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A brilliant Irish Western movie is on TV tonight

It’s set in Ireland during the Famine. At long last, the weekend is among us and with that, you may be looking for movies to watch. Our pick for tonight is Black ’47. This western follows Irish soldier Feeney (James Frecheville) who in 1847 returns home from fighting for the British Army in Afghanistan to […]

It’s set in Ireland during the Famine. At long last, the weekend is among us and with that, you may be looking for movies to watch. Our pick for tonight is Black ’47. This western follows Irish soldier Feeney (James Frecheville) who in 1847 returns home from fighting for the British Army in Afghanistan to […]

2 months ago

A modern classic gangster movie is airing on TV tonight

Also streaming on Netflix now, the film was nominated for 10 Oscars. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 8 November) is Gangs of New York, the period gangster epic from director Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed). Based on the 1927 non-fiction book The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury, the 2002 film boasts […]

Also streaming on Netflix now, the film was nominated for 10 Oscars. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 8 November) is Gangs of New York, the period gangster epic from director Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed). Based on the 1927 non-fiction book The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury, the 2002 film boasts […]

3 months ago

One of the best thriller movies ever is on TV tonight

It holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our pick for tonight (Sunday, August 10) is Assault on Precinct 13. This 1976 movie about a police officer, two criminals and a station secretary who must defend a defunct L.A. precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang is the perfect movie for a cosy […]

It holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our pick for tonight (Sunday, August 10) is Assault on Precinct 13. This 1976 movie about a police officer, two criminals and a station secretary who must defend a defunct L.A. precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang is the perfect movie for a cosy […]

6 months ago

How a session at a pub in Mayo helped save Liam Gallagher’s career

Oasis are finally getting back together! Earlier today, music fans across the globe rejoiced to the news that Oasis are finally getting back together for a series of gigs in the UK and Ireland next year. While it’s common knowledge that the Gallaghers have a huge connection to Ireland with mum, Peggy, from Mayo, and […]

Oasis are finally getting back together! Earlier today, music fans across the globe rejoiced to the news that Oasis are finally getting back together for a series of gigs in the UK and Ireland next year. While it’s common knowledge that the Gallaghers have a huge connection to Ireland with mum, Peggy, from Mayo, and […]

1 year ago

Five years on, were these really the best TV shows of the 2010s?

Looking back, with some distance behind the 2010s, Fleabag and Better Call Saul may have been hard done by. Back on December 31st, 2019 – when times were simpler – we published a list of the best TV shows of the 2010s. ‘The last 10 years,’ Paul Moore wrote, ‘have seen a seismic shift in […]

Looking back, with some distance behind the 2010s, Fleabag and Better Call Saul may have been hard done by. Back on December 31st, 2019 – when times were simpler – we published a list of the best TV shows of the 2010s. ‘The last 10 years,’ Paul Moore wrote, ‘have seen a seismic shift in […]

2 years ago

People are discovering one of the best sci-fi movies of recent years on Netflix

It currently holds a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Vesper premiered at festivals in 2022 to rave reviews, but some people are now only beginning to discover one of the best sci-fi movies of recent years on Netflix The film is set after the collapse of the Earth’s ecosystem and follows the title character, a […]

It currently holds a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Vesper premiered at festivals in 2022 to rave reviews, but some people are now only beginning to discover one of the best sci-fi movies of recent years on Netflix The film is set after the collapse of the Earth’s ecosystem and follows the title character, a […]

2 years ago