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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

FIGHT CLUB (1999)

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

Film Review Retrospective

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999)

A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.

Film Review Retrospective

THE THIRD MAN (1949)

A pulp novelist travels to shadowy, post-war Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend...

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Stillness in the Moving Image

The unexpected power of not moving the camera and static images in filmmaking...

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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)

A Brooklyn writer risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot, then things grow complicated when he learns that his beloved maiden aunts are serial killers.

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REAR WINDOW (1954)

A house and wheelchair-bound photographer, his fashion model girlfriend, and his visiting nurse spy on neighbours from his courtyard window.

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Laurel & Hardy: The Silent Years (1921-27)

This collection captures the duo’s earliest (mis)adventures on screen…

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MARY POPPINS (1964)

In Edwardian London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

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JOURNEY TO ITALY (1954)

An unhappily married couple attempts to find direction and insight while vacationing in Naples.

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How Tarantino Writes a Scene

The importance of minutiae in establishing tension.

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THE LONGEST YARD (1974)

A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards.

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SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (1989)

A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.

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