Bren Murphy

Multimedia marketing creative, writer and podcaster

Bren Murphy is a Dublin-based multimedia marketing creative for RTÉ television. In his spare time, he chats about horror films on the Under Your Bed horror podcast.

Colin Morgan as Earl Clancy outside his cinema in Once Upon a Time in the cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is a gem

Burst pipes, rats and financial pressure torment a Limerick theatre owner in 1984 in David Gleeson's heartwarming love letter to cinemas.

Movie Review • 04 May

Project Hail Mary: A sci-fi to make you laugh and cry

A science teacher is blasted into outer space where he teams up with an alien to help save the world

Movie Review • 18 Mar

Irish murder-mystery Báite will keep you guessing

It will not redefine Irish-language cinema or the murder-mystery genre, but Báite is an immersive rural tale with a couple of surprises up its sleeve.

Movie Review • 05 Mar

My Father's Shadow is an impressive and confident debut

Two brothers spend a rare day with their father against the tense backdrop of Nigeria's 1993 election in this semi-autobiographical immersive debut from Akinola Davies Jr.

Movie Review • 10 Feb

Movie Review: Primate

No subtext. No social commentary. This B movie is not trying to say anything other than "chimpanzees can be terrifying", and that is exactly why it works.

Movie Review • 06 Feb

Movie Review: No Other Choice

After losing his job, a struggling family man devises a murderous route back to gainful employment in Park Chan Wook's latest black comedy.

Movie Review • 27 Jan

You will be thinking about Sentimental Value for weeks

Don't finalise your "favourite films of 2025" list just yet. This Norwegian latecomer is a major contender. Joachim Trier's follow-up to the universally acclaimed The Worst Person in the World does not disappoint.

Movie Review • 28 Dec 25

Shelby Oaks: a decent seasonal watch

Lots of fun ideas add up to an engaging but ultimately empty experience in this horror tale

Movie Review • 28 Oct 25

Girls & Boys: A mini-odyssey on a Halloween night

After the global success of Normal People, it's baffling that we weren't inundated with more complicated Trinity student romances on screen (the literary world certainly got its share).

Movie Review • 19 Sep 25

From Ground Zero: a riveting look at life in Gaza

This powerful collection of 22 short films made by Palestinians living through the Gaza war is a testament to the resilience of cinema itself

Movie Review • 13 Sep 25