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.

Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things

Movie Review: Poor Things

Provocative, hilarious and truly bonkers - one of the best films of 2023 is already here.

Movie Review • 15 Jan 24

Ó Bhéal draws you into a warm and wonderful world

Bren Murphy enjoys Ciara Nic Chormaic's documentary about hip hop as Gaeilge. As he says: "It's miles away from Peig Sayers."

Movie • 13 Nov 23

All the performances are excellent, but The Royal Hotel ultimately falls flat due to an anticlimactic, spotty third act full of questionable decisions

Outback thriller The Royal Hotel is a three-star stay

This slow-burning thriller starts off strong but ultimately snuffs itself out.

Movie Review • 03 Nov 23

Lies We Tell is 'a gripping Irish thriller'

Don't be fooled by the stuffy period setting, this is a gripping Irish thriller.

Movie Review • 13 Oct 23

Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor star in Fair Play

Fair Play is a 'somewhat intriguing' tale on Netflix

A somewhat intriguing tale of sex, power and toxic masculinity.

Movie Review • 07 Oct 23

Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Fran Rogoswki star in Passages

Passages: an unpredictable, fascinating film

A beautifully intimate portrayal of sex, love and heartbreak in the 2020s.

Movie Review • 03 Sep 23

Sisu: Finnish Rambo versus Nazis in grindhouse of fun

If you enjoy the ultraviolence of a Tarantino flick, the furious action of a John Wick movie and are willing to suspend your disbelief, this is the film that will have you cackling away with giddy abandon.

Movie Review • 25 May 23