviewski Ep7 featuring a horror hit, a movie miracle & win tickets to the Captain Marvel Premiere
Greetings film fans! Are you ready for a movie miracle? Because we’ve got one for you. Get ready to TESTIFYYYYYYY, because Eoghan Doherty and Rory Cashin have been rejoined by the love-sick-and-also-just-plain-normal-pukey-sick, Justine Stafford! This week, following on from good romcoms and bad dates, everyone tries not to poop their pants as director Lee Cronin and superstar Seána […]
7 years ago
The star and director of The Hole In The Ground talk scary movies and dodgy pronunciation
They have some fun with the dream casting of a potential Oasis biopic! We think it is fair to say that Ireland love scary movies. Which is why we’re very happy to say that new Irish horror movie The Hole In The Ground is really, really good (check out our review right here), and JOE […]
7 years ago