Still creepy as hell Long before the Internet became a place where people just started to shout at each other, upload pictures of their food, or spend hours watching TV, one of the first clips to go viral – before going viral was really a thing – was the animation of David Firth. His disturbing and […]

8 years ago

Narcos returns on 16 November. This looks amazing. “The King is dead, long live the King!” After the demise of Pablo Escobar in Season 2 of Narcos, the creators of the show took a bold risk by focusing the third season on the exploits of the Cali Cartel. Truth be told, it paid off. Aside from […]

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Hey you guys! Best. News. Ever. To paraphrase the immortal – and incredibly brazen – words of Mouth when the Goonies were caught breaking into The Fratelli’s hideout: “I want the veal scalopini. I want a good fettucini alfredo. I want a bottle of fettucine, a 1981. And I want The Goonies on Netflix.” Granted, […]

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Netflix’s horror hit looks set to return. We’ve got some good news because talks have already started with regards to The Haunting of Hill House Season 2. After consuming the lives of TV viewers over the weekend, Netflix’s brand new horror show has definitely become a firm favourite of audiences and critics alike. It’s unlike […]

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Even by the low standards we’ve seen, this is awful

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Making A Murderer returns this week On October 31, 2005, a 25-year-old photographer named Teresa Halbach had an appointment with Steven Avery to take pictures of his sister’s van for Auto Trader Magazine. Three days later, Teresa’s mother reported her daughter missing. Between November 11 and 15 , local authorities in Manitowoc County announced that they had found Teresa’s car keys in […]

8 years ago

It previously aired and people absolutely loved it. Set record Despite the, ahem, rather uninformed views of some politicians with regards to the seismic importance that the Good Friday Agreement continues to have on everyday Irish life, the growing concerns around Brexit have almost seen a reawakening of the resolve to ensure peace in Northern Ireland. […]

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With Part Two released this week, here’s a reminder of the events that unfolded Making A Murderer: Part Two is released this week as the Emmy Award-winning documentary series returns to Netflix. Given the fact that so much information was depicted in the first ten episodes of Making A Murderer, here’s a reminder of the major […]

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Terrifyingly high praise With a plethora of studios and shared horror universes releasing new titles every few months, there was something refreshing about the old school nature of Netflix’s brand new series, The Haunting of Hill House. Consider this to be your spoiler alert warning if you haven’t started the show yet. Mike Flanagan’s series […]

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Great to see the country’s best and brightest showcasing their geopolitical knowledge On the most recent edition of Ireland’s Late Late Show, Alastair Campbell reiterated the paramount importance of the Good Friday Agreement with regards to the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. “The Good Friday Agreement was put together extremely carefully and there were a lot of […]

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The Haunting of Hill House is jaw-dropping, in every sense Just like they do whenever new TV shows are released over the Christmas period, Netflix seem destined to corner the Halloween season because they’ve released one of their scariest shows in recent memory, The Haunting of Hill House. The show is like a macabre mixture […]

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A groundbreaking piece of TV on Haunting of Hill House While the majority of TV shows can boast about having a plethora of excellent episodes, there are some episodes that are on a different level. Battle of the Bastards in Game of Thrones. Ozymandias in Breaking Bad. Pine Barrens in The Sopranos. The list goes on. […]

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For anyone that can’t stop farting He who denied it, supplied it. He who deduced it, produced it. He who attributed it, distributed it. He who detected it, projected it. He who perceived it, conceived it. He who expressed it, compressed it. He who related it, deflated it. – The Fart by F.R Farthead (1937) […]

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With winter cruelly encroaching upon us, this is perfect to binge on Winter is nearly here and we all know it. Sure, the odd flicker of sunlight can temporarily make you believe that we can fight the seasonal onslaught but deep down we know we are powerless to result. One of the benefits of winter […]

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Essential for anyone that loves Irish history To coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, UTV have commissioned a three-part documentary series which charts this pivotal period in Irish history. In the documentary October 1968: Brink of Chaos, journalist Denis Tuohy takes viewers through the pivotal events in Northern […]

8 years ago

She could be crossing paths with Tommy

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The flight will be a massive 16,700 kilometres in total Imagine spending 19 hours on a plane and absolutely hating every single in-flight film or TV show that the flight has to offer, would you at least be consoled by the knowledge that you’re on a record-breaking journey? Well, if you happen to be travelling […]

8 years ago

The Derry Girls are back After the brilliantly bittersweet ending to Season 1 of Lisa McGee’s award-winning comedy, Derry Girls fans were just itching for even more episodes and we’re now smirking even more than ‘Big M’ because Season 2 has officially started production. After a week of rehearsals, the cameras have finally started rolling […]

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Released this week, you’ll be addicted Every film fan is well versed in the standard ghouls and goblins that haunt the horror genre. We’ve spent countless hours watching tales of vampires, werewolves, demons, creepy dolls, slashers, and serial killers, but after leaving the cinema, audiences can safely distance themselves from these big-screen nightmares by saying […]

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The Making A Murderer case continues very soon Netflix’s documentary series Making A Murderer returns on 19 October as show creators Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos head back to the Midwest. For the second season of the wildly popular show, Ricciardi and Demos had exclusive access to Steven Avery and his co-defendant and nephew Brendan Dassey, their […]

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Standard nightclub behaviour… As the Bible states: “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her” but to rework that sentiment to fit anyone who might had a bit of a head on them over the weekend, nobody can say jack shit to anyone that woke up out of their bin in a nightclub. Yep, that’s […]

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“It’s going to be the best season of TV anyone has ever seen” He drinks and he knows things. Ok, we’re not sure if Peter Dinklage constantly knocks back pints when he’s not working but we do know that Tyrion himself is privy to a few secrets. While promoting his new HBO movie, My Dinner […]

8 years ago

An uncomfortable truth Every single fan of The Simpsons has their own moment when they can identify the standard starting to slip. For me, it’s the entire episode that’s centred around Armin Tamzarian because it completely undercut and erased the backstory of a truly iconic character, Principal Skinner. After all, what’s not to love about those […]

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Fans are all loving one character in particular If you’ve got no plans for the weekend and are tempted to stick on a new TV show to binge on, we can’t recommend Big Mouth enough, especially if your sense of humour is, well, a little bit fucked up and juvenile. This being said, like all […]

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Greatest. Film. Ever John Wick on a horse, during a car chase. That image alone – which is the one that you can see below – is a good enough reason to think that John Wick 3 is going to be the epic conclusion to the trilogy that we all love so much, and with […]

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Some man. Paddy Losty would be proud. Given the fact that he has been playing music for over three decades and performed to millions of people around the world, you would think that Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl would be comfortable going onstage without any pre-gig nerves or jitters. Well, the former drummer for Nirvana […]

8 years ago

Perfectly said by the Irish comedian Given the fact that Dara Ó Briain regularly hosts Mock the Week, the Irish comedian knows the importance of staying relevant and informed with regards to current affairs and politics. Hell, that’s the whole point of the satirical show but as many people will know, there’s nothing funny about some […]

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Filming has already started There are many facets to Tommy Shelby’s persona and it’s fair to say that getting a gauge on the lead character in Peaky Blinders is like trying to catch smoke with your hands. Mobster, businessman, father, soldier, and as we saw at the end of Season 4, you can now add […]

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The Warrens are returning with even more demons With The Nun absolutely making a killing at the box-office, it’s no surprise to see that the Conjuring universe is about to expand with a third instalment in the beloved horror franchise.With The Nun absolutely making a killing at the box-office, it’s no surprise to see that […]

8 years ago

If you loved Planet Earth, you’ll love this. Everyone’s favourite natural documentarian is back and in his new show, Dynasties, David Attenborough will give viewers a unique look at the animal world. The five-part series will give viewers an up-close look at five of the world’s most celebrated but endangered animals, as they do whatever it takes to […]

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The man knows how to sell a fight As UFC 229 draws ever closer, Conor McGregor made another memorable appearance on the Conan O’Brien show to promote his upcoming fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC Lightweight title. As you can see in the footage below, The Notorious was in cracking form as he indulged in […]

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The perfect gift for Game of Thrones fans Given the fact that Game of Thrones is the biggest show in the world, the commercial potential behind a few crossovers is bigger than The Wall. For example, we’d happily buy pies from Hot Pie, Valyrian steel from Gendry, and dragon glass from Daenerys. FYI, those last […]

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Jon Snow’s beloved companion is back It’s fitting that Game of Thrones has managed to tap into one of the strangest facets of the human brain. Over the course of the seven seasons, we’ve seen all of the following occur; a little girl being burned alive (Princess Shireen), a pregnant women that was stabbed in […]

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Our spidey-sense is tingling In terms of very welcome surprises, Peter Parker’s first standalone foray into the MCU, Spider-Man: Homecoming, was a bloody great film that solidified the promise that Tom Holland showed in the role during Captain America: Civil War. Funny, action-packed and full of heart, Jon Watts’ take on the character allayed any […]

8 years ago

“Conor obviously wants to have a scrap with everybody, so that’s useful.” As Venom is about to be unleashed in cinemas, film fans are about to see another Tom Hardy performance where the English actor has to deliver his lines while something covers his mouth. Rather than a mask, Eddie Brock has a pesky symbiote to […]

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The lads are back

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Feeling Supersonic

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The best month in a long time

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30,000 customers are likely to be affected Ryanair has advised customers that it has pre-cancelled 190 flights on Friday 28 September due to a strike by their cabin crews in Spain, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Italy and Germany. All affected customers have received emails and text SMS messages which have advised them of their flight cancellation […]

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The case continues It’s very rare when a documentary not only makes the news but defines the news itself. Making A Murderer is that type of documentary. Following its release in December 2015, the 10-part series became a seismic television phenomenon that dominated discussion as the world was introduced to the story of Steven Avery. […]

8 years ago

Joyful, joyful Ready to feel old? It has been 25 years since we last saw Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence on the big screen in the wonderfully titled, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Genuinely, is there a better name to a sequel than that? Anyway, the original film saw Whoopi Goldberg being nominated […]

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Heaven for anyone that loves Christmas films. It’s always going to be too early to talk about anything that’s related to Christmas in September. Always. ALWAYS! This being said, it’s never too early to watch the greatest Christmas film of  all time, Die Hard, because, well, it’s Die Hard. Yippee ki-yay and a ho ho […]

8 years ago

We expect at least 15/20 here from sweet lovers This is the big one. We’ve tested your knowledge of beers, ice creams, and chocolate bars but how well do you know your famous sweets and bars? If you can get 100%, you truly deserve the keys to the sweet shop.

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The second season of one of the funniest shows on TV will be arriving soon. Smart, funny, and incredibly dirty, Big Mouth was an instant hit when it landed on Netflix and after it was confirmed that the second season will be released on 5 October, we finally have a full look at the first […]

8 years ago

Meet the most powerful hero in the MCU Ok, we’re fairly certain that you’re all up to speed on the events following Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and The Wasp. Yep, consider this the most redundant spoiler alert possible. As Nick Fury desperately sent that page to Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel, it’s clear that she’s […]

8 years ago

Stone the flamin’ crows because it’s ‘goodbye for now.’ Tea, avoiding work and Alf Stewart on Home and Away. Three afternoon stalwarts for any student that was procrastinating while they were supposed to be studying and after three decades on Home and Away, it’s time to say goodbye to Alf and his brand of no nonsense […]

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From the director of The Raid films. This looks incredible. There are some films that you feel compelled to recommend to every single person that you meet. For this author, The Raid is one of those films. We firmly believe that it’s the greatest action film since The Matrix – sorry John Wick, please don’t kill […]

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The Notorious is also donating some of the proceeds to charity Eire Born Spirits have announced the launch of Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey, Conor McGregor’s latest foray into the business world. The UFC star is the founder, chairman and majority owner of the company. As for the drink, they’re going with the name Proper No. Twelve […]

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The Sinner is back! Looking for your next murder mystery to get stuck into? Well, fans of The Sinner already know that Cora (Jessica Biel) won’t be back for the next season but Detective Harry Ambrose is returning with a new case to solve. Season 2 sees Detective Ambrose (Pullman) called back to his hometown […]

8 years ago

Interesting times in the DC Universe On Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that Henry Cavill will no longer be playing Superman in any future DC movies. But Cavill isn’t the only member of the Justice League that might be revoking their membership, as a new contender to potentially replace Ben Affleck as Batman has emerged. […]

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