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Conall McManus

Conall McManus

I grew up in the west of Ireland and started writing from a young age. I like anything written by John Steinbeck, Cormac McCarthy, and Gabriel García Márquez. The films of Kubrick, Tarkovsky, and Paul Thomas Anderson are my favourite, and I love a good horror movie.

Film Review Retrospective

INTERSTELLAR (2014)

A farmer-turned-astronaut leads a mission to find a new home for humanity as Earth becomes uninhabitable.

Film Review Retrospective

THE INSIDER (1999)

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a television exposé on Big Tobacco.

Film Review Retrospective

NIGHTCRAWLER (2014)

A desperate con man becomes a star crime journalist by blurring the lines between observer and participant in L.A.'s underworld.

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Stabbing America

Why has the slasher film become a cultural touchstone, especially in the USA?

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PARIS, TEXAS (1984)

An aimless drifter, missing for four years, emerges from the desert to confront his past and rebuild his life.

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THE TERMINATOR (1984)

A cyborg from the future seeks to eliminate a woman destined to bear the saviour of humanity.

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Why We Scare Ourselves

What is mankind's obsession with being frightened about?

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DRUGSTORE COWBOY (1989)

A charismatic drug addict leads his wife and another couple on a spree of pharmacy robberies to fuel their habit.

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STRAY DOG (1949)

A rookie homicide detective tries to find his stolen Colt pistol during a sweltering summer.

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MY FAIR LADY (1964)

In 1910s London, a pompous phonetics professor bets he can transform a Cockney flower girl into a lady of society.

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MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

A naive youth leader, thrust into the U.S. Senate, grapples with corruption and deceit, both at home and from his revered mentor.

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BLOOD SIMPLE (1984)

A Texas bar owner's plan to kill his cheating wife and her lover backfires, leading to a chaotic series of misunderstandings.

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