Films at 40: Alien In 1974 a movie was released to the public which, despite carrying a certain amount of notoriety, is now recognised as a mainstream classic. Film • 25 Feb 19
Clint Eastwood: The Last Movie Star There's a scene in Back To The Future III where Marty McFly, now trapped in the old American west is confronted by outlaw Biff Tannen, … Film • 13 Aug 19
Stan & Ollie & My Dad & Me In 1982, our household entered a new age with the arrival of our first VCR. We worshiped that Betamax player as it allowed us to … Film • 16 Jan 19
Paul Markey's Best Movies Of 2018 There's nothing more subjective than 'Best Of' lists. Mine simply reflects the ten films which had the greatest impact on me as a cinemagoer and … Film • 15 Dec 18
Excelsior! Stan Lee and my life in comics The outpouring of tributes to the late Stan Lee, the creator of the modern superhero era, speaks volumes as to his impact on the many … Books • 16 Nov 18
Why John Carpenter is the ultimate Master Of Horror In 1961, Howard Ralph Carpenter, a Kentuckian music professor, sat his son down with a pair of bongos and taught him a simple 5-4 beat … Film • 05 Nov 18
Horrorthon preview - a bloody good time at the IFI Who's game for five days - count 'em - of hauntings, splatterings, creature-ings, zombifications and home invasions? It's Horrorthon time at the Irish Film Institute... Film • 26 Oct 18
Night Of The Living Dead at 50 - the film that refuses to die For everything, there is a season. But there's just no stopping zombies. Unless you shoot them in the head, of course. Everybody knows that. And … Film • 01 Oct 18
The Big Lebowski at 20 - The Dude still abides In 1997, the Coen brothers, indy mavericks for almost a decade, coming off the lacklustre response to their first big budget picture, The Hudsucker Proxy, … Film • 27 Aug 18
The Films That Made Me: Les Amants du Pont Neuf As a cinephile, we've all got films like this. Films that got under our skin at formative moments in our lives. There's usually at least … Film • 15 Aug 18
