Best of 2016: Nigel’s Top 10
READ ALL OUR BEST OF 2016 COVERAGE Páraic’s Top 10 10. Mustang A Turkish-French film from Cannes 2015 that was nominated for an Oscar last year which gives far better insight into the reality of life...
View ArticleBest of 2016: Friends of Spooool
READ ALL OUR BEST OF 2016 COVERAGE Each year it’s fun to publish some lists of favourite films and reactions from the wider Spooool.ie community and 2016 is no different. Thanks to everyone for reading...
View ArticleWorst Films of 2016
READ ALL OUR BEST OF 2016 COVERAGE OK, so you’ve read our Best Film of 2016, and seen what Friends of Spooool.ie think…. but what about the worst films of the year? Here’s Páraic’s take… 1) The Neon...
View ArticleChalk it Up: Arrival
This is a guest post from Zoë Saunders. Previously… . . Arrival struck me as utterly original – in terms of its visuals, its cinematography, its sound design, and its conception of extraterrestrial...
View ArticlePod #69 – The Worst Films of 2017
BEST OF 2017 | WORST OF 2017 | NIGEL’S TOP 10 | PÁRAIC’S TOP 10 | FRIENDS OF SPOOOOL Between us we’ve seen about 150 new releases this year, but we’re not claiming to have seen everything that hit...
View ArticlePod #70 – The Best Films of 2017
BEST OF 2017 | WORST OF 2017 | NIGEL’S TOP 10 | PÁRAIC’S TOP 10 | FRIENDS OF SPOOOOL And so for the SIXTH year running, here we are with our annual chat through the best films of the year. Back in...
View ArticleBest of 2017: Páraic’s Top 10
BEST OF 2017 | WORST OF 2017 | NIGEL’S TOP 10 | PÁRAIC’S TOP 10 | FRIENDS OF SPOOOOL 10) Good Time Only saw this a couple of weeks ago but is a visceral day in the life of a hapless brother. Reminded...
View ArticleBest of 2017: Nigel’s Top 10
BEST OF 2017 | WORST OF 2017 | NIGEL’S TOP 10 | PÁRAIC’S TOP 10 | FRIENDS OF SPOOOOL So another year, another top 10. This year I saw about 100 new releases with very few turkeys in the mix. What’s...
View ArticleBest of 2017: Friends of Spooool
BEST OF 2017 | WORST OF 2017 | NIGEL’S TOP 10 | PÁRAIC’S TOP 10 | FRIENDS OF SPOOOOL And the winner is…. Get Out! Mick McGovern’s Top 10 @amawaster 10. The Florida Project – dir. Sean Baker Heartfelt...
View ArticleBest of 2017: Irish Films
BEST OF 2017 | WORST OF 2017 | NIGEL’S TOP 10 | PÁRAIC’S TOP 10 | FRIENDS OF SPOOOOL Páraic takes a look back over some of the Irish films which made an impact in 2017 and ranks them 1-10, with Emer...
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